Soya Biryani Recipe
Ingredients:-
- Basmati Rice - 2 cups
- Cardamom(Elakka) - 2 nos
- Cloves(Grambu) - 4 nos
- Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 1 inch
- Ghee or oil - 2 tbsp
- Soya chunks - 100 gm
- Onion(big) - 1 no
- Tomato - 1 no
- Salt - As reqd
- Cashewnuts - 1 tsp
- Raisins(Onakka munthiri) - 1 tsp
For Masala:-
- Ginger - 1.5 " piece
- Garlic pods – 6 nos
- Coriander leaves - 1 cup
- Mint(Pudina) leaves - 1 cup
- Chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Green chillies - 2 nos
- Garam Masala - 1 tsp
- Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
- Onion - 1 no
Method:-
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Fry cashews and raisins and keep aside.
- In the same ghee, splutter cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
- Add washed rice and fry.
- Add 4 cups water and salt. Keep closed and cook on low flame.
- Grind masala ingredients into a smooth paste.
- Heat some oil/ghee in another pan and saute chopped onions.
- Add ground masala and cook till raw flavour leaves.
- Add diced tomato, salt and saute.
- Add soya and fry.
- Add water(1/4 cup at a time to avoid soya becoming soggy) and boil till soya chunks are cooked. Let it be a thick gravy.
- Make layers of the soya mix and rice and keep on very low flame for 6-7 minutes.
- Garnish with fried cashews and raisins.
