Chole Rice or Pulov

Chole - 1 cup (soaked Overnight)
Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 Cup
2 Onions sliced
2-3 tomatoes finely chopped
3 green chillies slit
Ginger garlic paste - 1-2 Tsp
Cauliflower 1/2 cup(optional, you can use any other vegetable)
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Sambar Powder 1 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric powder 1 Tsp
garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp
Coconut Milk - 1 1/2 cup
Biriyani leaf - 1
cinnonom - 1 inch
cardamom - 1/2 inch
sombu - 1 tsp
cloves - 2 nos
Oil as required
Water as required
salt to taste

Method :

1. Soak Chole overnight and Boil it with 3-4 whistle in pressure cooker drain the water and chole separately and keep them both aside. wash and soak Basmati rice for 20-30 mins.

2. In a Electric Rice Cooker - Pour Oil, and season it with whole garam masalas above.when splutters

3. Add onion and green chillies and saute it, when half cooked add ginger garlic paste and mix it. Now add tomatoes and wait for it to cook finely until raw smell goes.

4. Now add chole and cauliflower and all masala powders above with salt and mix well. Leave it for few mins.

5. Drain the water from rice and pour the rice into the cooker and mix them slowly.

6. Measure 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk and then use the drained water used for boiling chole and water if necessary.All together it should give you 3 cups for 1 1/2 measure rice.

7. Add coriander leaves and check salt and spice, Mix well and close the lid.Wait until its cooked well.

8.Serve hot with onion raita or cucumber raita.It can be a best Lunch Box Item.