Healthy vegetarian biryani (soya chunks biryani)

Name: Healthy vegetarian biryani (soya chunks biryani)
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Rice- 200 g (1 cup); Soya Chunks (Nutrela brand is famous)- 15; Red chilli powder- 1-2 teaspoon; Onion- 2; Ginger- garlic paste- 1 teaspoon; Pudina- chilli paste- 1 tbsp; (Paste made from ½ bowl of mint leaves and 1 green chilli); Mint leaves- 8; Curd- ½ cup; Saffron (optional)- 6 to 7 strands soaked in ½ cup - milk; Oil or Ghee to fry; Water- 2 cups; Biryani masala 2 teaspoon; Quick Biryani Mix (2 Cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon,3 black pepper, 2 cloves powdered), 1 small bay leaf, ¼ teaspoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon red chilli powder); Salt- to taste

Main Dish

Very Easy

53 min

Preparation

Preparation18 min

Cook time35 min

Wash rice rice well, strain and leave for atleast half to one hour before cooking. Heat 2 cups of water. Remove from heat.
Add 1 teaspoon salt and red chilli powder. Immerse the soya chunks and leave for atleast 20 minutes. Take out squeeze and put in again for 10 minutes.
Squeeze out water, taking care not to break any and leave aside.
Slice onions into thin slices. Fry one onion till golden brown and crisp to garnish. Keep aside.
Wash the mint leaves. Heat ghee in the pressure cooker. Add the other sliced onion and fry till brown. Add ginger- garlic paste and fry till slightly brown. Add soya chunks.
Add the rice and fry till grains separate and turn slightly brown. Now, add pudina paste,leaves, curd, salt and biryani masala. Stir well. Add the saffron mix.
Add the water and cook for 2 to 3 whistles. Garnish with fried onion. Serve hot with Mushroom Malai Curry or Boondi Raita.