Soya Chunks Rice Recipe

Ingredients used in SOYA CHUNKS PULAO
• Soya chunks - 100 grams.
• Basmati rice - 1 cup.
• Cloves - 3 numbers.
• Cinnamon sticks - 2 numbers.
• Shahi jeera - ½ tea spoon.
• Cashew nuts - 15 numbers.
• Green chilli - 3 numbers.
• Ginger garlic paste - ½ tea spoon.
• Methi leaves - 3 springs.
• Mint leaves - 1 spring.
• Coriander powder - ½ tea spoon.
• Chilli powder - 1 tea spoon.
• Garam masala - 1/4 tea spoon.
• Curd - 1/2 cup.
• Water - 1 cup.
• Coriander (chopped) - ½ tea spoon.
• Salt - to taste.
• Oil - as required.
• Ghee - 3 tablespoon.
• Cardamom - 3 numbers.
• Onions - 1 number.
Method:

1. Soak the soya chunks in hot water for 15 minutes.
2. Heat ghee and oil in a pan and add cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, shahi jeera, cashew nuts, green chili, sliced onions, salt saute it for 2 minutes.
3. Then add ginger garlic paste cook this till raw flavor is gone. Add methi leaves, mint leaves, coriander powder, chili powder, soaked soya chunks, saute it for 2 minutes.
then add garam masala and add curd and required water, salt. Once it comes to boil add soaked basmati rice, let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes in a high flame.
4. Reduce the flame and put the lid on and let it cook for 5 minutes or until rice cooked.
5. After 5 to 6 minutes soya chunks pulao ready, switch off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves cook it for 2 minutes.
6. After 2 minutes serve it with raita.