Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice – 2 cups
• Soya chunks – 1 cup
• Soya granules – 1/4 cup
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Tomato paste – 1 tbsp
• Fresh fennel, cut into half inch pieces – 2 tbsp
• Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Soak the soya chunks in hot salted water for 10-15 mins.
2. Soak the granules separately in warm salted water.
3. Once the soyas have swelled in the water, drain out the soaked soya from the water and squeeze out the excess water.
4. Heat the oil and fry the soya chunks and the granules in the oil for 2-3 mins.
5. Add the fennel pieces and fry for a few seconds.
6. Add the cooked rice to this and stir gently.
7. Mix in the pastes and stir once again.
8. Serve this rice preparation with raita or mango chutney.