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Chickpea Pulao with Green Chutney
Pulao - also known as Pilau or Pilaf - is an Indian rice dish cooked in stock + fragrant spices, which results in fluffy, non-sticky grains. It's great by itself as a side, or turn it into a main meal by adding any vegetables, meat/fish or in this case, NUTTY, TENDER QUEEN CHICKPEAS! Topped off with a dollop of cooling, creamy green yogurt chutney.
Zainab is a food writer + content creator behind @cookingwithzainab - check out more of her delicious recipes here.
Ingredients
1 jar Queen Chickpeas - bean stock reserved
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cups basmati rice
2 red onions, thinly sliced
2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbsp ginger paste, or finely grated garlic
1 tbsp ginger paste, or finely grated fresh ginger
2 green chillies, thinly sliced
Small handful of coriander for garnish
Spices:1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 bayleaf
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp black pepper
Green chutney:2 green chillies, thinly sliced (deseed if you’re not good with spice!)
Large handful of coriander leaves (roughly 15g)
Small handful of mint leaves (roughly 8g)
1 medium garlic clove
½ lemon juice
6 tbsp Greek yoghurt
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Directions
Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 10-12 minutes until softened. Add the cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic paste along with the tomatoes. Let that cook down for 5 mins and then add the ground spices, again cooking down for 5 mins, if it looks dry add a splash of water.
Pour the liquid from the jar of chickpeas into a cup and tip the chickpeas into the pan. Stir to coat in the spices for 2-3 mins until they’re nice and coated. Pour the chickpea liquid into the pan along with 4 cups of water, 2 cups of rice, a generous pinch of salt and the sliced green chillies. Stir until combined and let the water evaporate on a high heat.
Once it’s 80% evaporated, pop the lid in and turn the heat down for 10 mins.
Then turn the hob off and let it sit for 5 mins with the lid on.
Meanwhile, make the chutney by adding all the ingredients to a blender (reserving some coriander leaves for garnish) and blending until smooth - similar to a double cream consistency. If it’s too thick add a splash of water to loosen.
To serve, either spoon the rice onto a large sharing plate or into smaller individual bowls, dollop the yogurt on top and finish with extra fresh coriander.