Soya Chunks (Nutrela) Curry
I like incorporating soya chunks, seitan, and other forms of packaged soya products in my cooking, for the protein they provide.
Nutrela is sold in most Indian stores in a pre-packaged box as dry round nuggets. Just need to soak them in really hot water for about 10-15 minutes till they soften and the soya chunks are ready to be added to any food.
Ingredients
4 medium tomatoes or 1 can of diced tomatoes
1 medium onion thinly sliced
1 yellow (or red) bell pepper
2 medium potatoes cooked and mashed
8 leaves of mint (optional)
2" piece of fresh ginger
6 cloves of garlic (more or less to your taste)
3-4 dry red chilies
1/2 package of Nutrela soya chunks
2-3 Tbsp Maggi Tikka paste (to suit your taste)
3 Tbsp canola oil
sliced green chilies and coriander for garnish
salt to taste
Preparation
- Soak the Nutrela soya chunks in a bowl of very hot (almost boiling) water and set aside for 10-15 mins till it softens (leaving it soaking longer won't hurt the soya chunks)
- Pound the ginger, garlic, dry red chilies and mint in a mortar and pestle; or just blend it coarsely in a blender or food processor
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the sliced onion and sautee till translucent
- Add the ginger,garlic,dry red chilies, mint mixture to the pan and sautee till fragrance is released
- add the tomatoes and the tikka paste to the pan and sautee till the oil releases
- squeeze out the water from the Nutrela soya chunks and add them to the pan
- add about 1.5 cups of water (or more if you want a thinner curry), salt to taste, and the mashed potatoes and let it simmer for about 10 minutes
- garnish with sliced green chilies and chopped fresh cilantro/coriander leaves
- serve it warm with Naan or Green rice or just plain cooked basmati rice
Labels: indian, soya, vegetarian
2 Comments:
At 6:42 PM, Natasha said…
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I found that adding a dash of tamarind paste and some chilli sauce adds a zing to it.
At 7:07 AM, Gargi Joshi said…
Yummy recipe
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