🔥AMAZING Veg Pilaf, Meat-free Vegetable Pulao With TVP | Oil-Free Plant-Based Cooking | How To
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Let’s make an OIL-FREE VEG PULAO with TVP for added protein content and texture. TVP, soya chunks or textured vegetable protein is an incredible ingredient, …
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Let's make an OIL-FREE VEG PULAO with TVP for added protein content and texture. TVP, soya chunks or textured vegetable protein is an incredible ingredient, which is used in plant-based and regular cooking as a meat extender, and it's so versatile, I can't stop trying out new recipes 😋
This meat-free vegetable pulao is spicy and full of flavour, we're going to make an oil-free version of veg pulao, pilau or pilaf, inspired by Indian spices.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Prepping Rice and Soy Chunks
03:06 Prepping the Marinade
04:10 Prepping the Aromatics
07:06 Difference Between Whole and Ground Spices
08:18 Developing Spice Flavour Without Oil
11:03 Final Reveal
11:41 Let's connect!
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⚙️Equipment: saucepan and / or a pressure cooker, programmable or a stovetop one, blender (or hands) to mix the curd
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⚙️INGREDIENTS
BATCH 1️⃣Prep
🔸1-1 1/2 cup TVP (Soya Chunks, Curls or Strips, but Chunks are preferred for their look)
🔸1 cup Rice, or up to 2 cups if you prefer
🔸2 cups Cold Water, to soak rice
🔸2 cups of Hot Water, to rehydrate soya chunks
BATCH 2️⃣Marinade
1 block Silken Tofu
2 tbsp BBQ Sauce
1/2 cup Cashews Soaked in Hot Water (or Blanched Almonds)
A pinch of Salt to Taste
1 tsp Chilli Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric
BATCH 3️⃣
Whole spices (fennel seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper, bay leaf), crush them with pestle and mortar if you have them.
BATCH 4️⃣
4 small or 2 big Purple Onions
BATCH 5️⃣
3 Thai Green Chillies, chopped
1-inch piece Fresh Ginger, diced
BATCH 6️⃣
1 Carrot, diced
BATCH 7️⃣
4-5 Cloves Garlic
1/2 cup Strained Tomatoes, Veg Broth to deglaze
BATCH 8️⃣
Ground spices (Ginger, Mustard Powder, Cumin Powder 1/4 tsp each, Curry Powder 1 tsp, Cinnamon 1/8 tsp)
1 cup of Water for rice
🌱GARNISHING
Parsley
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⚙️METHOD
From 1️⃣, soak rice and TVP for 20-30 min. 🕑
Once done, discard rice water, wash the rice. 💧
Squeeze TVP.
Blend 2️⃣ to prepare the marinade.
Marinade soya chinks for 20 min. 🕑
Heat up the pan or an instant pot in a saute mode.
Add 3️⃣and toast for 2 min. You should smell the aroma, but spices shouldn't burn.
Add 4️⃣, allow to brown. Once onions start sticking to the pan / instant pot – throw in 5️⃣
Keep saute-ing.
In 1 min, add 6️⃣Saute for 1 min further, deglaze with strained tomatoes or liquid of choice.
Keep watching your instant pot, so there's no burn.
Add soya chunks with the marinade.
You may add a touch of water of 1/2 cup of strained tomatoes for moisture.
Add soaked, washed rice.
Finish up with 8️⃣!
Close the lid on an instant pot. Allow to pressure cook for 10 -11minutes or 2 whistles.
Slow release.
Definitely try parsley for serving, it' adds a lot of freshness.
Enjoy!
Serve with love 💛
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