Soy Pulao Biryani
Try this Soy Pulao biryani which is bursting with flavors specially on a week night when you are in a hurry and dont want to cook an elaborate meal.
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- ¾ cup basmati rice or whatever rice you like
- ½ cup soy chunks soaked
- 2 tsp chana dal soaked
- 2 tsp urad dal soaked
- salt to taste
- ¾ tsp paprika
- 1.5 tsp garam masala
- 2-3 whole dried red chilies
- 4-5 curry leaves
- ¾ tsp red chili powder or to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ cup tomato pureed
- 2 tbsp yogurt or sour cream I used greek yogurt
- 2-3 tbsp tamarind juice
- ½ tsp sugar
- cilantro to garnish
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for at least 30 minutes. Also wash and soak the dals & soya chunks in a separate bowls for at least hour and a half.
- Bring the water to boil along with salt and little bit garam masala. Add soaked rice until it is 80% done which is when you break the rice it breaks into two pieces. Drain it and set aside.
- In a kadhai, heat the oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, whole red chilies and let them crackle.
- Now add the ginger garlic paste and sauté it for a few minutes, say about 3 minutes.
- Add tomato puree, tamarind juice & sugar to it and cook until raw smell has gone. Then add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala and mix well.
- Squeeze the excess water out of the soy chunks & drain the dal. At this time, add the soaked dals and soy chunks and mix it so that everything gets incorporated and let it sauté for a a couple of minutes. Now add yogurt and mix again.
- Cover it and let it cook for additional few minutes. Now add the boiled rice and mix it.
- Once again cover it and keep it on the lowest heat so that all the flavors can marry and the rice will cook all the way for about 10-12 minutes. Now your Soy pulao/biryani is ready to be served.
- Serve hot and garnish it with cilantro along with favorite raita. I would love a mint raita with this...