Soya chunks curry
Ingredients:
- Soya chunks - 100 gm
- Onion - 2 finely sliced
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Garlic - 10 to 12 cloves
- Tomato - 4 medium size ( chopped)
- Cashew nut - 8 to 10
- Bay leaf - 1
- Dry red chilly - 1
- Dry red chilly - 2
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masla powder - 1/4 tsp
- Milk - 1/2 cup
- Oil - 4 tbsp
- coriander leaves - finely chopped ( optional)
- Salt to taste
- Firstly boil the soya chunks for 5 to 10 minutes or till soft.
- When the soya chunks are soften take them out from the boiled water and transfer them to cold water and keep aside.
- Take a kadai and heat 2 tbsp of oil.
- Then add 2 sliced onions , 1 inch ginger , and garlic cloves fry them for 2 minutes in low medium flame.
- Then add chopped tomatoes and cashew nuts and saute for another 3 - 4 minutes.
- After that turn off the flame and transfer the mixture to a bowl and let the mixture cool down completely.
- When the mixture is properly cool down transfer the mixture to a blending jar and make smooth and thick puree.
- Take a kadai and heat 2 tbsp of oil and add bay leaf , 1 dry red chilly , 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds. Fry till cumin seeds turn golden brown.
- Then add turmeric powder and kashmiri red chilly powder cook it for few seconds in low flame.
- Then add the masala puree which we prepared earlier , mix the masal well and saute the masala for few minutes.
- Further add coriander powder and roasted cumin powder mix it well.
- Now cover the pan and cook it for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- After that open the lid and add prepared boiled soya chunks and mix the soya chunks well with the masala.
- Then add 1/4 tsp of garam masala and 1/2 cup of milk mix it well.
- Cover the pan for another few minutes.
- Now the Soya chunk curry ready.
- Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves and serve.
~Happy cooking~