Soyabean Biryani is a delicious dish, which is extremely nutritious as well.
Ingredients :
3 cups basmati rice – washed and soaked in water for 15 mts
1 cup dried soya chunks( soaked in water for 15 mins)
1/2-cup green peas(optional)
2-3 tbsp ghee
1 tsp shah jeera
½-tsp jeera
2 bay leaves
2 big onions finely sliced
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
3-4 green chillies slit length wise
½ tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 ½ cups water
fresh coriander leaves for garnish
8-10 cashewnuts (lightly roasted in ghee till golden brown)
2-tbs Everest birayni masala or chicken masala ( I use this masala , it’s quite tasty)
OR
For quick home-made Biryani Mix (lightly dry roast in a pan and grind to a fine powder)
2 green cardamoms
4 cloves
2” cinnamon stick
3-4 pepper corns
1/4 tsp fennel seeds (optional)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1-2 dry red chillies
Method :
Ingredients :
3 cups basmati rice – washed and soaked in water for 15 mts
1 cup dried soya chunks( soaked in water for 15 mins)
1/2-cup green peas(optional)
2-3 tbsp ghee
1 tsp shah jeera
½-tsp jeera
2 bay leaves
2 big onions finely sliced
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
3-4 green chillies slit length wise
½ tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 ½ cups water
fresh coriander leaves for garnish
8-10 cashewnuts (lightly roasted in ghee till golden brown)
2-tbs Everest birayni masala or chicken masala ( I use this masala , it’s quite tasty)
OR
For quick home-made Biryani Mix (lightly dry roast in a pan and grind to a fine powder)
2 green cardamoms
4 cloves
2” cinnamon stick
3-4 pepper corns
1/4 tsp fennel seeds (optional)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1-2 dry red chillies
Method :
- Wash rice rice well, strain and leave for at-least half to one hour before cooking.
- Slice onions into thin slices.Fry one onion till golden brown and crisp to garnish. Keep aside
- Fry soya chunks till golden fry and keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add shah jeera and bay leaves and stir for a few seconds till the jeera splutters. Add the sliced onions, grated ginger and green chillis. Saute the onions till they turn pink..
- Heat ghee in the pressure cooker and 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 salt and biryani masala.Stir well.
- Add the water and green peas,cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
- My cooker requires 2 whistles for rice dishes. For your cooker it might be different.
- Garnish with fried onion and coriander leaves.
- Serve with raita .
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