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| Paneer & Soya Chunks Biriyani |
Last weekend, we went for a short trip to Rameshwaram and had good time there. Back from a short vacation, i really feel lazy to cook and click. So I’m sharing the post from draft. To prepare this biriyani, i used all the masala and powder from scratch. Paneer cubes and Soya Chunks are cooked with all masala which gives a nice aroma. Enjoy it with onion raita and any veg/non-veg gravy.
Ingredients :
For Biriyani :
- 3 cup basmati rice – soaked in water for 30 mins
- 10-12 Paneer cubes (cottage cheese)
- 10-12 Soya chunks (Meal Maker) – soaked in hot water for 15 mins
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped coriander
- 2 small tomatoes – finely chopped
- 2 tbsp curd / yogurt
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
To Grind :
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
- 2 medium sized onions – chopped
- 1 green chili – chopped
To Roast & Grind :
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 4 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 green cardamom
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tsp dry ginger powder (sonth)
- 1 tsp nutmeg powder
Method :
- Soak soya chunks in hot water for 15 mins and then squeeze out the water completely. Cut chunks into two halves. Keep it aside.
- Dry Roast all the ingredients mentioned under (To Roast & Grind) for few seconds and allow to cool. Grind in a mixer to coarse powder. Keep it aside.
- Grind ginger-garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander leaves, onion and chili in a mixer adding 2 tbsp water to smooth paste. Keep it aside.
- Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add ground onion-mint paste and saute a while on low flame.
- Add tomatoes and mash the pulp. Now you can cook on medium flame. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and ground spices powder.
- Saute a while. Add curd and sprinkle little salt. Mix everything well. Add paneer cubes and soya chunks. Stir well and add 1/4 cup water. Cook it covered with a plate on low flame for 5-8 mins.
- Add 5 cup water (measure it accordingly) and let it boil. Once it starts boiling, add washed & drained rice to it.
- Add salt to taste and lemon juice. Mix well everything and close the lid. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and remove from the heat.
- Once the pressure settles down, remove the lid and fluff with fork. Serve it hot with raita.
wow biryani looks super flavorful and delish 🙂 love this protein rich version of biryani 🙂
healthy briyani.. love it
super good vegan pulao…love the way you styled here…wonderful combo and am sure the rice will have great flavor and taste
Delicious biryani Preethi, healthy and mouth watery.
Hope you had a wonderful vacation.. awesome combo of paneer and soya chunks..delicious and flavorful biryani..
Super delicious briyani…
Ahh!!! Lovely rice dish. I adore any type of rice dish and this is definitely high up on my list.
The rice looks perfect in the photos, yum!
Simply mouthwatering to look at biriyani. Wonderfully prepared. Pics look so delicious.
Deepa
Nice one Preeti.. Like it much…
delicious biryani. fan of soya so loved it anyway.
Briyani,the word itself makes me drool that too with paneer and soya, wat a tempting one pot meal.
Hope u had a wonderful trip Sis.
Glad to hear u had a grt hoilday,BTw biriyani looks wonderful 🙂
delectable biryani n appealing clicks da
super combo 🙂 bookmarking
good one ! U cooked the rice nicely ! i always failed in cooking basmathi except two or three occasions it came out well ~!
Flavorful nutritious biryani.. Never tried this combo before.. Loved it Preeti 🙂
beautiful clicks and yummy biryani
Nice to hear about your vacation Preethi, the biryani looks awesome. inviting and very flavourful…
Nice combination, biriyani looks delectable.
flavourful Biriyani…
Thanks for a nice biryani masala recipe. It's always nice to have one on hand..The biryani looks good. Rameshwaram is beautiful.
I came across your blog while looking for some Indian food recipes and liked a lot. How amazing! I will keep an eye out for all your recipes 🙂