Soya Chunks Pulao

Ingredients:

Soya chunks – soaked in warm water for 15 mins

Vegetables – Potato, Carrot, Green peas

Ginger-garlic-green chili paste

Bay leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon

Oil / ghee

Mustard and Cumin seeds

Coriander powder, Chilli powder, Cumin powder (1tsp), Biryani/Pulao masala, Turmeric powder and salt

Basmati rice – soak for min ½ hr and steam it with little oil and salt

Instructions:

• ·         Squeeze the water out of soaked soya chunks
• ·         Mix 2 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tsp Cumin powder, Chili powder, biryani masala and salt (as per your preference) – add this mixture to the soya chunks, let the chunks get coated completely
• ·         Heat oil/ ghee in a wok, add dry spices, mustard and cumin seeds
• ·         Add ginger-garlic-green chili paste – sauté
• ·         Add the chopped vegetables – stir fry for few mins
• ·         Add the masala coated soya chunks to the wok, stir fry the ingredients for a while
• ·         Add little water if required and cook covered for 5 to 10 mins so that the raw smell of masalas vanish and the veggies and soya is cooked and spongy
• ·         Atlast add the steamed basmati rice, mix it well, cook covered for few mins
• ·         Squeeze half lemon juice to the rice, mix and serve hot