Cauliflower soya chunks biryani | Gobi Meal Maker Biryani

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Kurma, raita,pachadi | Type: Lunch

Ingredients

• Basmati rice – 1 ½ cup
• Cauliflower – 1 cup
• Meal maker [Nano soya chunks] – ½ cup
• Carrot – ¼ cup [cut into small cubes]
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [chopped & mashed]
• Garlic – 3 [chopped & mashed]
• Mint leaves – 2 springs
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Cashew nuts – 8
• Cardamom - 2
• Star anise – ½ flower
• Cinnamon – ½ stick
• Bay leaf - 1
• Fennel seeds – ½ tbsp
• Cloves – 2
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Garam amsala powder – ½ tsp
• Curd – 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water - 2 ¾ to 3 cups

Preparation Method

• Wash & soak basmati rice for 15 min.
• Break the whole cauliflower into medium florets.
• Take a bowl, pour warm water & add sea salt mix well then put cauliflower & leave it for 5 min then drain water.
• Take another bowl of warm water put nano soya chunks then leave it for 10 min [For softness]. Then drain water.
• Heat pressure cooker with oil & butter. Add green cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, & bay leaves, cashew nuts & sauté.
• Then add onion sauté till light brown then add ginger & garlic.
• Add green chilli, soya chunks, carrot, cauliflower & sauté gently. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder & garam masala powder sauté.
• Add 6 mint leaves mix well. Then add water, salt & 2 tbsp curd mix well, & let it boil.
• When boiling add basmati rice mix gently, add mint leaves & cover it & cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Sprinkle mint leaves & lemon juice mix gently then serve hot with any raita.

Gobi meal maker biryani-Perfect for kids lunch box