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Healthy vegetarian Biryani (Soya Chunks Biryani)



INGREDIENTS

Rice- 200 grams (1 cup)
Soya Chunks (Nutrela brand is famous)- 15

Red chilli powder- 1-2 tsp
Onion- 2
Ginger- garlic paste- 1 tsp
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 tsp
I use Everest Shahi Biryani Masala- is quite tasty
Or
Quick Biryani Mix {(2 Cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon,3 black pepper, 2 cloves powdered), 1 small bay leaf, ¼ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder)
Salt- to taste


PROCEDURE
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 tsp 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.
My cooker requires 2 whistles for rice dishes, others’ require 3. So judge yours.
Garnish with fried onion.
Serve hot with Mushroom Malai Curry or Boondi Raita.
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