Instant Pot Chickpea Rice Pulao

Serves: 4

Cook Chickpeas

1 cup chickpeas

Overnight soak chickpeas in water.

Pulao / Biryani Masala

5 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 star anise
2 green cardamom, just use the seeds
4 cloves

Note: Use whichever spices you have, omitting 1 or 2 spices works fine.

In a small skillet, dry roast all the above spices over medium heat until they get fragrant and coriander seeds change color (do not brown). Stir occasionally. This will take 2 and 1/2 minutes. Allow it to Cool.

1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Transfer the dry roasted whole spices to vitamix and grind with cinnamon and nutmeg.

Pulao

1 cup rice

Soak rice in water for 15 minutes.

1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Press saute in instant pot.

Let the pot get hot for 2 minutes. Add oil and spread using a spatula. Add cumin seed and cook for a minute or until fragrant.

1 cup red onion, chopped lengthwise
1/8 tsp salt

Add onion, salt and saute for 5 minutes.

1 and 1/2 tbsp garlic, grated
1 tbsp ginger, grated
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
pulao masala from above

Add garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, cayenne and pulao masala and mix well. Cook for few seconds or until very fragrant.

1 cup tomato, chopped

Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes softens, about 5 minutes.

1 and 1/2 cups carrot, chopped
1 cup beans, chopped (15 beans)
1 cup cauliflower
1/2 cup peas
1 cup potato, chopped (1 small potato)

2 cups lacinato kale, chopped

1 cup soaked and drained chickpeas
2 and 1/2 tsp salt

Add vegetables, chickpeas, salt and mix well. Cook for a minute.

3 cups water

Add drained rice and mix well. Add water and mix well.

Close the lid, put the knob on sealing.

Cook on Manual for 12 minutes at Hight Pressure.

Let the pressure release naturally. Fluff the rice.

cilantro, chopped
mint, chopped
2 tsp lemon juice

Add cilantro, mint and lemon juice and mix.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Yields: 9 and 1/2 cups
Source: veganricha
Note: I prepared Garlicky Kale with 2 bunches of kale and had it with this Pulao. The Pulao tasted so awesome with and without Kale.
Raita: Next time, when I make this, I will prepare chow chow raita.