Jeera rice is easily digestible and it makes a delicious biriyani. Soya chunks is a great source protein and an alternative for meat/chicken. This biriyani tastes great when taken with onion raita or brinjal-sesame-groundnut curry!
Ingredients
- Soya chunks(commonly known as Meal maker) - 50 gms
- Onion - 100 gms
- Tomato - 75 gms
- Jeera Rice - 250 gms
- Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon
- Curd - 2 tablespoon
- Chilli powder - 2 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder (mix of cinnamon, clove, cardamom, coriander, turmeric, pepper, cumin, fennel seeds) - 1/2 teaspoon
- Oil - 4 tablespoon
- Mint leaves, Coriander leaves - to add flavour
- Salt - to taste
Directions
- 1Heat oil in a pan, and sauté onion and ginger garlic paste.
- 2Add the ginger garlic paste, once the onion turns golden brown.
- 3Then add tomato, after it gets smashed, add chilli powder, garam masala, mint and coriander leaves.
- 4Now add soya chunks and then the softly beaten curd.
- 5Pour water about twice the measure of the rice. In this case, measure 250 gms of rice in a bowl. Then pour twice the amount of water as the rice.
- 6Allow it to boil, and then add the rice.
- 7Keep flame medium and close the pan.
- 8Let it cook for 5 min in medium flame and another 5 min in low flame. Stir occasionally, if needed.
- 9Switch of the flame and let it be in the heat of the stove for another 5 min. ( In this time, the dampness in the rice gets absorbed and it looks separated)
