CHICK PEA RICE

Having canned chick peas on hand is quite useful for a quick and easy meal. When using canned chick peas, you don’t even have to cook for long. To make rice using chick peas doesn’t take much time at all. I like to add chopped pieces of boneless chicken for a filing meal for the kids. I don’t use much chili powder but to make an adult version, go ahead and increase the amount of chili powder and add some chopped green chilies to spice it up.

Chick Pea Rice

Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked rice

1 tin of canned chick peas

1  onion, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

2 sticks cinnamon

3 cardamom pods

Salt to taste

½  teaspoon ginger and garlic paste

½ teaspoon chili powder

Pinch of turmeric

½ teaspoon garam masala

½ teaspoon jeera powder

2 teaspoons oil

Small pieces of boneless chicken

Chopped dhanya leaves for garnish

Method:

• Heat oil in a saucepan.
• Add onions and sauté till translucent.
• Add stick cinnamon and cardamoms.
• Add the chicken now if using.
• Stir and cook approximately 10 minutes or until chicken are cooked.
• Then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for 30 sec before adding the tomatoes.
• Add the chick peas and some salt.
• Cover and cook for about 5 minutes till the chick peas are cooked.
• Add the turmeric, chili powder and garam masala and sauté for another couple of minutes.
• Add in the cooked rice and mix it up well the cooked chick peas.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve warm.