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    Soya Chunks Fry | Meal Maker Varuval

    Published: Jul 14, 2014 | Last Updated On: May 27, 2022 by Sharmilee J

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    Soya Chunks Fry is a chewy, tasty side dish made by cooking soya chunks with spices, tomato, coconut & onion. Meal Maker Fry also called as Soya Chunks Fry is good as an appetizer / starter, side dish for rice or as a filling for rolls. Soya Chunks Fry Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.Soya Chunks Fry Recipe

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    I wanted to try soya chunks fry since I started trying out recipes with it but didn’t have a particular fry recipe for it. Few weeks back when we visited my periya athais(MIL) house at Thanjavur she prepared a great lunch for us with regular vada payasam meals……and this meal maker varuval caught my attention by the look of it and I at once asked her for the recipe.

    She made it with the bigger variety of soya chunks and it tasted so good by itself that I was skeptical whether it was a sidedish or a starter , yes it was finger lickingly good.As soon as I reached here I tried it immediately else I might forget the recipe, symptoms of ageing you see.

    Don’t have veggies at home then this is is just for you…I think this soya chunks fry goes well as a sidedish for both rice and chapathi. This can be called as a dry curry too but since she said its fry I have titled the same. I loved to have it like a wrap with soft phulkas, thats my on the go breakfast!

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    Soya Chunks Fry | Meal Maker Fry

    Meal Maker Fry is a chewy, tasty side dish made by cooking soya chunks with spices, tomato, coconut & onion. Meal Maker Fry also called as Soya Chunks Fry is good as an appetizer / starter, side dish for rice or as a filling for rolls. Soya Chunks Fry Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Servings2
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/3 cup soya chunks
    • 1 medium big onion finely chopped
    • 1 medium tomato roughly chopped
    • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
    • water as needed
    • salt to taste

    To Grind :

    • 3 tablespoon coconut
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
    • 1/2 teaspoon whole pepper
    • 1 green chilli optional

    To Temper:

    • 2 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds powder
    • a sprig curry leaves

    Instructions

    • Boil water in a pan till it bubbles up rigorously.
    • Switch off and add the soya chunks and let it aside for few mins for it to grow in size.
    • Then rinse soya chunks in cold water at least twice to get rid of the raw smell. Drain water and Set aside.
    • Grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ to a coarse mixture without adding water, Keep aside.
    • In a pan heat oil – add items listed under ‘to temper’ then add ginger garlic paste, onion, tomato and saute till tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell leaves.
    • Then add the coconut mixture along with red chilli powder and garam masala powder and required salt.
    • Saute for 2mins then add soya chunks and sprinkle little water for the gravy to blend well with the soya.
    • Keep frying till it becomes dry and is reddish golden in color.
    • Add oil if it sticks to the bottom of the pan.
    • Serve hot or warm.

    Notes

    • I used my steel pan and it started sticking to the bottom of the pan so I had to add more oil(1 tablespoon) but if you are using nonstick pan then you can reduce the oil.
    • If you are using the bigger variety soya chunks then cut them into half and proceed with the steps mentioned above.
    • While water boils you can add a teaspoon of milk and switch off then add soya chunks, adding milk gets rid of the raw smell easily.
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    Soya Chunks Fry Recipe Step by Step

    1. Boil water in a pan till it bubbles up rigorously.Switch off and add the soya chunks and let it aside for few mins for it to grow in size.How to make soya chunks fry - Step1Pin
    2. Then rinse soya chunks in cold water atleast twice to get rid of the raw smell.Drain water and Set aside.Grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ to a coarse mixture without adding water,Keep aside.
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    3. In a pan heat oil – add items listed under ‘to temper’ then add ginger garlic paste, onion, tomato and saute till tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell leaves.Then add the coconut mixture along with red chilli powder and garam masala powder and required salt.
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    4. Saute for 2mins then add soya chunks and sprinkle little water for the gravy to blend well with the soya.Keep frying till it becomes dry and is reddish golden in color.Add oil if it sticks to the bottom of the pan.
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    Serve hot or warm.
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    Expert Tips

    • I used my steel pan and it started sticking to the bottom of the pan so I had to add more oil(1 tablespoon) but if you are using nonstick pan then you can reduce the oil.
    • If you are using the bigger variety soya chunks then cut them into half and proceed with the steps mentioned above.
    • While water boils you can add a teaspoon of milk and switch off then add soya chunks, adding milk gets rid of the raw smell easily.

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    Soya Chunks Peas Curry Recipe

    Soya chunks is my favourite and have been trying quite a few recipes with it. This curry amma makes with butter beans and now I’ve adapted it to soya chunks, its filling and yummy that the taste is still lingering.
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    Soya chunks can be added in vegetable biriyanis which gives a vegetarian meat biriyani. I have just got the small variety and have been getting it often as this cooks faster and gets blanded with gravies very well than the big ones.
    Ingredients
    • Soya Chunks – 1 cup
    • Ginger garlic paste – 1 teaspoon
    • Onion – 1 finely chopped
    • Boiled Peas – a handful
    • Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon
    • Chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon
    • Oil – 2 teaspoon
    To temper :
    • Cinnamon – 1/4 inch piece
    • Cloves – 2
    To roast and grind:
    • Tomato – 1
    • Coconut – 3 tablespoon
    • Fennel seeds – 1 teaspoon
    Method:
    1. Pressure cook soya chunks until soft – I left it for 2 whistles. Drain water and wash it in cold water twice or thrice.
    2. Dry roast coconut,tomato and fennel seeds. Saute until tomato turns mushy and raw smell leaves. Grind it to a semi dry mixture, do not add much water.
    3. Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon,cloves let it splutter. Then add ginger garlic paste and onions saute till onions turn slightly browned. Now add garam masala powder, chilli powder,required salt and mix well.
    4. Now add the ground mixture and saute until nicely roasted and is browned. Now add pressure cooked soya chunks and mix well and fry for 3-4mins until the masalas are well blended with the chunks. Finally add peas give a quick stir and switch off.
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    My Notes:
    • You can use the same recipe for butter beans / soya beans. Also can add any other favourite veggieof your choice for this curry.
    • You can also add curry leaves while tempering.
    • Instead of adding fennel seeds while grinding, you can also use it while tempering which gives a nice flavour too.
    • You can also make this gravy kind by adding one more tomato and grinding the items with water.
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    1. Geethu Sathiyan

      July 14, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      yumm…

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    2. traditionallymodernfood

      July 14, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      Protein rich side dish:)

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    3. Leena Chandrashekar

      July 14, 2014 at 3:16 pm

      protein rich dish..yum

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    4. Raks anand

      July 15, 2014 at 5:46 am

      Delicious, I always love soy chunks and chapathi as wraps

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    5. Sanjay Uchcharia

      July 15, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      Thanks for the recipes. Just few days ago i was looking for this recipe. Now i got more here. 🙂

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    6. satya.cs

      July 16, 2014 at 5:44 am

      It was really tasty, i had tried last nite n came out soo good Thanks sharmilee

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    7. Lavi Raj

      July 16, 2014 at 11:46 am

      soy chunk is my favourite, like the simple masala part and the wrap pic tempts me a lot to try!

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    8. Niloufer Riyaz

      July 16, 2014 at 9:56 pm

      a very healthy side dish!

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    9. Tarun Jindal

      June 23, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Very usefull for me..taste was very good.. Thank you.. 🙂 keep on publishing… ?

      Reply
    10. prabhjot kaur

      April 11, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Any substitute for coconut or can v skip it

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      • SHARMILEE J

        April 20, 2016 at 2:29 am

        No substitutes

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