Punjabi Namkeen Chawal

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Punjabi Namkeen Chawal

Punjabi Namkeen Chawal is a flavorful rice preparation very filling and wholesome to your tummy. Rice is cooked with spicy ingredients and the delicious dish is tempting. Punjabi Namkeen Chawal is unique and interesting with cooked flavored rice mixed with fried black gram balls. The dish is very nutritious a wonderful combo of high proteins and carbohydrates as well. Punjabi Namkeen Chawal is an easy to prepare dish with readily available ingredients. You can explore a well detailed Punjabi Namkeen Chawal recipe here.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Whole black gram soaked, Uzhunnu parippu
  • 1 cup Rice washed and drained
  • 2 nos Onions chopped
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
  • 1/2 cup Chilly powder
  • 1/4 cup Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp Gram flour Kadala podi
  • 3 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 2 nos Bay leaves Karuva ela
  • 2 nos Black cardamoms Elakka
  • 1/2 tsp Aniseeds Sajeerakam
  • Ghee As reqd
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing punjabi namkeen chawal, cook the soaked gram in little water till soft & tender.
  • Cool and mix well with your hands to mash.
  • Add it to the ginger-garlic paste, chilly powder, turmeric powder, gram flour and salt. Mix well.
  • Heat ghee in a pan, prepare small balls with the gram flour mixture and fry till golden. Drain and keep aside.
  • Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry the onions, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and aniseeds till brown.
  • Add the rice, fry for a while and cook with 2 cups of hot water till half done.
  • Add the fried balls, cover and cook over a low flame till it is fully cooked.
  • Punjabi namkeen chawal is ready.
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