Another monday after a busy weekend with lots of shopping for mittu for her sports day next week. 1 more week and we have her interview with the preschool and I am already having sleepless nights while her father is confident that she will get through easily……keeping my fingers crossed 🙂
Coming to the recipe, I had bookmarked this recipe long back and finally gave a try last week and here is the recipe with stepwise. This curry is very easy as it comes with no grinding part but is very flavourful and yummy.
Soya chunks curry Recipe
Recipe Source : Raks Kitchen
Ingredients:
- Soya chunks – 1 cup
- Onion – 1 chopped
- Tomato – 2 chopped
- Green chillies – 1 chopped finely
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
- Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
- Sambar powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – as required
To Temper:
- Curry leaves – few
- Cinnamon – 1 small piece
- Cloves – 2
- Fennel seeds(Sombu) – 1 tsp
- Oil – 1.5 tbsp
I just halved the recipe as I cooked for just me but have given the measurements from the orginal recipe with my tweaks 🙂
Method:
Pressure cook soya chunks with salt for 1 whistle along with a garlic pearl or a 1/4 inch cinnamon piece (just to get rid of the soya raw smell) . Wash it atleast twice, drain water completely, squeeze it well to drain the excess water. Keep aside. In a pan heat oil – add cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste fry for a minute.
Then add green chillies and onions and fry until onions turn slightly browned. Then add tomatoes and fry until raw smell of tomatoes leave. Add turmeric, chilli, garam masala powder and required salt and stir well.
Sprinkle little water for the masalas to blend well. Now add the cooked soya chunks and stir for 5mins. Keep in low flame and allow the soya chunks to get nicely blended with the masalas . Switch off and serve hot with rotis.
This a very easy curry with no soaking in prior, no grinding part perfectly suits weeknight dinners with rotis. You can wrap it with raw onions and have it like a frankie too. And now the mini soya nuggest available is better than big ones as it cooks faster and easily absorbes the spices and flavours.
My Notes:
- I read in a tamil magazine that to get rid of the raw soya smell while pressure cooking / boiling the soya chunks itself a small of cinnamon or a garlic pear or even cardamom can be added.
- As soya chunks is very bland add more spices to make it flavourful.
Reshmi Mahesh says
December 12, 2011 at 2:46 amSoya chunks curry looks very yummy…
Gayathri NG says
December 12, 2011 at 4:09 amMy hubbys fav looks delicious n perfect!!!
Aarthi says
December 12, 2011 at 4:28 amI love soya chunks…They are great source of protein right..Thanks for sharing this sharmi..
Swathi says
December 12, 2011 at 4:30 amSoya chunk curry looks delicious, my mother in law makes it a lot.
Vardhini says
December 12, 2011 at 4:44 amYummy. I make it similarly too for rotis.
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Prathibha says
December 12, 2011 at 6:11 amnice n healthy curry…love it…
Paaka Shaale says
December 12, 2011 at 6:52 amSimple yet tasty. Very yummy 🙂
Valarmathi Sanjeev says
December 12, 2011 at 7:19 amsimple and healthy recipe…looks yummy.
manjooo says
December 12, 2011 at 8:09 amgreat..using sambar powder is a twist :)……thanks for sharing
Chitra says
December 12, 2011 at 8:20 amIts my favorite. i too make this way but i dont temper the spices..i add only g&g. will try this version..
Tina says
December 12, 2011 at 12:29 pmLuv anything with soya chunks..This looks delicious dear.
ANU says
December 12, 2011 at 12:32 pmwow beautiful dear….very healthy ad tasty..
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Tina says
December 12, 2011 at 12:32 pmDelicious dear..
Chandrani says
December 12, 2011 at 1:52 pmSoya chunk curry looks delicious..
Hamaree Rasoi says
December 12, 2011 at 2:04 pmMy hubby's favorite and I like the addition of samber powder here..
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Priya says
December 12, 2011 at 2:57 pmNutritious soya chunks curry..beautifully done Sharmi.
faseela says
December 12, 2011 at 3:26 pmSuper soya chunks curry
Angie's Recipes says
December 12, 2011 at 3:36 pmHad some soya drink today…but I would love some those soya chunk curry now. So tasty!
Rachana says
December 12, 2011 at 4:55 pmThe soya chunk curry looks fabulous. Yum!
Shabitha Karthikeyan says
December 12, 2011 at 5:02 pmChill out these days kids are very smart…Do you have an interview or is it just for mittu..normally I hear there some interviews for parents too.
Curry looks flavorful and comfy !!!
Namitha says
December 12, 2011 at 5:45 pmDon't worry, she's a really smart kid and she will get through 🙂 Love this curry
Cilantro says
December 12, 2011 at 5:47 pmBest wishes to Mittu! She will definitely get thru. Do not worry.
Soy chunks is my daughter fav, she likes them in biriyani. Curry looks delicious.
Vanamala Hebbar says
December 12, 2011 at 5:57 pmHealthy dish…i too make similar one…
Happy Cook / Finla says
December 12, 2011 at 6:58 pmLooks so delicious and i am not a huge fan if soya, but thins i think i would like;
Uma says
December 12, 2011 at 7:27 pmI have never tried soya chunks this way. Liked it and do it one day for sure.
Sobha Shyam says
December 12, 2011 at 9:06 pmsimple, delicious and healthy soya curry
sangee vijay says
December 12, 2011 at 11:58 pmsoya chunks curry looks simply inviting…very nice recipe too..
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Cham says
December 13, 2011 at 12:17 amI never understood what they can evaluate in just few minutes? Though donation will play a major role i guess 🙂
The soya chunks is yummy 🙂
Ramya says
December 13, 2011 at 1:11 amThsi is one of my fav side dish for Roti:-) This looks soo inviting!!
TheYummyMorsel says
December 13, 2011 at 2:13 amSoya chunks, another favorite of mine. Very yummy curry.
Poonam Borkar says
December 13, 2011 at 4:37 amsoya chunks looks delicious..your blog is simply awesome..loved it 🙂
Sharmilee! :) says
December 13, 2011 at 4:52 am@Shabitha: Mostly the intw will be for the kid, must be just an interaction session 🙂
@Cham : Exactly thats what I was thinking too…how will they evaluate or can expect from a 2.5 yr old?! And even if they get through, donation plays a major role as you say 🙂
@Namitha, Cilantro : Thank u so much for ur wishes!
Priti says
December 13, 2011 at 4:53 amLooks yum ….love this curry
NiVi says
December 13, 2011 at 8:50 amvery delicious dish sharmi … and all the best for you and your kid for the interview…
zareena says
December 13, 2011 at 9:08 ammmmmm…. mouth watering delicious dear. Will be great with chapathis.
Maayeka says
December 13, 2011 at 9:19 amSimple ,healthy and delicious ..love this curry.
divya says
December 13, 2011 at 10:17 pmwow…iam drooling here so tempting….
jeyashrisuresh says
December 14, 2011 at 1:22 pmyummy and simple recipe.quite healthy and flavorful
Deeps @ Naughty Curry says
December 19, 2011 at 4:55 pmI love soya nuggets, this curry looks absolutely delecious…and so healthy too! 🙂
deepsrecipes says
December 29, 2011 at 6:15 amVery healthy and yummy recipe..
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Anonymous says
March 25, 2012 at 7:49 pmWe love soya chunk with peas or cabbage or even as soya "dal ghosht". My tip for making chunks absorb flavours is to add masalas to chunks after you squeeze the water out, then marinate for 15 minutes or so in this masalas. Then cook chunks.
SOUNDARYA says
October 27, 2013 at 9:45 pmHi Sharmi, you have always been my saviour when it comes to what to cook today. I dint have any veggies at home and dint know what to do for side dish. Hoped u wud have some gud ideas and clicked this soy curry. It was so gud to taste and very soft as well. Thank u so much, I can blindly follow ur recipes. Keep up the good work!
Sindhuja A says
December 28, 2013 at 11:21 ami love ur receipes sharmi..pls post Egg briyani..