• Wash rice 2-3 times till it is clear.
  1 Cup Rice
• Soak it for at least 15 mins.
• Wash Choliya in fresh water.
  1 Cup Fresh Choilya/Green Chana
• Make coarse paste of green chillies an ginger.
  1-2 Green Chillies, 1" Fresh Ginger Piece
• Finely chop onion and tomatoes.
  2 Onions(Medium), 3 Tomatoes(Medium)
• Heat oil/ghee in pressure cooker, add whole spices and cumin seeds.
  1 tsp Cumin Seeds, 1 Bay Leaf, 1 Cinnamon Stick, 1-2 Black Cardamon, 4-5 Black Cloves, 4-5 Black Peppercorns, 2 tbsp Oil/Ghee
• Once seeds crackle, add chopped onions and ginger chilli paste.
• Once onions tart turning translucent or pink, add tomatoes.
  2 Onions(Medium)
• Cook tomatoes till mushy and soft.
  3 Tomatoes(Medium)
• Beat yogurt to smooth mix and add to the onion tomato masala. Keep the flame to low.
  ¼ Cup Plain Yogurt/Dahi
• Add the spice powders(red chilli powder, garam masala powder) and mix.
  1 tsp Red Chilli Powder, 1 tsp Garam Masala
• If using turmeric powder, add in this step.
• Drain water from rice. Add Choliya, rice to onion tomato masala.
  1 Cup Rice, ½ Cup Nutrella/Soy Nuggets
• I added fresh turmeric at this step. If adding turmeric powder, add it with powdered spices.
• Add salt and mix well.
  Salt to taste
• Add water ½ inch above the level of rice.
• Lightly mix it and close the lid.
• Increase the flame and cook till 2 whistles or depending on your pressure cooker.
• Switch off the flame and let the pressure come down on it's own. Do not release the pressure.
• Lightly fluff the pulao.
• Serve hot with raita, pickle/chutney and salad.

Prepare Nutrela

• Boil 2 cups water in a pan.
• Add ½ tsp salt. Add Nutrela nuggets and switch off the flame.
• Let the Nutrella sit and let soak in hot water for about 1-2 mins.
• Drain the water once Nutrella are soft and spongy.
• Add to pulao while adding choliya and rice.