Name: Soya keema biryani recipe | Soya kheema matar biryani recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups rice ( (basmati or seeraga samba rice)); ½ tsp shahi jeera; 1 bay leaf; 4 cloves (/laung); 1 cinnamon stick ( / dalchini, small ); 2 green cardamoms ( / elaichi); Salt ( as needed); 1 tsp oil; 2 tbsps oil ( or ghee); ½ tsp shahi jeera ( or cumin); 1 bay leaf (small or half); 1 star anise ( / biryani flower); 4 cloves (/ laung); 1 cinnamon ( / dalchini, small stick); 2 green cardamoms ( / elaichi); ½ cup onions ( thinly sliced); 1 green chilli ( slit); 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; ¾ cup soya ( granules); ½ cup green peas; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala ( + 1 tsp meat masala or 1 ½ to 2 tsps biryani masala powder); Salt ( as needed); ¼ cup curd ( / yogurt or ½ cup thin coconut milk); 1 Handful mint (/pudina & coriander leaves); 1 tbsp ghee (melted )