NUTRELLA SOYA NUGGETS RICE (Meal Maker Veggie Pulav, Soya Chunks Rice) - & A Note Of THANKS To All Appreciations; PAY IT FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never knew of soya nuggets till I met Kuku, as it was not generally used in any Mangalorean Cooking.... til then. But when I went to see Kuku, as I mentioned in my prior post of Chilli Paneer, I enjoyed the food, his cook prepared....and that was where I was introduced to these meat balls look alike soya chunks......

When in gravy, the way the cook prepared it, it tasted just like non veg...And after that day, I told mom that we could try it too.....& that it tasted good. She likes it too....And when she visits me, she asks me to prepare it for her, as they generally do not use it still, in their cooking....

When I'm short of vegetables, then I opt for this, either a gravy, or anything dry out of it. This time I thought as we use chicken with rice, why can I not use this too....It had been days since I had prepared this dish..but totally forgot with the Diwali Dhamaka around...And the other day when I read Shailaja's post on her blog....It reminded me of this dish, lost in my draft somewhere....Hence I'm posting a long lost & recipe...finally today...many days past Diwali....

Ingredients:

Soya Nuggets – 1 morsel or about 15 pieces
Long Grained Rice or Basmati – 2 cups
Onions – 1 big, finely sliced
Green Chilli – 2 to 3, slit lengthwise
Carrots – finely chopped, ¼ cup
Peas – ¼ cup
Round Beans – finely chopped, ¼ cup
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Bay leaf (Pulav Leaves) – 2
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Cinnamon – 1” piece
Cloves – 2 to 3
Cardamom – 1
Oil – 2tbsp
Ghee – 2tbsp
Water – 3 ½ cups or as required
Salt to Taste
Cashew Nuts – 1 morsel or 15 to 20 pieces
Milk or Curd – 1 cup (optional)
Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Mint Leaves – ½ cup, finely chopped

Method:

Wash the Soya Nuggets & par boil with enough water. Wash the rice & keep it soaked in water, aside.

Heat oil & ghee in a wide mouthed pan or handi or a Cooker. Fry cashew nuts till golden & remove to keep aside.

Now add jeera, pulav leaf, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom & stir once.

Once the whole garam masala has been fried & releases a nice aroma, add slit green chilli & sliced onions. Sauté, till onions are translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste & sauté for a minute or two. Now add all the veggies & sprinkle some salt. Cook the veggies covered for 5 minutes, stirring at regular intervals. Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, and red chilli powder & mix well. Stir fry for a minute again. Now add the curd & stir further. Then add the Soya nuggets & the chopped mint leaves & mix well;

Stir fry for 2 minutes; now add the washed & drained rice & stir fry for 2 minutes further.

Add water & salt if required….

Turn the flame to medium…Cook it covered.

If being cooked in a cooker, increase the flame, for 4 whistles.

Once the rice & veggies are cooked, sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves & cashew nuts to garnish…

Serve it hot with just raitha, mushroom gravy or any other gravy of your choice….

Hmmmmmmmm.............

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