Soya Chunks Biryani

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.