Qabooli is a famous vegetarian pulao/biryani of Chickpea (Dal Channa). Both Hyderabad Deccan and Rajasthan version of Qabooli are popular with little variation.
Ingredients:
Procedure:
Ingredients:
- Rice 1/2 kg
- Chickpea Dal (channa Dal) 250 g
- Oil 1 cup
- Onion chopped 3-4
- Tomatoes chopped 3-4
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
- Yoghurt 1 cup
- Green Chillies 2-3 whole
- Fresh Mint leaves chopped 1/2 cup
- Fresh Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
- Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Cloves whole 10
- Cardamom green 8
- Cardamom brown 3
- Cinnamon sticks 3
- Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
- Cumin whole 1 teaspoon
- Caraway whole 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Soak dal for 2-3 hours, wash and drain.
- Now boil dal in enough water with 1/2 teaspoon salt on low flame till tender. Drain and keep aside.
- Now Boil rice in 6 glass water with 1-2 teaspoon salt till near to tender. Drain and keep aside.
- Fry onion in oil till golden, remove and spare some for garnish.
- Now add ginger, garlic and tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes.
- Then add yoghurt and fry for another 5 minutes, then add boiled dal and spices , green chillies fresh mint and coriander leaves and cook on medium flame for 5-10 minutes.
- Lower the heat and spread boiled rice over cooked dal. Garnish with spared fried onion on top.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Delicious Qabooli is ready.
- Mix and serve with mint raita and Salad.
