Simple Soya biryani Recipe is another one pot meal for lunch box or light dinners. Soya biryani is made with soya chunks or meal maker.
Pulao can be made in different types like paneer pulao, veg pulao, peas pulao and the list goes on. But the best way of enjoying pulao while getting rich proteins is soya biryani or soya pulao. Soya biryani is a flovourful rice made with soya chunks, vegetables of our choice and condiments. We can use basmati rice or use regular rice. Use basmati rice to get the aroma and grainy texture. But I prefer normal rice too.
Here in the recipe I am posting marinated version of soya biryani, but without marination also we can prepare it. But then we have to add all the ingredients one after the other. But soya chunks absorb all the tastes if we marinate them for half an hour.
About soya chunks:
We can make soya chunk biryani with or without vegetables too. I prefer to make it with vegetables only. The vegetables included in the dish would make it more tastier.
Soya chunks are good for health, they are plant based protein rich food. They help in weight management by promoting fullness. Soya chunks are low in calories and rich in vitamins and minerals. They are help in improving bone health.
Soya chunks are the best alternative to vegetarians and to people on vegan diet. They substitute meat for vegan and vegetarians. Those who want to reduce meat intake also can be altered with these soya chunks.
Ingredients in soya biryani recipe:
Soya Chunks: Soya chunks or soya granules are readily available in the market. Soak them for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce the bad taste. Boil them till they are soft.
Vegetables: Include carrots, beans, potatoes and onions for rice flavour.
Condiments or Spices: Salt, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander powder gives a spicy taste to the dish. Use homemade ginger garlic paste too.
Marination: Marinate the cooked soya chunks for about half an hour in curd along with other spices. This would make the chunks to absorb the flavours, but if we don’t have time to marinate we can make them directly without marination too.
Serve soya biryani with simple raita, if you are not a raita person enjoy it as it is. Check the recipe card below.
Simple Soya Biryani Recipe for healthy meals
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 Cup Basmati Rice/Normal Rice
- 1/8 Cup Carrot
- 1/8 Cup Beans
- 1/8 Cup Potato
- 1/4 Cup Soya Chunks
- 1/8 cup Capsicum
- 1 Onion
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala
- Salt to Taste
- 1/2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1/8 tbsp Cumin Powder
- 1 Cup Curd
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/8 cup Green Peas
- 2 Green Chilli
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
Instructions
- Wash and Soak rice for half an hour
- Cube all vegetables, carrot, potato, and beans. Slit green chillis.
- Chop onions in length wise.
- Boil water with added salt in a deep pan.
- When water starts rolling boil add soya chunks.
- Allow them to boil till soft.
- Drain excess water and keep aside. Once cooled enough to handle squeeze the soya chunks remove excess water.
- In a deep pan, add vegetables, carrot, potato, capsicum, peas and beans.
- Add curd, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, Salt, red chilli powder and coriander powder.
- Add boiled soya chunks also.
- Mix all of them well. Marinate them for half an hour.
- Heat oil in a wide, fry onions till they turn crisp and golden brown. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds.
- Let them splutter. Add ginger garlic paste and saute it.
- Add marinated vegetables and half portion of fried onions.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.
- Add garam masala powder also.
- Add soaked rice and add water.
- Add 1:2 ratio of water.
- For 1 cup of rice add 2 cups of water.
- Spread remaining portion of fried onions.
- Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistles on high flame and 1 on low flame.
- Let the pressure cools down, open the lid and add a spoonful of ghee and mix it well.
- Serve hot piping soya biryani with onion raita or any spicy curry of your choice.
