JEERA RICE with SOYA CHUNK CURRY

Ingredients:
2 Cups Basmati Rice
1 large Onion (thinly sliced)
1 large Potato (cut into small cubes)
4 Green Chillies (chopped)
3 tablespoons Jeera or Cumin seeds
3 tablespoons Jeera Powder (optional-I prefer it bcoz it gives extra-flavour to the rice)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
3 tablespoons of Oil or Ghee
salt as per taste

Method:

1. Take Basmati Rice(washed and drained) in a bowl.
2. Add 1sp of oil/ghee and 1sp of Jeera and add 4 cups of water to the drained rice.
3. Now keep the bowl in a Pressure Cooker and Bring to boil.
4. Heat oil/ghee on medium level in a large heavy-bottomed vessel for about 2 minutes.
5. Add mustard seeds and 2sp Jeera and fry for 2 minutes till the seeds splutter.
6. Add greenchillies, onion, potato and let it fry for 5 minutes.
7. Add Jeera powder, little bit of salt and mix it well and let it fry for another 2 minutes.
8. Now add boiled rice to the above mix and add salt as per your taste and mix the rice well and serve it hot with Soya Chunk Curry and Raitha.

SOYA CHUNK CURRY

Ingredients:
Soya chunks 2 cups
1 big Onion
2 Juicy Tomatoes
1 cup of boiled Mixed Vegetables (Carrot, Green Peas, Beans, Potato) – optional
3 Green Chillies (cut into small pieces)
½ teaspn of Ginger-garlic Paste
1 tea spn of Butter/Ghee/Oil
Turmeric a pinch
½ tea spn of Red Chilli Powder
½ tea spn of Garam Masala Powder
½ cup of Milk and 2 tea spn of Curd
Salt as per taste

 

Method:

1. Pressure cook the Soya chunks(with water).
2. Add cut Onion and Tomatoes in a separate bowl and bring it to boil with little salt.
3. Take out the soya chunks, leave it under cold water, squeeze the water out of them.
4. Take out the Onion and Tomatoes bowl, make a paste of onion.
5. Peel the tomatoes and make a paste. Heat butter/ghee/oil in a pan add green chillies, onion paste and fry till it turn golden brown.
6. Then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute and add tomato paste, mix well and fry for 2 min.
7. Now add the masalas and fry till the oil leaves the sides.
8. Add the soya chunks (if you are using vegetables add them) to the gravy and add milk, curd and boiled it till the gravy became thick.
9. Tasty and Easy Soya Chunk Curry is waiting for you have it… you can also eat this curry with Rotis.