Soya Chunks Pulao

Soya chunks is a nutritious vegetable that is considered as the vegetarians meat. Soy is an excellent source of protein and has lot of health benefits too. Here is a simple pulao recipe using the fried soya chunks. 

Ingredients for marination:

1. Soya  chunks- 1 cup
2. Turmeric powder-1 /4 tsp
3. Chilly powder- 1tsp
4. Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
5. Garam masla powder- 1/4 tsp
6. Egg white- 1/2 of an egg
7. Soy sauce- 1 tsp
8. Corn flour- 1 1/2  tbsp
9. All purpose flour- 1 tbsp
10. Salt-little
11. Coriander Leaves chopped- 1 tbsp
12. Curry leaves chopped-1 tbsp

Preparation:

• Cook soya chunks with 1/2 cup of water and little salt in pressure cooker for one high whistle.
• After releasing the pressure by itself; open the lid and allow to cool.
• Squeeze the water content in each soya chunks and do the marination with the above ingredients.
• Let it rest for 40 minutes in fridge.
• After that deep fry it in the hot oil until crispy and turns nice golden in color.
• Drain in to paper towels and serve hot.

Ingredients For the pulao:

1. Cooked Basmati Rice-2 cup
2. Fried Soya chunks- 1 1/2 cup
3. oil-2 tbsp
4. cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
5. Whole pepper- 1/2 tsp
6. Bay leaf-1
7. onion thinly sliced-1
8. ginger garlic crushed- 2 tsp
9. green chilly slit-1
10. Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
11. Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
12. Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
13. Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
14. Salt- a pinch
15. Carrot chopped-1 tbsp
16. Fresh green peas- 2 tbsp
17. lemon juice- 1tsp
18. Coriander leaves chopped- 1 handful

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a pan; splutter cumin seeds, add pepper corns and bay leaf.
• Add onion chopped and saute until transparent.
• Add crushed ginger garlic and green chilly.
• Add all the powders one by one in low flame after mixing well in each additions.
• Add carrot and green peas; saute for two minutes.
• Add fried Soya chunks and cooked basmati rice.
• Mix well nicely and cook for about 5 minutes and switch off the flame.
• Sprinkle lemon juice and coriander leaves on top.
• Serve hot with some pickle and raitha.

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