Soya and Vegetable Biryani

Birayani!!!I am sure all of us have our taste buds drooling when we hear of this.It is not as difficult as it is presumed to do this dish.You can perfect it by practice and everything is about the right quantity.

Carrot -2

Beans - 10-15

Potato - 1 big

Capsicum (Red & Yellow) -1/2 each

Green Peas - 1 cup

Soya Chunks medium - 15-20

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp

Onions cut lengthwise - 3-4 big

Curd-1/2 cup

Whole Garam masala

Cinnamom - 1" stick

Cardamom - 3-4

Cloves -3-4

Bay leaf - 2

Star Anise -1

Shahi Jeera- 1 tbsp

Ground to paste

Mint Leaves - 1 cup

Corriander Leaves - 1 cup

Green Chillies - 3 big

Powders

Red chilli Powder- 1/2 tsp or according to taste

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Corriander Powder- 1 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Ghee-2 Tbsp

Ratios:

Soak one cup rice in 1 1/4 water.

Make it my way:

This is best cooked in a pressure cooker/Pressure Pan

Soak basmati rice in water for 30 mins.Wash the Soya and soak in hot water for 5 mins.Rinse in water and squeeze out the water completely.

Heat Oil and Ghee in a cooker.Add the whole garam Masala.Put the onions and saute till the onions and browned.

Add the ginger Garlic paste ans saute till the raw smell goes say for about a minute.

Now add the Tumeric Powder,Red Chilli Powder and corriander powder.Mix well.

Add the ground paste and curd and cook for a minute.

Add the Vegetables and the Soya chunks.Mix well.

Now add the soaked rice and the water.Don't mix too much.

Put the lid and with the whistle on pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for a minute and not more than two minutes and switch off gas.

Once the pressure is released. Fluff it up with a fork. Garnish with corriander leaves and squeeze a lemon.

Serve hot with Raita or Mirchi ka Salan.