Soya chunks biryani

Name: Soya chunks biryani
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: . Raw rice 2 cup; · Soya chunks 25; · Ghee 2 tablespoons; · Oil 2 tablespoons; · Onion 2; · Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoons; · Curd small cup; · Cinnamon 2; · Cloves 2; · Cardamom 1; · Bay leaf 1; · Coriander leaves handful; · Mint leaves handful; · Turmeric pwd ¼ teaspoon; · Red chilly pwd 2 tablespoons; · Coconut paste 1 ½ tablespoon; · Lemon juice 1 tablespoon; · Salt to taste

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Main Dish

Very Easy

45 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time30 min

Wash and soak raw rice for 10 minutes. Strain water from it and keep aside. Wash the soya chunks (meal maker) well and soak in hot water for 20 minutes.
Take it aside and squeeze completely to remove water from it. Heat fry pan, add ghee and fry the meal maker for 5 6 minutes in medium flame. Take it aside.
Add oil to the fry pan, add chopped onion, sauté till golden brown, add ginger garlic paste, sauté further.
To this add curd, salt, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, coriander and mint leaves. Sauté for 5 minutes, till oil separates out.
Add chopped carrot and peas, fry well. Now add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, thick coconut paste and allow to boil.
Add fried soya chunks, ½ tb water and allow to cook. Add raw rice, fresh lemon juice and check taste for salt and seasonings.
Cook in low flame for 5 mins in pressure cooker. Once the pressure goes off, mix the rice gently.