Soya Chunks Fry

Ingredients

• • Onions (finely chopped) - 2 tablespoons
• • Tomatoes (chopped) - ¼ cup
• • Soya chunks - 1 cup
• • Dhania powder - 2 teaspoons
• • Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Cardamoms (for seasoning) - a little

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Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Ginger - ½ inch piece
• • Garlic - 5 flakes
• • Aniseeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Cloves - 3
• • Cinnamon - ½ inch piece

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Method

• 1. Soak soya chunks in very hot water for 2 minutes.
• 2. Squeeze and take out.
• 3. Repeat the process twice more to remove smell from soya chunks.
• 4. Heat oil. add seasonings, onions and then tomatoes.
• 5. Mix dhania powder, chilly powder in that oil.
• 6. Add soya and continue frying for few more minutes.
• 7. Add ground paste and fry till dry.
• 8. Serve as a dry curry with rice.

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Note - Variations

• • Grind 2 Tablespoon of grated fresh coconut, ¼ Teaspoon of black pepper, 1 big onion, 2 large tomatoes to smooth paste.
• • Add ginger, garlic paste while frying. Follow above procedure.
• • Squeeze lime just before removing from fire. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Note

• • Select fine soya chunks when making dry curry which tastes better than round chunks.