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Chana biriyani recipe, Easy chana biryani recipe

January 11, 2010 by Sharmilee J 49 Comments

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Channa Biriyani Recipe

Chana biryani recipe a quick one pot meal perfect for lunch box or for a meal.You can pair it up with raita and its a perfect combo for lunch.
This flavourful channa biriyani is filling for a meal and rich in protein and fiber. I was happy to see each grain of rice separated the way I wanted…….This is going to be my keeper for biriyani so I measured everything accurate and here goes the recipe from my kitchen…You can pair it with carrot raita or onion raita.

Channa Biriyani Recipe

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Chana biryani recipe

Chana biryani recipe flavorful one pot meal
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Servings3
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1/2 cup white chana
  • 1 big onion chopped lengthwise
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 and 3/4 cups water
  • 2 tsp ghee

To temper:

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 inch cinnamon
  • 1 no cloves
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1 no cardamom

To grind:

  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp mint leaves
  • 5 nos small onion
  • 4 nos garlic
  • 1 big sized tomato
  • 1 no green chilli
  • 2 tbsp coconut

Instructions

  • In a mixer add the ingredients listed under 'to grind' and grind to a fine paste.Soak channa in water overnight(atleast for 6-7 hours). Next day pressure cook it for 5 whistles and set aside.
  • Rinse basmati rice, and keep soaked in water for 15-20mins. Heat oil in a pressure cooker add items listed under 'to temper'. Then add onions , ginger garlic paste and saute till golden brown. Then add the masala paste along with garam masala powder.
  • Fry till raw smell leaves.Add salt, garam masala powder and give a quick stir. Then add cooked channa, basmati rice and mix well till masala is blended well.
  • Then add coconut milk, water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Once pressure releases add ghee and fluff it carefully with a fork.
  • Serve hot with onion / carrot raita!

Notes

  • Channa takes time to cook(I usually leave it for 6 whistles) so I precooked for 4 whistles till 3/4th done then added it to the rice and gave 2 whistles.This way it is too soft perfect for biryani.
  • You can also use black channa or any bean variety for making this biryani.
  • Goes well even with plain raita.
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Chana biryani recipe video

 

Method:

  1. In a mixer add the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ and grind to a fine paste.Soak channa in water overnight(atleast for 6-7 hours). Next day pressure cook it for 5 whistles and set aside.
    How to make chana biryani - Step1
  2. Rinse basmati rice, and keep soaked in water for 15-20mins. Heat oil in a pressure cooker add items listed under ‘to temper’. Then add onions , ginger garlic paste and saute till golden brown. Then add the masala paste along with garam masala powder.
    How to make chana biryani - Step2
  3. Fry till raw smell leaves.Add salt, garam masala powder and give a quick stir. Then add cooked channa, basmati rice and mix well till masala is blended well.How to make chana biryani - Step3
  4. Then add coconut milk, water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Once pressure releases add ghee and fluff it carefully with a fork.How to make chana biryani - Step3

Serve hot with onion / carrot raita!

Channa Biriyani Recipe
Tasty flavorful chana biryani ready to be served!
Channa Biriyani Recipe

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Comments

  1. Sailaja Damodaran says

    January 11, 2010 at 2:58 am

    High in protein…nice one

    Reply
  2. Pari says

    January 11, 2010 at 3:12 am

    Hi Sharmilee, very healthy version. The black chana is more healthier than the kabuli chana, surely looks like a keeper.

    Reply
  3. Nithya says

    January 11, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Looks tempting 🙂 yumm and healthy

    Reply
  4. jayasree says

    January 11, 2010 at 4:57 am

    Tempting clicks..I have this in my drafts. Your post reminded me of it.

    Reply
  5. Shri says

    January 11, 2010 at 5:04 am

    Looks very tempting, Sharmilee!

    Reply
  6. RAKS KITCHEN says

    January 11, 2010 at 6:55 am

    I too had an eye on mahima's channa pulav,with black channa it looking very nice,I will try in future for sure!

    Reply
  7. Priya says

    January 11, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Yummm!!channa briyani looks tremendous..such a protien packed rice dish..

    Reply
  8. Dershana says

    January 11, 2010 at 10:27 am

    sounds like an easy one-pot lunch option!skip the salt the next time you cook channa and then you wont need to pressure cook it for 9 whistles 🙂

    Reply
  9. Sharmilee! :) says

    January 11, 2010 at 11:48 am

    @Dershana : Thanks for ur tip, will try it out next time! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Shama Nagarajan says

    January 11, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    yummy biriyani…i make it as channa rice…love to have channa with this flavour

    Reply
  11. Priya says

    January 11, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    channa pulao luks yum..wish to try it sometime

    Reply
  12. Mahimaa's kitchen says

    January 11, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    thanks for trying sharmi.. needless to say, lovely click.

    Reply
  13. Gulmohar says

    January 11, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Awesome biryani…wholesome meal 🙂

    Reply
  14. Cham says

    January 11, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    Appapa unga pic makes me hungry! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  15. Balakrishna Saraswathy says

    January 12, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    oh looks so yummy my friend..thanks for visiting my blog..u got a selective recipes:)do join as a follower too:)

    Reply
  16. Asha says

    January 12, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    LOVE LOVE black chana in any dish, rice looks fab.

    Reply
  17. Anshika says

    January 12, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    Wow!! The biryani looks so tempting. I never thought of using chickpeas with rice. great !!

    Reply
  18. Nostalgia says

    January 12, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    Lovely.. the pictures are great and I am sure the rice tastes even better.

    Reply
  19. Shella says

    January 12, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Have never thought of chana in a biriyani!! Will try for sure. Happy New Year

    Reply
  20. Rachana Kothari says

    January 12, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    My first time here…the channa biryani looks delectable:) and after seeing your masala chai, i cant stop myself to make one for me now:)
    Cheers and Do visit,
    Rachana
    rachanakothari.blogspot.com

    Reply
  21. Usha says

    January 12, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Inviting biryani ! Lovely pictures Sharmilee ! Thanks for the visit and the comment, will keep your ideas on the header in mind and will try and incorporate the next time I am working on my header 🙂

    Reply
  22. Tina says

    January 13, 2010 at 7:42 am

    Healthy and different biriyani….

    Reply
  23. Rohini says

    January 14, 2010 at 8:41 am

    Yummy biryani.. Was actually searching for this recipe for quite sometime.. Thanks!!

    Reply
  24. Anu says

    September 28, 2011 at 6:59 am

    The way of presentation makes my mouth watering.

    It's highly protein food. I will be trying it shortly.

    Reply
  25. merlyn says

    August 11, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome…. i jus hav no words to say how goooooooooooooooooooooooood it was….
    i made it for dinner n made aloo raita!!
    my hubby jus fell in love wid d dish…
    thank u sharmi!!

    Reply
  26. Nandini says

    February 26, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    I tried your channa biryani recipe and it was awesome! I added some veggies along with channa. Thanks for the recipe!
    -Nandini

    Reply
  27. aruniya theva says

    January 25, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Nice recipe it's very tasty

    Reply
  28. Harsha says

    January 29, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    worked out well. Yummy lunch
    A must try

    Reply
  29. Mummyjiskitchen says

    February 3, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    Amazing and creative recipe. Awesome clicks.

    Reply
  30. MADHURI says

    June 16, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    mmm… mouth watering! awesome pics 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  31. abinaya says

    June 27, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    Can we do this without adding mint leaves

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 28, 2014 at 7:51 am

      Yes you can skip that but the falvour will surely differ

      Reply
  32. lil chef in me says

    August 18, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Gonna mke it for tonyts dinner…is it ok to exclude coconut milk n add grated coconut instead?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 18, 2014 at 4:02 pm

      Sorry I just saw ur msg….Adding coconut may change the flavour slightly but sure worth a try

      Reply
  33. lil chef in me says

    August 19, 2014 at 8:16 am

    i added coconut chutney to it n it tastes yummy…lil on d wet side…bt yummmmmmm…thnk u soo mch

    Reply
  34. sakthi priya says

    December 8, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    How much water and coconut milk to add for 1cup of rice .I don't know please tel me .

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      December 9, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      Please check the ingredients list…….

      Reply
  35. Daf says

    October 26, 2015 at 2:51 am

    Came out very well..thanks

    Reply
  36. VandhanaArul says

    October 28, 2015 at 9:27 pm

    Hai, can I exclude cocunut milk?? Have any substitute for that??.. After seeing ur recipe I am tempted to do,but no cocunut in home. Pls suggest

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      October 29, 2015 at 7:26 am

      You can skip that and add water instead….It will taste good only

      Reply
  37. Anusha Madhavan says

    March 2, 2016 at 1:42 am

    Hi Sharmi,

    Is it okay to replace the small onions (To Grind) with big onion?
    If so, can I use a quarter of a big onion in place of 5 small onions you have mentioned?
    I plan to make this using electric rice cooker instead of pressure cooker. In that case can I use completely cooked channa?

    Have been following your blog for atleast 5 years now & have tried several recipes successfully !

    Thank you !

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      March 4, 2016 at 2:37 pm

      Yes you can substitute with big onion..Yes cook chana and then add

      Reply
  38. Meeeeee says

    March 16, 2016 at 4:33 am

    Tried this biriyani today.. Super yummyyyy 🙂 We just loved it..

    Reply
  39. Lucky Sign says

    May 7, 2016 at 7:15 am

    awesome recipe and great photography. looks so tasty recipe. thankyou for shearing this information with us!chowringhee satyaniketanr

    Reply
  40. Unknown says

    June 9, 2016 at 4:43 am

    Hey Sharmi..Greetings!
    I made this channa biriyani today..exactly lik how u mentioned the method & quantity…i made no twists..
    It came out brilliant!!!! Everyone loved it..! credits to you:)..
    Keep rocking..

    Bharathi

    Reply
  41. Meenu says

    July 11, 2016 at 2:45 am

    Hi… can we cook rice, chana together along with masala
    In a pressure cooker… to save morning time ?

    Reply
  42. Nidhi Chopra says

    September 2, 2016 at 6:37 am

    Congratulations! I love the way you introduce your recipes with the people. I love to cook but I´m learning with my new camera and with my laptop. whatever thanks for sharing the beautiful food details i will try to prepare that king of food.fresh food delivery services

    Reply
  43. Suja says

    October 11, 2017 at 8:34 am

    Awesome recipe !! Loved the flavour ! Keep up the good work, Sharmi 🙂

    Reply
  44. Geetha says

    October 17, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    Hai sharmilee mam ur cooking method and measurement is very useful . More times I am prepare ur recpies

    Reply

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