Punjabi Wadi Chawal Recipe (Wadi Pulao)

Punjabi Wadi Chawal is a rice dish that is well flavored and prepared just like any pulao or biryani but with addition of spicy dal wadi. It is also very healthy and nutritious. Here is how to make Wadi Chawal Recipe.

Punjabi Wadi or also called wadiyan, are mildly spiced, deliciously flavored sun dried dumplings made from lentils or pulses. In this recipe I have used urad dal wadi and a mix of other Indian spices. These wadis can be added to any dish, rice, gravy or veggies. I have added this to basmati rice.

A specialty dish of North India especially Punjab, wadis make use of lentils in another form, unlike just as dals. They can be quickly rustled up and added to any dish. This Punjabi Wadi Chawal rice dish is well flavored and prepared just like any pulao or biryani, with wadis added for that extra texture.

The wadi are slightly fried before adding to the rice giving them a very earthy flavour.

Enjoy this Punjabi Wadi Chawal with raita, some Rajma Masala or Sarson Ka Saag. Here is how to make Punjabi Wadi Chawal.

Wadi Chawal Ingredients

How to make Wadi Pulao Step by Step

Wash the rice and soak in enough water for 20 minutes. Heat oil in a pan.

Once the oil is hot, fry the wadi until they are browned. Drain and keep aside.

Heat ghee in a pan.

Add bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom and fry for a few seconds.

Add onion and fry until golden brown.

Drain the rice and add it in the pan along with green chilli, salt, garam masala and lemon juice.

Add 4 cups of water and fried wadi.

Cover the pan and cook the rice on low heat until all the absorbed and rice is cooked. Remove the pan from heat and let the rice rest for 5 minutes.

Fluff the rice with a fork. Serve hot with any raita of your choice.

Punjabi Wadi Chawal Recipe

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Punjabi Wadi Chawal

Punjabi Wadi Chawal is a rice dish that is well flavored and prepared just like any pulao or biryani. It is also very healthy and very nutritious. Here is how to make Wadi Pulao.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 421 kcal

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

• 2 cups Long Grain Basmati Rice
• 3-4 Urad Dal Wadi Slightly crushed
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 2 Bay leaf
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2-3 Green cardamom
• 1/2 cup Onions Thinly sliced
• 2 Green chillies Slit into halves
• Salt To taste
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 2 tsp Lemon juice

Instructions

1. Wash the rice and soak in enough water for 20 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan and once the oil is hot, fry the wadi until they are browned.
   

3. Drain and keep aside.
   

4. Heat ghee in a pan.
   

5. Add bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom and fry for a few seconds.
   

6. Add onion and fry until golden brown.
   

7. Drain the rice and add it in the pan along with green chilli, salt, garam masala, lemon juice and 4 cups of water.
   

8. Add the fried wadi.

9. Cover the pan and cook the rice on low heat until all the absorbed and rice is cooked.
   

10. Remove the pan from heat and let the rice rest for 5 minutes.
    

11. Fluff the rice with a fork.
    

12. Serve hot with any raita of your choice.
    

Recipe Notes

You can use any wadi of your choice.

You can also deep fry the wadi instead of just shallow frying them.

Nutrition Facts

Punjabi Wadi Chawal

Amount Per Serving

Calories 421 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 9mg3%

Sodium 80mg3%

Potassium 146mg4%

Carbohydrates 78g26%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin C 5.4mg7%

Calcium 41mg4%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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