Soya Chunks Biryani Recipe

Ingredients for Soya Chunks Biryani

• Soya Chunks – 3 cups cooked
• Basmati Rice – 2 cups
• Onion – 2 large sliced thinly ( Reserve some for deep frying)
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tblspn
• Tomatoes – 3 large chopped finely
• Green Chilli – 2 slit
• Mint Leaves – ½  cup
• Coriander leaves / Cilantro – ½  cup
• Curd – 1 cup ( Thick and Unsour)
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp
• Coriander powder / Malli Podi – 1 tblspn
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
• Soya Sauce – 1 tblspn
• Salt to taste
• Oil- 1 tblspn
• Butter or Ghee – 2 tblspn
• Lemon Juice- 1 tblspn

Whole Spices:

• Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
• Star Anise – 1 small piece
• Cardamom / Yelakai – 4
• Cloves / Krambu – 4
• Bay Leaf / Brinji Ilai – 1
• Cashews – 1 tblspn
• Raisan / Kishmish – 1 tblspn

How to make Soya Chunks Biryani

1. Wash basmati rice in lots of water. Soak it for 30 mins. Drain and set aside till use.
2. Heat 1 tblspn of butter and 1 tblspn of oil in a pressure cooker. Add all wholes spices in the list and sauté for 1 mins.
3. Add onions and green chilli and sauté till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a min.
4. Add in tomatoes and cook this till they turn mushy.
5. Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix well.
6. Add curd, soya sauce, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
7. Add in cooked soya chunks and mix well. Add in soaked drained rice and mix well.
8. Pour in 3 cups of water and bring this to a boil. Simmer the flame and cook covered for 15-20 mins untill the rice is cooked and absorbed all the water.
9. Fry onions in a tblspn of ghee or butter and fry till golden brown. Pour this onions over the rice and mix gently.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice and serve.

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Soya Chunks Biryani | Meal Maker Biryani Recipe

Soya Chunks Biryani with step by step pictures. This is made with Soya Chunks and Basmathi Rice

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 620kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 cups Soya Chunks
• ▢ 2 cups Basmati Rice
• ▢ 2 large sliced thinly Onion Reserve some for deep frying
• ▢ 2 tblspn Ginger Garlic Paste
• ▢ 3 large chopped finely Tomatoes
• ▢ 2 slit Green Chilli
• ▢ ½ cup Mint Leaves
• ▢ ½ cup Coriander leaves / Cilantro
• ▢ 1 cup Curd Thick and Unsour
• ▢ 2 tsp Chilli powder
• ▢ 1 tblspn
• ▢ 1 tblspn
• ▢ 1 tblspn Coriander powder / Malli Podi
• ▢ 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
• ▢ 1 tblspn Soya Sauce
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1 tblspn Oil
• ▢ 2 tblspn Butter or Ghee
• ▢ 1 tblspn Lemon Juice
• ▢ Whole Spices:
• ▢ 1 small stick Cinnamon / Pattai
• ▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
• ▢ 1 small piece Star Anise
• ▢ 4 Cardamom / Yelakai
• ▢ 4 Cloves / Krambu
• ▢ 1 Bay Leaf / Brinji Ilai
• ▢ 1 tblspn Cashews
• ▢ 1 tblspn Raisan / Kishmish

Instructions

• ▢
  Wash basmati rice in lots of water. Soak it for 30 mins. Drain and set aside till use.
• ▢
  Heat 1 tblspn of butter and 1 tblspn of oil in a pressure cooker. Add all wholes spices in the list and sauté for 1 mins.
• ▢
  Add onions and green chilli and sauté till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a min.
• ▢
  Add in tomatoes and cook this till they turn mushy.
• ▢
  Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix well.
• ▢
  Add curd, soya sauce, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
• ▢
  Add in cooked soya chunks and mix well. Add in soaked drained rice and mix well.
• ▢
  Pour in 3 cups of water and bring this to a boil. Simmer the flame and cook covered for 15-20 mins untill the rice is cooked and absorbed all the water.
• ▢
  Fry onions in a tblspn of ghee or butter and fry till golden brown. Pour this onions over the rice and mix gently.
• ▢
  Garnish with coriander leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice and serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 620kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 344mg | Iron: 9mg

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