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soya chunks pulao

soya chunks pulao

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
soaking time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

For grinding:

  • 2 green chilly
  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • water little bit for grinding

For making pulao:

  • 2 tbsp ghee ( or more than 2 tbsp)

whole spices:

  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 inch cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 japathri (throni mace)
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 cardamom
  • 1 tsp shahi jeera (black cumin)

For making pulao:

  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste/ crushed
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • 1 cup soya chunks (medium-sized)
  • ½ cup curd (yogurt) (whisked)
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder
  • cup basmati rice (soaked for 20 minutes)
  • cup water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp ghee (optional)

Instructions
 

  • wash the basmati rice, soak it for 20 minutes

For grinding:

  • In a blender jar, take 2 green chilies, ½ cup coriander leaves, ½ cup mint leaves. Blend it into smooth paste and keep aside

For making pulao:

  • Firstly, In a pressure cooker, heat the 2 tbsp of ghee, add whole spices (2 bay leaf, 4 cloves, 3 cardamom, 2-inch cinnamon, 1-star anise, 1 throni mace, 1 tsp of shahi jeera), saute it for 5 seconds
  • Secondly, add ginger-garlic paste, chopped onion, saute it till onion turns into translucent
  • Thirdly, add green peas and saute
  • Fourthly, pour in ground paste, saute it well till it releases oil from it
    soya chunks pulao
  • Now add soya granules, and 1/2 cup whisked curd (yogurt), mix well
  • Next, add spice powders ½ tsp of Kashmiri red chili powder, 1 tsp of garam masala powder and salt.
  • Add in soaked, water drained, basmati rice
  • Add 2¼ cup of water, mix well
  • Now pour in1 tbsp of lemon juice, check the salt you can add it now if necessary
  • Let this mixture starts to boil, lid on, pressure cook for 1 whistle in medium flame
  • Open the lid after pressure releases, you can add 1 or 2 tsp of ghee at this stage, fluff it with spoon
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