Soy chunks is called “soya meat” in Sri Lanka due to its texture and probably taste.  Soya meat is normally used to make curries, cutlets etc.  Since I am a vegetarian, I thought to make a pulav out of soya meat which is quite high in protein.  To make a non veg pulav, you can replace soya meat with meat like chicken or goat.

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried soy chunks
• Hot water to soak soy chunks
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 medium carrot scraped
• ½ cup green beans chopped into ½ inch pieces
• 1 ½ tablespoons canola oil
• 1 strand curry leaves
• 4 – 5 cloves
• 2, ½ inch cinnamon pieces
• 2 – 3 whole cardamom
• About 10 – 12 cashews chopped
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 tablespoon ghee/clarified butter
• 2 tablespoon vegetable pulav mix (I used the powdered one)
• 1 cup rice (uncooked)

Method

• Cook rice either in a rice cooker or stove top or pressure cooker and set aside

• Soak soy chunks in hot water for about 10 minutes
• Squeeze water.
• Add 1 tablespoon canola oil to skillet and fry soy chunks until they are crispy.  Set aside
• To the same skillet add ½ tablespoon canola oil and add green beans and stir fry for about 5 minutes.
• Add cabbage and fry for another 5 minutes
• Add carrots, pulav mix and fry for another 3 – 4 minutes and set aside
• To the same skillet add ghee and add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom pods, cashew, raisins, curry leaves and fry for about 2 – 3 minutes
• Add cooked vegetables, cooked rice and mix well on very low flame
• Add salt to taste