Soya chunks Biryani is a very healthy & rich in protein recipe. Soya is a very nutritional item as it is considered as a strong defender for heart disease, cholesterol & High blood pressure. Usually people don’t like the taste of Soya nuggets that’s the reason today presenting before you a versatile dish which is delicious, tasty & yummy. Soya chunks are cooked in coconut milk with added Indian flavors which makes the soya nuggets taste good. Let’s get into the recipe:
Ingredients:
- Soya Chunks/ Nuggets – 250gms
- Biryani Rice – 1 cup
- Onion – 2nos (sliced)
- Carrot – 2nos (small medium cubes)
- Beans – 4nos (small rounds)
- Frozen peas – ¼ cup
- Tomato – 1 medium sized (smashed)
- Tomato sauce (ketchup) – 1tsp
- Lime – ½ piece required
- Ginger – 1inch
- Garlic – 8pods
- Green Chili – 1no
- Garam Masala Powder – 1tsp
- Biryani Masala Powder – 3tsp
- Chili Powder – 1tsp
- Turmeric Powder – ½tsp
- Salt – as per taste
- Coconut Milk – 1cup
- Water – 1 ½cup
- Coriander leaves – ½cup
- Cashew nuts – 4nos
- Raisins – 4nos
- Oil – 3tsp
Method:
- Take Biryani rice in a vessel & nicely clean it with water for 3 to 4 times. Remove complete water from the rice & close the lid & keep it aside for 1/2hr
- Boil the Soya chunks in water for 5mins & then close it with a lid & keep for 10 mins. Remove the lid & drain the excess water from the soya chunks. Keep the drained chunks aside.
- Make a paste of ginger, garlic & green chili & keep a side.
- Heat a medium sized pressure cooker & pour oil.
- Add garam masala & sauté for few seconds. Then add sliced onion & sauté on medium flame adding little salt.
- When onion turns transparent & pink in color, add ginger-garlic-green chili paste & sauté well for 2mins.
- Then add chopped vegetables, green peas, sauté well for 2mins.
- Then add chili powder, turmeric powder & biryani masala powder & sauté well for 2mins.
- Add smashed tomato & tomato sauce & sauté well till oil starts separating.
- Add Coconut milk & cooked soya chunks & nicely mix. Allow it to boil.
- Lower the flame & cook until coconut milk is completely absorbed by soya chunks.
- Add biryani rice to it & mix well. Add salt as per taste.
- Then add water to the whole mixture & stir nicely.
- When the water starts boiling add lime juice & cover lid & cook on low flame.
- When the water is completely vaporized, transfer the cooker on top of dosa tawa on high flame.
- When tawa becomes hot, lower the flame & keep stirring in between so that biryani doesn’t stick to bottom of cooker.
- When the biryani is properly cooked, switch off the flame & garnish with coriander leaves & roasted dry fruits.
- Soya chunks biryani is ready to serve hot.
Goes well with raita.
