SOYA SPECIAL
December 23rd, 2007 Posted in UncategorizedSOYA BALLS VEGETABLE MASALA:
Soak 1 cup of soya balls in hot water for 15 minutes.
Then drain the water completely.
Squeeze the water out of the soya balls with the help of yr fingers.
Then pour cold water on it and again soak for 5 minutes.
Then again drain the water completely and squeeze out the extra water.
Heat a kadai and pour 4 or 5 tbsp oil.
When the oil becomes hot, add 1sp cumin seeds, 1 cup of chopped onions, 2
cups of chopped tomatoes and 1sp turmeric powder.
Fry the vegetables until the tomatoes are mashed finely and the oil oozes on
the surface. Now add 1 cup of diced potato, 2 handfuls of diced cauliflower
and the soya balls with 4 cups of water and enough saltt.
When the vegetables are half‐cooked, grind 1 cup of shredded coconut with 1sp
fennel seeds, 3 garlic flakes and 4 green chillies into a paste and add this to
the masala. Also add 1sp chili powder and mix well. Let the gravy simmer until
you get the desired consistency. Add 2tbsp chopped coriander leaves and mix
well.
SOYA FRY.
Soak 1 cup of soya chunks or soya balls in water and drain all the excess water
in the way mentioned above.
Then put them in a mixi and run for a second.
They will change like shredded coconut.
Heat a kadai and pour 4tbsp oil.
When the oil becomes hot, add 1 /2 cup of chopped onions and fry them to a
light brown colour.
Then add ½ cup of chopped tomatoes, 1tsp chopped green chillies, 1sp chilli
powder, 1sp turmeric powder, ½ cup of chopped capsicum , ½sp ginger paste,
½sp garlic paste and 1sp fennel seeds powder and fry well until all the water is
evaporated and the vegetables are mashed well.
Now add the soya chucnks with 2tbsp chopped coriander leaves and fry well for
a few minutes.
Lastly add ¼ cup of fresh coconut, put off the fire and mix well







