Soya chunks Biryani

Name: Soya chunks Biryani
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmathi rice, heaped; 1 cup soya chunks; 2 tbsp curd; as needed Oil; as needed Salt; 1 bay leaf; 2 cardamoms; 1 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 1 cup mint leaves (pudina); 1 cup coriander; 3 green chillies slit vertically (remove seeds); 1 & 1/2" ginger; 4 cloves garlic; 2 onions chopped; 1 tomato chopped; 1 cup chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped beans; 1 cup chopped potatoes; 1/2 cup cashews; as needed Water

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

#gharkakhana
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This recipe guarantees to satisfy your cravings in a healthy way! Soya chunks are very high in proteins, even more than meat or eggs & this recipe will give you around 54gms of protein.
What better way to enjoy a cold winter afternoon with hot spicy biryani for you and your family. If you try this recipe please share your cooksnaps with me!
Happy Cooking! ❤️

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 people

2 cupsBasmathi rice, heaped
1 cupsoya chunks
2 tbspcurd
as neededOil
as neededSalt
1bay leaf
2cardamoms
1star anise
1cinnamon stick
3cloves
1 cupmint leaves (pudina)
1 cupcoriander
3green chillies slit vertically (remove seeds)
1& 1/2" ginger
4 clovesgarlic
2onions chopped
1tomato chopped
1 cupchopped carrots
1 cupchopped beans
1 cupchopped potatoes
1/2 cupcashews
as neededWater

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Steps

40 mins

1

Soak the soya chunks in warm water until it turns soft. Squeeze out excess water and set aside.
2

Fry off star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms in oil. When they turn aromat add the onions, garlic, ginger & green chillies. Fry till they brown.
3

Then add the tomatoes and the rest of the chopped veggies. Cover & cook until they soften. Once done grind them to a smooth paste.
4

Put the paste in the pan with oil, add the soaked soya chunks to this. Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder & curd. Mix well. Cover and cook until it all softens.
5

Add the basmathi rice to this veggie mix, pour a cup of water. Cover the cooker & Let it boil for 10-15 mins. Once the rice has boiled well, mix together all the ingredients gently without breaking the rice grains. Add garam masala/biryani masala at this stage & mix.
6

Garnish with roast cashews & coriander. Serve hot with onion raita.