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    Cholia Chawal | How to make Green Chana Pulao

    Published: Apr 3, 2019 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 13 Comments

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    Cholia Chawal is an easy pulao made with fresh green chickpea or chana. The rice can be quickly done with simple spices and makes a wonderful lunch box dish.

    Cholia or Fresh Chana is available only during the winter season in Northern states. I haven’t seen these fresh green ones in our place. We do get fresh Toor dal and almost all of the other legumes and lentils except for this. I remember getting a pack of this fresh Chickpea during our 75th BM Meet in Delhi.

    Would you believe if I said that I was so crazy to think that I will save it for the right dish for me to try! That packet was slashed in the freezer all this while. I was almost sure I would use it for this rice. However, when Vaishali said she was visiting Madras, I kindly requested her to get me a packet of it.

    Finally, after many years of planning something with the fresh chana, I decided to make this pulao which is really simple and doesn’t require much work. I made this for Konda’s lunch pack and I also carried it for my lunch. I seriously regret not making it for everybody. The rice came out too good and everybody wanted to have a second helping.

    As with all themes in the AtoZ series, we do get the liberty of playing with the words of the ingredients. I was lucky that I didn’t resort to any adjectives or anything else. Cholia is a chickpea and this is with the fresh Indian version of chickpea.

    Cholia Chawal is for C in the AtoZ Quick Under 30 Minutes, which is my theme in the Biryanis, Pulaos, Khichdi, and Mixed Rice, where I am doing Quick Under 30 Minutes Meals. If you want to read some elaborate Biryanis, check out what I have for C in Spice your Life!

    Chholia Chawal

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    Chholia Chawal 1  Fresh Chickpea Pulao

    Fresh Green Chana Pulao

    Cholia Chawal | How to make Green Chana Pulao

    Ingredients Needed:

    1 cup Basmati Rice
    1 to 2 Bay Leaf
    1/2 cup Onions
    1/4 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    2 Green Chili
    1 Big Tomato
    1/2 cup Green Chana
    1/4 tsp Garam Masala
    1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder
    A Pinch Turmeric Powder
    Salt to taste
    2 cups of water
    1.5 tsp Ghee
    1 tsp Cooking Oil

    Method

    Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
    Heat a pressure cooker with ghee and oil.
    Add the bay leaf, onions juliennes, chopped green chilis, and sauté till pink.
    Next, ginger garlic paste and combine well.
    Now add chopped tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    Wash and add the drained green chana.
    When the mix becomes dry, add spice powders including salt.
    Drain the water from the rice, add to the pan, roast for a few minutes.
    Add water and cook till done.
    Fluff and serve with raitha.

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    Cholia Chawal | How to make Green Chana Pulao

    Cholia Chawal is an easy pulao made with fresh green chickpea or chana. The rice can be quickly done with simple spices and makes a wonderful lunch box dish.
    Course Lunch Box, Main Dish - Rice
    Cuisine Utter Pradesh
    Keyword Everyday Meal, Lunch Box Recipes, Lunch Recipes
    By Cook Method Pressure Cooker
    Occasion Everyday Meal
    By Diet Kid Friendly
    Dish Type 30 Minutes Meal
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 2 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Basmati Rice
    • 1 to 2 Bay Leaf
    • 1/2 cup Onions
    • 1/4 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
    • 2 Green Chili
    • 1 Big Tomato
    • 1/2 cup Green Chana
    • 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
    • 1/2 tsp Red Chili powder
    • A Pinch Turmeric powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 cups Water
    • 1.5 tsp Ghee
    • 1 tsp Cooking Oil

    Instructions

    • Wash and soak the rice for 15 mins.
    • Heat a pressure cooker with ghee and oil.
    • Add the bay leaf, onions juliennes, chopped green chilis and sauté till pink.
    • Next, ginger garlic paste and combine well.
    • Now add chopped tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    • Wash and add the drained green chana.
    • When the mix becomes dry, add spice powders including salt.
    • Drain the water from rice, add to the pan, roast for a few minutes.
    • Add water and cook till done.
    • Fluff and serve with raitha.
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    Comments

    1. Suma Gandlur says

      April 03, 2019 at 12:29 am

      I get them locally and know that fresh tender chickpeas are really a treat. They must have made this chawal yummy.

      Reply
    2. Vaishali Sabnani says

      April 03, 2019 at 10:17 am

      Cholia is the typical word for these fresh green chickpeas , and I can see you have made the rice perfectly . This is one of the yummiest rice in winters . The rice looks awesome .

      Reply
    3. Sharmila Kingsly says

      April 03, 2019 at 8:27 pm

      I have never see fresh channa... That is really a good rice with fresh channa.. I can relate how you would treated it like a precious gem 🙂

      Reply
    4. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 03, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      We don't get this here, but I think it is available in Karnataka. Usually they eat them as such, but using it in pulao is just brilliant. The rice looks so yum.

      Reply
    5. Sowmya says

      April 03, 2019 at 11:48 pm

      I remember scrambling for this cholia during our BM75 meet. So glad you came up with this beautiful dish. Wish I could get some of those in Bangalore. Would love to try this!!

      Reply
    6. harini says

      April 04, 2019 at 8:59 am

      I usually get the frozen cholia and make sabji. Making pulao also is a great idea. Sounds flavorful

      Reply
    7. Sushma Pinjala says

      April 05, 2019 at 1:11 am

      Cholia pulao looks delicious. We get frozen cholia here, will try sometime.

      Reply
    8. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      April 05, 2019 at 2:03 am

      That's so nice of Vaishali to get it for you. I do get the frozen ones here but nothing comes like fresh ones. Great pick for C valli.

      Reply
    9. Pavani says

      April 05, 2019 at 3:52 pm

      Cholia chawal Pulao looks delicious and interesting. Never have tried it before but I have bookmarked your recipe! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    10. Preeti says

      April 05, 2019 at 7:27 pm

      I never used cholia in any recipe.. thNks for sharing . Looking so tasty and healthy.

      Reply
    11. Renu says

      April 07, 2019 at 1:14 am

      By fresh choliya, I think you mean green harbara which we get in Maharashtra. A rice with choliya would be such protein rich dish

      Reply
    12. Swati says

      April 07, 2019 at 11:08 am

      I love hare choliya.. the pulao has made me nostalgic as we used to have it when fresh choliya were available in markets.. You are right, everyone wants a second helping of this.. Looks so tempting.. hope I get these here!!

      Reply
    13. Kalyani says

      April 07, 2019 at 6:36 pm

      I make this during the winters, and both the green and brown chickpeas add so much flavour. perfect for lunch box so I am sure your girls liked it too !

      Reply

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