Also Known As: Meal maker Biriyani. Soya Chunks Biriyani.

Ingredients:

Meal maker/soya chunks 1 bowl full
Small grained rice(seeraga samba) or long grained rice(basmathi)
Onion 1 chopped
Tomato 2-3 chopped
Mint leaves 1 cup
Ginger – garlic paste 2-3 spoons
Green chillies 6 slitted
Lime juice from 1 fruit
Clove 3
Cinnamon sticks 2
Cardamom 3
Star anise 1
Bay leaves 3
Salt
Chili powder 1 spoon
Marathi mokku 2-3
Ghee/butter/refined oil 1 cup

Method:

Soak soya chunks in warm water for an hour or boil soya chunks for 6-8 minutes. Then squeeze the water out. In a pressure cooker add oil/ghee and wait till its smoky hot. Add the spices cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, marathi mokku, star anise, bay leaves and fry for a minute. Later add green chilies and onion fry till onion is translucent. Now add ginger – garlic paste to the above and fry its raw odor leaves the pan. Add tomato plus mint leaves and fry till oil shows up on top. Now add salt, chilly powder, lime juice and soya chunks. Add water and rice too. Cook till tender and fluff a little. Serve warm as a main dish with onion or cucumber raita.