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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

Feeds: 4
Takes: 60 minutes

Ingredients

For the pulao:

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

1

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.

2

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.

3

Once it’s 80% evaporated, pop the lid in and turn the heat down for 10 mins.

4

Then turn the hob off and let it sit for 5 mins with the lid on.

5

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.

6

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.

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