Healthy vegetarian biryani (soya chunks biryani)

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

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Preparation

• 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.