Soya chunks salna recipe
soya chunks curry recipe
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Cuisine: South Indian, Tamilnadu cuisine Keyword: popular south indian recipe, side dish for appam, side dish for chapathi
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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to saute and grind
- 1.25 tbsp oil
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 pinch stone flower/kalpasi
- 4 no cloves
- 3 no garlic cloves
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 no green chilli - broken
- 1 medium onion - chopped
- 1 no tomato - chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut grated
- 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp chilli powder
for the curry
- 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 medium onion - finely chopped
- 1/2 no tomato - chopped
- salt to taste
- 1.5-2 cups water
- 1 handful coriander leaves - chopped finely
to prepare soya chunks
to cook soya chunks, boil 3 cups water in a pan. put off and add the soya chunks. let it sit for 10 minutes.
drain and wash it with cold water. keep it aside until use.
to saute and grind
heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves, stone flower, cloves, garlic cloves, ginger, green chilli, onion and fry till brown
add tomato and fry till mushy.
further add grated coconut, poppy seeds and fry for a minute.
add turmeric powder, coriander powder and chilli powder. mix well and fry for half a minute.
cool and grind to a fine paste. keep aside until use.
for the curry
heat oil and pop in fennel seeds and curry leaves.
add chopped onions and fry until transparent.
further add chopped tomatoes and fry for a minute.
squeeze out excess water from the soya chunks and add it to the pan.
now add prepared masala, salt, 1.5-2 cups water. mix well to adjust consistency required. close and cook for 15 minutes on high
open and add chopped coriander leaves. close and cook again for 10 minutes on medium heat.
open and serve hot with parotta/chapathi/poori/dosa/idli.