Soya Chunks (Natural) are a great vegetarian, meat-free alternative for cooking. It has a lot of health benefits. It helps in lower the cholesterol levels and prevent heart diseases. Also it is very rich in protein. We can include this soya chunks in our daily routine of cooking. I even sometimes use this chunks in sambar if I am short of vegetables. Even for Maggie, we can use these cooked soya chunks and give it the kids which is more healthier. Today, I am going to demostrate how to prepare Aloo Soya Chunks curry which is a wonderful side dish for a chapati/roti.
Aloo Soya Chunks Curry
Preparation Time
5 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Servings
4
Ingredients:
Soya Chunks
1/2 Cup
Potatoes
3
Onions
2
Tomatoes
2
Turmeric Powder
1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Powder
1 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder
1/4 teaspoon
Curd
1/4 Cup
Salt
To Taste
For Seasoning:
Oil
1 tablespoon
Curry leaves
few
Cumin Seeds
1 teaspoon
Green chillies
2
Method:
Finely chop the onions and tomatoes and keep it aside
Take the soya chunks in a big bowl and add about 1 litre of hot water along with 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Boil the chunks for about 10 mins. If you have microwave, you can cook in oven for 5 minutes so that the soya chunks will be cooked and it will be soft
Wash and peel the skin of potatoes and chop into bigger pieces
Half cook the potatoes and keep it ready
Take a pan, add oil and add cumin seeds when the oil is hot. When the cumins seeds starts to sputter, add chopped green chillies and curry leaves and saute for 1 minute
Add finely chopped onions and saute it till it turns transparent. Add a pinch of salt to cook the onions evenly
Add chopped tomatoes and mix well
Add turmeric powder and salt and saute it to cook the tomatoes completely
Now add the half-cooked potatoes and boiled soya and mix well
Add curd and mix well. Adjust the salt if needed. Keep the flame in low and allow the potatoes to cook completely
Add coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix well and allow the curry in flame for another 5 minutes
Remove the aloo soya chunks curry once cooked completely from flame and garnish with chopped tomatoes and serve with Chapati/Roti
Thank you. It was helpful 🙂 turned out to be delicious.