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# Soya Keema Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 10 min |
| **Cook time** | 30 min |
| **Total time** | 40 min |
| **Serves** | 4 servings |
## Ingredients
### for cooking soya:
* 4 cup water
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 cup soya chunks
### for curry:
* 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
* 1 tsp cumin / jeera
* 1 inch cinnamon
* 5 cloves
* 2 pods cardamom
* 1 chilli *(slit)*
* 3 clove garlic *(finely chopped)*
* 1 onion *(finely chopped)*
* 1 tsp ginger paste
* ¼ tsp turmeric
* ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
* 1 tsp coriander powder
* ¼ tsp cumin powder
* ½ tsp garam masala
* 1 cup tomato pulp
* ¼ cup curd / yogurt *(whisk)*
* ½ tsp salt
* ¼ cup water
* 2 tbsp coriander *(finely chopped)*
## Instructions
1. in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute spices.
2. further add 1 chilli, 3 clove garlic and saute to a golden brown.
3. add in 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger paste and saute to a golden brown.
4. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder and ½ tsp garam masala. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
5. furthermore, add 1 cup tomato pulp and stir well.
6. cook until the oil is separated from the masala paste.
7. keeping the flame on low add ¼ cup curd and stir well until the oil is separated.
8. add in blended soya chunks, ½ tsp salt and saute for 5 minutes.
9. now add ¼ cup water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the soya is cooked well.
10. finally, enjoy soya kheema with roti, garnished with 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
## Step-by-step
firstly, in a large vessel boil 4 cup water with 1 tsp salt.
add 1 cup soya chunks. you can alternatively use soya granules.
boil for 10 minutes, or until the soya is cooked completely.
further, drain off the water from soya and add to cold water.
rest for 10 minutes, and later squeeze off the water from the soya.
transfer the cooked soya chunks to a blender and pulse to coarse texture. keep aside.
now in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp cumin, 1 inch cinnamon, 5 cloves and 2 pods cardamom.
further add 1 chilli, 3 clove garlic and saute to a golden brown.
add in 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger paste and saute to a golden brown.
keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder and ½ tsp garam masala. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
furthermore, add 1 cup tomato pulp and stir well. to prepare tomato pulp blend 3 ripened tomatoes to smooth paste without adding any water.
cook until the oil is separated from the masala paste.
keeping the flame on low add ¼ cup curd and stir well until the oil is separated.
add in blended soya chunks, ½ tsp salt and saute for 5 minutes.
now add ¼ cup water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the soya is cooked well.
finally, enjoy **soya kheema** with roti, garnished with 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
## Video
## Notes
* firstly, cook the soya well else you may end up with stomach problems.
* also, you can use soya granules instead of soya chunks to avoid blending to coarse texture.
* additionally, if you are looking to have a gravy consistency, then add water accordingly.
* finally, **soya keema recipe** tastes great when prepared spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/soya-keema-recipe-soybean-keema/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/soya-keema-recipe-soybean-keema/)
