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Mom's soya curry

SoyaBean Curry
Soyabeans originated in South-east Asia and were first domesticated by Chinese farmers around 1100 BC. By the first century AD, soyabeans were grown in Japan and many other countries. Following the Second World War, the United States experienced a period of increasing prosperity. Demand for meat consumption increased as people’s diets improved. Livestock producers found that soyabean meal was the preferred source of protein at an affordable cost. Chickens, turkeys, cattle and hogs were fed diets containing tens of millions of tons of soyabean meal each year. This increase in the use of soyabean meal for livestock.
One of my favorite veg recipe. Soya makes a great addition to the protein component of a balanced vegetarian meal plan. Like mushrooms, soya also makes a good replacement for meat. I used Nutrela’s soya chunks and would highly recommend it. Soya meat or soya chunks or nuggets is a defatted soya flour product, a by-product of extracting soyabean oil. It’s the largest selling soya foods brand in India.

Course : Side Dish
Cuisine : Indian
Yield : 4 serving


Ingredients :

Soyabean Curry

1. Soya chunks - 100gms
(i used Fortune's soyachunks)
2. Sour curd - 1/2 cup
3. Half a tomato
4. Green chili - 5 pieces
5. Paste of half onion
6. Ginger garlic paste
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
8. Red chili powder - 1/2 tbsp
9. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tbsp
10. Ajinomoto - 1/4 tbsp
11. Cornflour - 1 tbsp
12. Green cardamom - 2 pieces
13. Cinnamon - 1 inch bark
14. Mustard oil n Refined oil
15. Salt n Sugar - as per taste

Prepare for Yourself



1. Boil 100gm soyachunks fully immersed in water. Also add two pinches of salt and 2-3 drops of refined oil. Boil it for 3 mins.


TIPS : Adding refined oil to water prevents soyabean to stick to each other.



Boiled Soyabean

2. Drain all the water from boiled soya chunks, by squeezing it. Keep it in a clean bowl for later use.

3. Grind 4 green chilis, 2 diced onions, 1/2 a tomato, 9-10 garlic cloves, 2 inch of ginger or a tablespoonful of diced ginger in a smooth paste. Use the paste in half-n-half manner.



4. Take 1/2 of the above paste to marinate the soya chunks. Add 1/2 tbsp red pepper powder, 1/2 cup of sour curd, 1 tbsp corn flour, 1 tbsp mustard oil , salt to taste, a pinch of ajinomoto(optional).



TIPS : Take 1/3rd cup water and mix 1 tbsp of cornflour powder. Blend it with a fork to a semi-fluid paste. Avoid forming lumps. Thn use for any recipe as a thickener.


Caution : Aginomoto is harmful to health. I used a pinch of it to enhance the flavours.
Keep aside for minimum 25 mins or even more, so that the soyachunks absorb some tangy flavour.

5. Put 2 tbsp refined oil in frying pan. Fry the marinated soya chunks. Keep aside.


Fried Soyabean

6. (optional) Boil two diced potatoes and then saute it. keep aside.


Boiled Potatoes
7. Lit the oven, heat the pan, and pour 2 tbsp mustard oil. Check if the oil is little foamy 
and emitting smoke. This means the oil is perfectly heated to cook.

Understand the smoke point of oil
TIPS : Oil should to heated to eliminate it's strong odour.

Put the green cardamom and cinnamon. Don't let it burn. Add cumin (jeere), dried red chili pepper, and fry for 2 secs.

Cover the pan and cook

 8. Add 1/2 of an onion, chopped, saute till light brown. Now add 1/2 tbsp garam masala, 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp roasted cumin powder, a pinch of nigella (kalonji) seeds, salt and sugar (as per taste). Fry these masalas with the rest half of the grinded paste. 

Add the fried potatoes (optional) and fried soyabean. Roast well till the raw masala smell reduces. Add 2 cup of water, stir once and cover with a lid for 3 mins.



9. Your spicy tangy soya is ready. Serve hot with rice, chapatis or even paranthas.



For garnishing, pour the soya gravy in a bowl with small cutting of coriander in center.



Soyabean Curry- My mom's special recipe

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