Soya Biryani

Ingredients

• ½ cup Saffola Masala Soya Chunks, cooked (boiled and squeezed dry)
• 1 cup Rice, soaked for an hour and drained
• 2-3 tbsp Curd or Coconut milk
• 1 Onion, chopped lengthwise
• ¼ cup Carrot, chopped
• ¼ cup Peas
• Oil -- as required
• ½ cup Mint leaves
• ¼ cup Coriander leaves
• 1-2 Green chillies; 3 Garlic cloves
• 1-inch piece Ginger
• 1 tbsp Garam masala or Biryani masala powder (as required)
• Salt to taste
• 1 Bay leaf; 2 Brown cardamoms
• 1 Star anise (chakra phool)
• 2 Green cardamoms
• 2 Cloves; 1 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 small strand of Mace (javitri)
• ¼ tbsp Cumin seeds
• 6-8 Pepper corns