Soy Chunk Rice

One of my favorite main course dish. It's simple and easy to make and an absolute yummm!

Ingredients:
1 cup- Basmati Rice (cooked)
1/4 cup- Soy chunks
1/2 cup- Mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, beans etc)
1 tsp- chopped ginger
5- green chillies
1 tsp- turmeric powder
1/2 tsp- asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp- Black pepper (optional)
4- cloves
1- bay leaf
1tsp- fennel seeds (saunf)
2 tbsp- tomato ketchup
Coriander leaves (cilantro) to garnish.

Servings- 2

Process:
1. Soak the soy chunks in one cup warm water for 30 mins. After that pour and squeeze out the excess water from chunks.
1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
2. Add hing, fennel seeds, bay leaf and cloves and saute them for a minute.
3. Add ginger and green chillies and fry them for couple of seconds.
4. Add the mixed veggies, salt and pepper and saute them until the veggies are cooked.
5. Now, add the soaked soy chunks, cover and cook it for 5 mins so that the chunks can absorb the flavor.
6. After that add rice and the tomato ketchup and give it a good mix.
7. Fry the rice for couple of mins in medium- low flame.
8. Garnish it with some chopped cilantro.

Serve it hot with Gobi manchurian or some other spicy/ tangy side dish.