Ingredients

• 1 cup - raw rice or basmati rice
• 3/4 cup - cabbage
• 15 - soya chunks
• 1 - big onion, sliced
• 1 - tomato, chopped finely
• 1/2 bunch - coriander, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp - ginger, crushed
• 2 cloves - garlic, crushed
• Red chilli powder, to taste
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - garam masala powder
• Salt according to taste
• Oil or ghee for cooking
• For seasoning:
• 1 small - cinnamon stick
• 4 - cloves
• 2 - bay leaves

How to Make Cabbage Soya Pulav

• Cook the rice with 2 cups of water, keep it in a separate bowl to cool.
• Boil water in a separate bowl, add soya chunks when the water boils.
• Remove soya chunks once it becomes soft and doubles in size. Drain them and chop into 2 or 4 slices. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel, add cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves.
• Add sliced onions, fry until it gets golden brown in colour and then add the crushed ginger and garlic and fry well.
• Add tomatoes and fry nicely until it gets cooked well.
• Add finely chopped cabbage at this stage and fry for 5-6 minutes.
• Add chopped coriander, fry well.
• Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and fry well until the raw smell goes.
• Add chopped soya chunks, mix it up well as it gets coated with all masala and spices.
• Sprinkle some water over the masala and close it with a lid for 1 minute so that the soya chunks get soaked with the spices.
• Add the cooked rice and close the lid for 1 or 2 minutes.
• Stir carefully to avoid burning.
• Serve it hot with cucumber raita.
• If you wish, garnish with fried cashews.