Homemade Hyderabad Soy Biryani Recipe With Vegetables & Palak

Ingredients

• 2 cups Basmati rice - soaked for 30 minutes
• 8 cups Water
• Salt - to taste
• 1/4 cup Soy Chunks (Nuggets) - soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
• 1/4 cup Carrots (Gajjar) - chopped
• 1/4 cup Green beans (French Beans) - chopped
• 1/4 cup Green peas (Matar)
• 1/4 cup Cauliflower (gobi) - chopped
• 1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) - chopped
• 3 Potatoes (Aloo) - cubed
• 2 Tomatoes - chopped
• 4 Onions - chopped
• 2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste
• Sunflower Oil - to cook
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
• 1 Cloves (Laung)
• 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1-1/2 cups Spinach Leaves (Palak) - or 1 bunch
• 1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)
• 3 Green Chillies
• 5 Badam (Almond)
• 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
• 1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
• 3 Cloves (Laung)
• 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
• 1/2 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
• 1/4 Mace (Javitri)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
• 2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
• Salt - to taste
• 2 cups Onions - sliced
• 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - chopped
• 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina) - roughly torn
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 7 Saffron strands
• Ghee - as needed