Soy Curls Chi'kn Biryani with Mirchi Ka Salan

So one more biryani from me, its from soy curls which you can make it the way you want it. It can be anything as chicken  or beef as per the dish and the ingredients and seasoning. I have made few things with that so now its biryani turn. Just biryani was not enough so I made spicy, sour Mirchi ka salan with it , which was just perfect. 

Ingredients :

1 cup soaked and rinsed soy curls

Marinade for soy curls 

1 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder

1 tbsp. Cumin coriander powder

1 tbsp. Biryani masala

For Biryani 

2 cup basmati rice - soaked

2 tbsp. Oil / vegan butter / ghee 

1 onion thinly sliced

1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

2-3 green chilies slit

1 bay leaves

2 tbsp. sindhi biryani masala

2 pods of Cardamom 

few cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, badi eaichi (all the whole spices)

2 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder

1 tbsp. red chili powder

1/2 tbsp. Turmeric powder

1 tbsp. cumin coriander powder

1 cup  Vegan yogurt or regular yogurt

salt as per taste

1/4 cup fresh mint and coriander leaves

Method :

Soaked and take the water out from soy curls and leave it in marinade for half an hour. 

Heat the heavy bottom pan and add water , twice the quantity of the rice, 1 tbsp., oil , salt , star anise in it. 

Once water boils, add rice and cook till its 70% done.

Take the rice out and discard star anise from it.

Now in the same pan, add oil, then add all the whole spices and cook it for few seconds. 

Then add onions and cook it , till its brown. Take 1/4 onions out so you can put it on top of the rice at the end.

Add ginger , garlic paste, green chili and cook for 1 more minute. 

Add marinated soy curls in it and  mix it. Add all the powder masala, yogurt, little water  and salt for the masala, remember we have salt in rice.

Now cook the soy curls for 5 minutes. take one bowlful of masala out.

Now Layered masala, rice, mint and coriander leaves, masala, rice and mint and coriander leaves. 

Cover it tightly and cook it on low flame till its cooked 100% and all the water is evaporated.

When its done, shut off the gas. 

Leave it untouched for 10 minutes , you don't want to break the rice.

Sprinkle some more coriander  and mint leaves and fried onions on top.

For Mirchi Ka Salan 

Ingredients :

4-5 long chilies or any non spicy chilies, just don't take capsicum
1 onion chopped
1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
2-3 tbsp. tamarind concentrate
1 tsp. each  Mustard seeds, Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds
few leaves of curry leaves
1 tbsp. cumin and coriander powder
1 tbsp. red chili powder
salt to taste
3 tbsp. oil


To make it paste

1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup peanuts

3-4 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp. sesame seeds

1 dry red pepper

Dry roast these ingredients and make a fine thick puree with little water. Keep it aside.

Method:

If you are using too long chilies, cut it and heat a tbsp. oil in a pan, and roast it. Just for a minute or two.

Take it out and add the rest of the oil.

Add mustard seeds, when it pops, add rest of the seeds, fennel, cumin and fenugreek along with curry leaves.

When it changes the color, add ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute.

then add chopped onions and cook till its little pink.

Add the tamarind concentrate along with little water and cook for 3 minutes. Then add coconut and sesame puree and cook for 2 minutes.

Add a cup of water and mix it and add salt and green chilies.

Serve hot with the biryani and enjoy 

Jackfruit Meatball Biryani

I just love my biryani, any chance I get , I make biryani and enjoy it, with it spicy dal , Raita, Kachumber or as it is. 

I wanted to make this since so long when I got my packet of jackfruit meatballs. And Finally made it, its so easy and flavorful , you can thaw the balls first and then add it in the masala so masala goes inside. If you short on time , just defrost it for one or two minutes in microwave and its fine too. If you like you can cut the meatballs in half too so you can enjoy it better . 

Ingredients :

4 to 6 thawed jackfruit meatballs or any your favorite one

2 cup basmati rice - soaked

2 tbsp. Oil / vegan butter / ghee 

1 onion thinly sliced

1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

2-3 green chilies slit

1 bay leaves

2 tbsp. sindhi biryani masala

2 pods of Cardamom 

few cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, badi eaichi (all the whole spices)

2 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder

1 tbsp. red chili powder

1/2 tbsp. Turmeric powder

1 tbsp. cumin coriander powder

1 cup  Vegan yogurt or regular yogurt

salt as per taste

1/4 cup fresh mint and coriander leaves

Method :

Thawed the meatballs first and if you want cut in half or leave it as it is. 

Heat the heavy bottom pan and add water , twice the quantity of the rice, 1 tbsp., oil , salt , star anise in it. 

Once water boils, add rice and cook till its 70% done.

Take the rice out and discard star anise from it.

Now in the same pan, add oil, then add all the whole spices and cook it for few seconds. 

Then add onions and cook it , till its brown. Take 1/4 onions out so you can put it on top of the rice at the end.

Add ginger , garlic paste, green chili and cook for 1 more minute. 

Add meatballs  in it and  mix it. Add all the powder masala, yogurt, little water  and salt for the masala, remember we have salt in rice.

Now cook the meatballs till its cooked 70% , take one bowlful of masala out.

Now Layered masala, rice, mint and coriander leaves, masala, rice and mint and coriander leaves. 

Cover it tightly and cook it on low flame till its cooked 100% and all the water is evaporated.

When its done, shut off the gas. 

Leave it untouched for 10 minutes , you don't want to break the rice.

Sprinkle some more coriander  and mint leaves and fried onions on top.

Serve warm biryani with cucumber raita or dal or as it is. 

I had it with spicy dal and onion. 

Jackfruit Biryani - Kathal Biryani

By now you all know that biryani is my favorite food , I prefer biryani over roti subji and believe me its not that hard to make it , I have made quite a bit of all different kind of biryani but this one was left out, so made it. I got frozen Jackfruit from Indian grocery store and defrost it and put it in spices and made biryani, it was perfectly spiced and moist. 

Ingredients:

2 cup basmati rice - soaked

2 cups frozen jackfruit pieces

2 tbsp. ghee

1 onion thinly sliced

1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

2-3 green chilies slit

1 bay leaves

2 tbsp. sindhi biryani masala

2 pods of Cardamom 

few cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, badi eaichi (all the whole spices)

2 tbsp. Kashmiri red chili powder

1 tbsp. red chili powder

1/2 tbsp. Turmeric powder

1 tbsp. cumin coriander powder

1 cup yogurt

salt as per taste

1.4 cup fresh mint and coriander leaves

Method :

First defrost jackfruit pieces so it can absorb the flavors of the marinade.

In a big bowl, add yogurt, biryani masala and mix it. Add jackfruit pieces in it and mix it nicely.

Keep it in this marinade for at least half an hour. 

In that time, heat the heavy bottom pan and add water , twice the quantity of the rice, 1 tbp, ghee , salt , star anise in it. 

Once water boils, add rice and cook till its 70% done.

Take the rice out and discard star anise from it.

Now in the same pan, add ghee, then add all the whole spices and cook it for few seconds. 

Then add onions and cook it , till its pink in color.

Add ginger , garlic paste, green chili and cook for 1 more minute. 

Add Jackfruit pieces with the marinade and mix it. Add all the powder masala and salt for the masala, remember we have salt in rice.

Now cook the jackfruit till its cooked 70% , take one bowlful of masala out.

Now Layered masala, rice, mint and coriander leaves, masala, rice and mint and coriander leaves. 

You can add fried onions on it too.

Cover it tightly and cook it on low flame till its cooked 100% and all the water is evaporated.

When its done, shut off the gas. 

Leave it untouched for 10 minutes , you don't want to break the rice.

Serve warm biryani with cucumber raita or dal or as it is.