With no sufficient vegetables at hand, a Sunday meal can still be a special one if you have soya chunks at hand. I prepared this soya chunks biryani with a slight variation from my usual vegetable biryani. Those who doesn't like soya chunks can replace it with vegetables.
Did you know? Soya chunks (alternatively called as meal maker in India) is a good source of protein especially considered as a best replacement for meat based proteins.
Basic Information:
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 30-45 minutes
Serves - 3
Ingredients:
Basmathi Rice - 1.5 cups
Soya chunks - 1 cup
Mixed vegetables - 1 cups (I used carrot, beans and baby corn)
Onion - 1/2 cup, sliced lenght wise
Tomato - 1 no, sliced
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Mint and Coriander leaves - a handful
Coconut milk - 1 cup (I used cream coconut)
Water - 1 and 3/4 cups
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon / to taste
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Bay leaves - 1 no , crushed
Green cardamom - 2 nos, crushed
Cinnamon stick - 2 inch length
Fennel seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil - 1 tablespoon
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