Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups soya chunks
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 medium sized onion (finely chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 capsicum (finely chopped)
- 2 large tomatoes (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder / dhaniya powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- salt to taste
- ½ tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- firstly in a kadai heat oil and add cumin seeds.
- saute till the cumin seeds turn aromatic.
- further add finely chopped onions and continue to saute.
- also add garlic, ginger and saute till the raw smell disappears completely.
- additionally add finely chopped capsicum and saute for a minute.
- now add finely chopped tomatoes and saute.
- saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy. you can alternatively use tomato pulp to make slightly gravy.
- also add turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and aamchur. instead of aamchur use lemon juice.
- saute well till the oil starts to release from masala.
- now add squeezed soya and required salt.
- give a good mix making sure the spices are combined well.
- cover and simmer for 5 minutes so that soya absorbs all masala.
- finally, serve soya subzi garnished with coriander leaves along with chapathi.
Soya chunks fry recipe | meal maker fry recipe
How to make soya chunks fry or meal maker fry with step by step photo
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firstly, in a large vessel take enough water and add in soya chunks.
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furthermore, cover and boil for 8 minutes, stirring in between.
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once the soya is cooked drain off the water and transfer to a bowl of cold water.
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allow to rest for 10 minutes and rinse multiple of times with clean water.
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further, squeeze off the soya chunks to remove the absorbed water and keep aside. make sure to squeeze water else they wont absorb masala.
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now in a kadai heat oil and add cumin seeds.
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saute till the cumin seeds turn aromatic.
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further add finely chopped onions and continue to saute.
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also add garlic, ginger and saute till the raw smell disappears completely.
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additionally add finely chopped capsicum and saute for a minute.
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now add finely chopped tomatoes and saute.
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saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy. you can alternatively use tomato pulp to make slightly gravy.
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also add turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and aamchur. instead of aamchur use lemon juice.
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saute well till the oil starts to release from masala.
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now add squeezed soya and required salt.
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give a good mix making sure the spices are combined well.
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cover and simmer for 5 minutes so that soya absorbs all masala.
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finally, serve soya chunks fry garnished with coriander leaves along with chapathi.
Notes
- firstly, make sure to cook soya well and squeeze off the water. else they might be causing indigestion and smell bad as they are rich in protein.
- furthermore, make tomato puree to make gravy kinda sabzi.
- additionally, add a tbsp of milk while cooking soya to remove the smell from soya chunks.
- finally, squeeze off the water from soya chunks before adding to soya chunks fry or meal maker fry.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/soya-chunks-fry-recipe-meal-maker-fry/