Vegetable biryani with plant based protein

This delicious Veg Biryani dish takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and is ideal for a quick lunch. Easy Vegetable Biryani in the Instant Pot - aromatic basmati rice cooked with entire spices, herbs, and veggies. This simple biryani is not only flavorful, but also high in protein.

My family members are crazy about this particular brand of plant based protein called Veat.

Ingredients:

• Carrots - 2 cut lengthwise
• Potato  -2 cut lengthwise
• Peas - 1 cup
• Cauliflower - flowerets 1 cup
• Beans- 50 gms cut lengthwise
• Onions- 3 cut lengthwise
• Ginger - 1/2 inch grated
• Garlic- 4 pressed
• Green chilli- 3 cut lengthwise
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Oil -1 tbsp
• Veat plant based protein- 400 gms
• Cashew nut - 20 pieces 
• Bay leaf - 2-3
• Cinnamon - 1/4 inch
• Cardamom- 2-3
• Cloves - 2-3
• Mace- a small piece
• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• water -3 3/4 cups
• saffron - a pinch
• salt - to taste

    To marinate veat

• coriander powder-1 tbsp
• cumin powder-1 tbsp
• salt-1 tbsp
• garam masala-1 tbsp
• chilli powder-1 tbsp       

Method:

• Add the cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala, and salt to marinate Veat.

• Seal with a cling wrap and let it marinate for 1-2 hours in the fridge

• Soak Basmati rice for 15 minutes

• Soak saffron in 1/4 cup warm water

• turn on the insta pot put the ghee+ oil mix. 

• Add the spices and the cashew and fry them till they turn golden brown

• Add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and green chilles.

• Now add the chopped vegetables to the sautéed spice and onions.

• Add the marinated Veat to the vegetables.

• Add 2 cups of rice to the vegetable and Veat.

• Add Saffron Water

• Add 3 1/2 cups of water to the vegetables and rice.

• Close the insta pot and let the biryani cook. Check to see if the vent is closed.

• Once the rice has cooked, release the pressure by turning the vent.

• Open the Insta Pot , mix the Biryani just to fluff up the rice

• Vegetable Biryani is ready. Serve with Raita. Enjoy