Soya chunks tomato pulao | Meal maker Tomato Biryani | Soya nuggets tomato rice

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Kurma, raita,pachadi | Type: Lunch

Ingredients

• Soya chunks [small] – 1 cup
• Rice – 2 cup
• Tomato- 3 [chopped]
• Carrot – 1 [cut into ½ inch cube]
• Green chilli – 1[slit]
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger & garlic – 2 tbsp [grated or paste]
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Garam masala – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Green cardamom – 3
• Star anise – ½
• Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cloves - 3
• Cinnamon stick - 1
• Bay leaves - 1
• Ghee or butter – 2 tbsp or 1 inch cube
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water – 4 ½ to 4 ¾ cup

Preparation Method

• Wash and soak rice for 20 min.
• In hot water put soya chunks for a 5 min the squeeze extra water then keep it aside.
• Heat oil and butter in a pressure cooker then add Green cardamom,Star anise,Fennel seeds, Cloves ,Cinnamon stick, Bay leaves sauté gently.
• Then add onion sauté till light brown then add ginger and garlic sauté for 5 sec.
• Add green chilli, carrot and tomato sauté well. Then add soya chunks, turmeric and red chilli powder sauté.
• Add garam masala and salt mix well. Then add water, salt mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling add rice mix well, cover it & cook for 4 whistles.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves & serve hot with any raita, pachadi