Soya Biriyani
Spicy biriyani made with soya chunks - Ramya V
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 2 nos Cardamom Elakka
- 4 nos Cloves Grambu
- 1 inch Cinnamon Karugapatta
- 2 tbsp Ghee or oil
- 100 gm Soya chunks
- 1 no Onion big
- 1 no Tomato
- Salt As reqd
- 1 tsp Cashewnuts
- 1 tsp Raisins Onakka munthiri
For Masala:
- 1.5 “ Ginger
- 6 nos Garlic pods
- 1 cup Coriander leaves
- 1 cup Mint leaves Pudina
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 2 nos Green chillies
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
- 1 no Onion
Instructions
- 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.
- :- This pulao smells and tastes better after 5-6 hours.
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