This Soya Chunk Biryani recipe has wholesome flavors and tastes, so raitha or plain curd has been its best companion.
As everyone knows, soya is an excellent source of protein for vegans and vegetarians. Prepare the soya chunks as per the company's directions. But the general procedure would be cooking it in the boiling water, running into the cold water, draining and squeezing the chunks.
Usually, I would go with medium-sized chunks, and If I go with larger sizes, I usually cut them into smaller ones, as everyone pulls larger sizes out from their plate.
You may also interested in checking out other rice recipes like capsicum rice and Coriander Rice.
In this Soya Chunk Biryani recipe, I have added a teaspoon of butter, which could bring out the wholesome round flavor. If you like to make super-rich Biryani, then go ahead and substitute curd with coconut milk.
How to make Soya chunk biryani
1. Soak Basmati rice for about 20 min; wash and clean green peas and chop carrots.
2. Chop onion and tomato, and make ginger garlic paste; if you have read made ginger garlic paste, you can also use that.
3. Prepare soya chunks per the company's directions; I boiled them for 10 minutes. Run through water, drain, squeeze, and keep it aside. In a heavy-bottomed pan, add butter plus oil. This 1 teaspoon of butter brings out a beautiful, wholesome flavor to biryani, but if you are a health freak, you can avoid it from adding.
4. Add cinnamon, cloves, and bay leaf to the oil. Once they become golden brown, add chopped onion, and saute till they become translucent; in medium flame, add ginger garlic paste..saute for a minute, then add chopped tomato and saute till tomatoes become mushy. Add green peas, chopped carrots, and squeezed soya chunks.
5. From the earlier step, you might have arrived at a thick paste with traces of onion and tomato chunks. Now slow the flame, add chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and turmeric powder, and saute for a minute. Ensure nothing should get burnt anywhere in this recipe; keep stirring when needed. Add mint and curd. Cook for another couple of minutes.
6. In high flame, add 3½ cups of water(or as required), add salt, and test the taste of the Biryani here. When the water starts boiling, add washed basmati rice.
Cook it on high flame for 5 minutes, simmer it, cover the lid, and cook it for 10 minutes.
Serve Soya Chunk Biryani with raitha hard-boiled eggs. This biryani is flavorful and does not require any kurma or gravy.
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Soya Chunk Biryani
Ingredients
For prepping
- 2 cups basmati rice
- ½ cup soy chunks
Ingredients For Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 4-5 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 4 cloves
The making
- 1 onion
- 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 tomato
- ½ cup green peas
- ¼ cup carrot Chopped
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ cup yogurt / curd
- 1 stalk mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt or as required
- 4 cup water
Instructions
- Soak Basmati rice for about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Prepare soya chunks are per package's instruction. I boiled it for 10 min. Then run through cold water-drain-squeeze and keep it aside.
- Over medium heat, place a pan. Add butter and vegetable oil.
- Now add cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf. And cook till they turn golden brown in color.
- Then stir in chopped onion, saute till it becomes transulent.
- Now add ginger and garlic paste. And saute for a minute.
- Next add chopped tomato, saute till tomato becomes mushy.
- Add green peas, chopped carrots and squeezed soya chunks.
- Over medium-low heat, add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and saute for a minute. Make sure nothing should get burnt anywhere in this recipe.
- Stir occasionally, add mint, yogurt and combine well.
- Over medium heat, add water and salt. Test the taste of the salt and feel free to add in if required.
- When the water started boiling add basmati rice.
- Cook 7 minutes or until the rice is cooked to 90%.
- Turn to low heat, seat with a lid or aluminium foil.
- Cook it another 10 minutes and wait for another 10 minutes to allow the rice to get infused with the flavors.
- Open the lid and serve hot.
Nutrition
Tips and Variations for Soya Chunk Biryani :
Add chopped carrots, cauliflower, and potato for more flavor and texture.
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Linsy Patel
my favorite ingredient for biryani is soya. looks very delicious. need raita for that and I am done for my diner.
Resna Nishad
Biriyani looks so delicious...I was planing to prepare this for next post but you had done. You prepared it very well...tasty..
Yes Cook
Love soya chunks and I make pulao with them.
Very nice recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Sangeetha Priya
healthy one pot meal with loads of veggies, love it!!!