Chole Pulao (Chick Peas Pulao)

Recently I had made Pav Bhaji Pulao and that got me thinking. What if I tried something else like it? And that's when I thought of trying out Chole Pulao. Hope you like it.

Ingredients
3/4th Cup rice
1/4th Can garbanzo chick peas
1 Big Tomato finely chopped
1 Big Onion finely chopped
2 Tbsp Oil
Salt to taste
Red Chili Powder to taste
1/2 Tsp Coriander Powder
1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder
1 Tbsp Chole Masala
1/2 Tbsp Ginger Paste
1/2 Tbsp Garlic Paste
1/4 Cup Water

Method
Boil rice separately.

In a pan, heat oil. Add onion and fry till it turns pink. Then add tomatoes, ginger paste and garlic paste. Mix well, cover it and let it cook for 5 minutes. Then add red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, 3/4 tbsp chole masala and salt and let it simmer. Add chick peas and water and mix well. Cover it and let it simmer till it form a thick gravy.

Add the boiled rice to this chick peas gravy and mix. Add the remaining chole masala, mix it well and cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Serve it and garnish it with chopped cilantro.

Note: If you do not want to use canned chick peas, you can soak raw chick peas for around 8 hours. Instead of making the rice separately, you can then cook the rice and chick peas together in a pressure cooker.