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    Soya chunks biryani recipe | Meal maker biryani

    July 23, 2014 by Raks Anand 43 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Soya chunks biryani is a delicious vegetarian dish with meal maker and comes handy when you run out of vegetables.

    soya chunks biryani
    Soya chunks biryani

    Perfect for one pot meals on a lazy Sunday or weekdays. Packed with fiber and protein.

    Check out my soya chunks manchurian and kurma recipe in this website.

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    In-spite the numerous health benefits, my family does not like to eat soya chunks.

    Aj is fine with soya chunks curry. I am a great fan of soya chunks in kurmas.

    But other than us, no one likes it. Also they will ask me weirdly that I am cooking and eating soya chunks.

    I too rarely cook as Vj doesn't eat. So after a short break, I bought this Manna soya chunks pack in Mustafa.

    Unlike the small soya chunks I buy regularly, this was the medium sized which I am handling for the first time.

    But after making this biryani, the result was perfect, so I am sure I will use this pack effectively.

    And this Biryani recipe, though I wanted to follow a supplementary book’s recipe, I ended up making biryani in a way that I learnt from Aj's friend mom.

    She uses this recipe to make vegetable biryani. It will be awesome. But I adapted the method for my convenience. And it turned out really good.

    soya chunks biryani
    Soya chunks biryani

    Instructions

    1. Soak basmati rice in warm water for 30 mins atleast. I used medium sized soya chunks (it may look bigger in size because of camera lens).
    soak rice, soya chunks

    2. Boil water with ¼ teaspoon salt and add the soya chunks. Cook in medium flame for 10 minutes.

    boil

    3. Rise with cold water and squeeze it till dry and again repeat it. Keep aside.

    rinse, squeeze

    4. I cut each chunk to two, its optional. Keep all the other ingredients cut ready. Then after the rice is soaked for 30 mins, boil 5 cups water and add rice to it.

    boil rice

    5. Let it boil for 5 minutes or until its 90% done. Add few mint leaves torn to this, add little salt and a teaspoon of ghee.

    cooked basmati

    6. Toss and keep aside. Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee. Temper with items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.

    rice

    7. Add sliced onion, fry till transparent. Add soya chunks, ginger garlic paste and fry until dry for 2 minutes in medium flame.

    saute

    8. Add tomato, salt, red chilli powder, green chilli and turmeric. Fry until tomatoes become soft.

    mushy

    9. Add curd, remaining mint leaves and fry for 2 more minutes.

    curd

    10. When it becomes thick, add ¼ cup water and bring to boil.

    how to make soya chunks biryani step 10

    11. Add the cooked rice and mix evenly. Flatten with back of ladle and cover with cooker lid (I do with the pressure valve).

    I can keep the flame really low in my stove burner, so how much ever its is possible keep the flame low and cook for 12 minutes.

    You can keep over a dosa pan too if you cant put flame in low.

    rice

    12. After 12 mins, let it stand as it is for 5 minutes and open the cooker, add chopped coriander leaves and mix gently.

    ready

    Serve hot with onion raita the best or even you can add a vegetable kurma as side dish.

    soya chunks biryani

    Check out the other soya recipes : Soya chunks curry recipe  | Soya kheema toast recipe  | Soya kheema paratha  | Soya bean dry curry

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    • Soya chunks kurma, Meal maker kurma

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    soya chunks biryani
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    5 from 8 votes

    Soya chunks biryani recipe

    Soya chunks biryani is a delicious vegetarian dish with meal maker and comes handy when you run out of vegetables.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Basmati rice
    • 30 Soya chunks
    • 1 Onion
    • 1 Tomato small
    • 3 tablespoon Curd plain yogurt
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 1 & ½ tsp Red chilli powder
    • 3 Green chillies
    • 15 Mint leaves
    • 3 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
    • 1 & ½ teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
    • 1 teaspoon Ghee -
    • Salt as needed

    To temper

    • 3 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 inch Cinnamon
    • 1 Biryani leaf
    • 1 Clove
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
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    Instructions

    • Wash and soak basmati rice firstly in hot water for 10 mins atleast. You can soak in regular water for 20 - 30 minutes too.
    • I used medium sized soya chunks (it may look bigger in size because of camera lens).
    • Boil water with ¼ teaspoon salt and add the soya chunks. Cook in medium flame for 10 minutes.
    • Rise with cold water and squeeze it till dry and again repeat it. Keep aside.
    • I cut each chunk to two, its optional.
    • Keep all the other ingredients cut ready.
    • Then boil 5 cups water and add rice to it.
    • Let it boil for 5 minutes or until its 90% done.
    • Add few mint leaves torn, little salt and a teaspoon of ghee to the rice
    • Toss gently and keep aside.
    • Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee. Temper with items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.
    • Add sliced onion, fry till transparent.
    • Furthermore, add soya chunks, ginger garlic paste and cook until dry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
    • Add tomato, salt, red chilli powder, green chilli and turmeric. Continue frying until tomatoes become soft.
    • Next, in goes curd, remaining mint leaves and fry furthermore for 2 minutes.
    • When it becomes thick, add ¼ cup water and bring to boil.
    • Add the cooked rice and mix evenly.
    • Flatten with back of ladle and cover with cooker lid (I do with the pressure valve).
    • I can keep the flame really low in my stove burner, so how much ever its is possible keep the flame low and cook for 12 minutes. You can keep over a dosa pan too if you can't put flame in low.
    • After 12 mins, add chopped coriander leaves and mix gently. Let it stand as it is for 5 minutes.
    • After that you can serve it.

    Notes

    • Soaking rice helps in rice getting cooked fast and also gives long grains.
      I used India gate aged rice for this particular recipe (steps).
    • Adding ghee, salt and mint leaves immediately after draining the rice adds a lots of flavor. So do not skip it.
    • Do not cook the rice too much time before making the biryani. 
    • Take care not to over mix as it will break the rice grains. The less  you stir, = longer grains.
    • Washing and squeezing the cooked soya chunks completely, ensures to get rid of the smell. You can also give just one whistle instead of boiling squeezing twice.
    • You can add vegetables along this too.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Babitha costa

      July 23, 2014 at 7:33 am

      lovely one,i just love that cute pot

      Reply
    2. Meenal Ramanathan

      July 23, 2014 at 7:44 am

      in SG where can we get mushrooms?

      Reply
    3. jeyashri suresh

      July 23, 2014 at 7:44 am

      Super tempting biryani, love the color and texture.Cute pictures

      Reply
    4. Raks anand

      July 23, 2014 at 7:49 am

      Mushrooms??

      Reply
    5. Meenal Ramanathan

      July 23, 2014 at 7:55 am

      i can see only button mushrooms here in SG?

      Reply
    6. Raks anand

      July 23, 2014 at 8:12 am

      No idea. I dont cook mushrooms

      Reply
    7. Kurinji

      July 23, 2014 at 8:16 am

      tempting and mouthwatering biriyani and clicks...

      Reply
    8. tks story

      July 23, 2014 at 8:58 am

      looks so tempting, gonna try this today 😀

      Reply
    9. divya

      July 23, 2014 at 9:12 am

      U cn marinate th chunks aftr boiling it to enhance taste n boil thm with little milk for better resuts....jst a sugestion....

      Reply
    10. Prithy

      July 23, 2014 at 9:52 am

      you can marinate the soya chunk with little curd+chilli pwder+salt.. and while boiling the soya chunk you can add little milk as well... i have tried it is really good.

      Reply
    11. Sathya Sankar

      July 23, 2014 at 10:35 am

      Biryani looks very inviting, nice presentation!

      Reply
    12. Sona S

      July 23, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      Biriyani looks superb.. nice presentation and pics!

      Reply
    13. SHARMILEE J

      July 23, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      Looks very tempting and nice clicks!

      Reply
    14. Anonymous

      July 23, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      Protein rich biryani.. Tempting pics

      Reply
    15. vidhya

      July 23, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      Delicious

      Reply
    16. Hamaree Rasoi

      July 23, 2014 at 5:35 pm

      Delicious and lovely looking soya chunks biriyani. Wonderfully prepared.
      Deepa

      Reply
    17. Chandra

      July 23, 2014 at 6:00 pm

      Thanks for this lovely recipe.
      I am picky when it comes to Biriyani (that's I don't like most versions), but I think I will love this one.
      Saving the recipe.
      Peace 🙂

      Reply
    18. Hira

      July 23, 2014 at 11:59 pm

      You can find mushrooms in local shops in residential areas such as Sheng Siong, ntuc fairprice or cold storage. They have so many many varieties there. Also I'm surprised raks doesn't cook mushroom...it's nice if you make it chatting style.

      Reply
    19. Meenal Ramanathan

      August 04, 2014 at 5:18 am

      Will jeeraga samba work out for this recipe.?

      Reply
    20. SHARMILEE J

      August 08, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      Looks very tempting...love the clicks!

      Reply
    21. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 23, 2014 at 10:14 am

      Mam, Will u always use INDIA GATE RICE or any other brand ?

      Reply
    22. Raks anand

      August 23, 2014 at 10:23 am

      Indian gate aged rice, India gate super and lal quila

      Reply
    23. Renuka Ambbarees

      August 25, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      Got it. Thanks a lot. .

      Reply
    24. Vidya Bharadwaj

      September 15, 2014 at 12:40 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for such a delicious and filling biryani recipe.
      Served this biryani to my family when they were back from a long journey and they were all very pleased.

      Reply
    25. Meena

      November 03, 2014 at 5:57 am

      Hi Raks, I have been following and trying many of your recipes to great success.(I know you must be wondering where are the comments right ?, I will try to do a better job of posting my comments going forward, I promise) But I never get the basmati rice based recipes right. I know that I am doing something wrong. Either the rice will get overcooked or it will get stuck to the cooker bottom. I don't seem to have gotten the hang of the amount of water needed to cook the basmati rice after its been soaked for 30 mins,drained. Any advice will be very helpful. I am determined to get this right 🙂

      Reply
    26. Raks anand

      November 03, 2014 at 6:01 am

      Soaking and cooking in less water in lowest heat is the key. Add water, let it boil, then add the drained rice. When it again starts boiling, put it in low flame and cook. If you do small quantity, try buying a nonstic kadaiand try in kadai itself. It will sure help 🙂

      Reply
    27. Neha Chatlani

      March 01, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      5 stars
      Love this recipe...The best I have tasted!! Thank you so much! 🙂

      Reply
    28. jamesand

      November 12, 2015 at 7:58 pm

      5 stars
      Loved the recipe. Thanks and keep up the good work.

      Reply
    29. Arpita

      May 10, 2016 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      Tried ur recipe last night..it came out well

      Reply
    30. Sreedevi S Viswanathan

      June 28, 2016 at 11:22 am

      How to do it without dum?

      Reply
    31. Raks anand

      November 19, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Just double the recipe, it will be right

      Reply
    32. Unknown

      November 19, 2016 at 3:46 pm

      heyi i am really excited to try your recipe but i am cooking for 5 people so according you what should i do.

      Reply
    33. Unknown

      November 19, 2016 at 3:46 pm

      heyi i am really excited to try your recipe but i am cooking for 5 people so according you what should i do.

      Reply
    34. Shanthi

      May 09, 2017 at 12:58 am

      5 stars
      It came out really good. All your recipes are superb. It helps me during my pregnancy. Thanks again. God bless you

      Reply
    35. Raks anand

      May 09, 2017 at 5:56 am

      Thank you for your feedback 🙂

      Reply
    36. Stephan Terblanche

      October 19, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Hi! Hello from South Africa! Awesome recipe, thank you. I am a single person and ended up with way more than I expected. Would it possible to freeze the left over?

      Reply
    37. susi ammu

      December 12, 2017 at 1:32 am

      see..this website has copycated ur recipe steps...hungryforever.com/recipe/soya-chunks-biryani-recipe

      Reply
    38. Raks Kitchen

      December 12, 2017 at 1:48 am

      I will check it out, thanks a lot for letting me know.

      Reply
    39. Unknown

      September 18, 2018 at 11:31 am

      Can i add paneer instead of soya chunks

      Reply
    40. Raks Kitchen

      September 24, 2018 at 4:02 pm

      Sure 🙂

      Reply
    41. Vikram

      June 29, 2019 at 3:57 pm

      5 stars
      Prepared today came out really well
      Thanks for the recipe and detailed explanation

      Reply
    42. Indumathi Kandasamy

      August 31, 2020 at 2:14 am

      5 stars
      My go-to recipe for Soya Chunks Briyani. Turns out delicious every time. Thank you so much for the recipe! 🙂

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        September 02, 2020 at 10:18 am

        Yay! Thank you so much for your time to write feedback:)

        Reply

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