Soya Nuggets

Soya Nugget Green Curry

Ingredients:
Soya nuggets 1 cup
Coriander leaves 1 cup
Mint leaves 1/2 cup
Spinach leaves(boiled) 1/2 cup
Green chillies 6
Garlic flakes 10
Ginger 1 cm
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Oil 4 tbsp
Cream 2 tbsp
Curds
Salt 1 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder 1/4 tsp
Cashewnuts 1 tsp

Directions:

# Soak soya nuggets in hot water for ten minutes. Squeeze out water and keep aside. Fry the nuggets in one tbsp of oil with quarter teaspoon salt, chilli powder and garam masala powder.
# Fry for a minute and keep aside.
# Grind the coriander leaves, mint, boiled spinach, green chillies, ginger, garlic, onion, tomato and the cashewnuts with a little water to a fine paste.
# Heat the remaining oil in a kadai and when hot fry the ground masala well-stirring all the time till raw smell disappears.
# Add curds little by little till well incorporated in the masala.
# Add cream too and fry a bit. Stir in the nuggets, remaining salt and one cup of water.
# Simmer till thick and the nuggets are well cooked. Serve hot with any roti of your choice(the curry can be made dry and served as a snack too)

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Soya Wonder

Ingredients

Soya Nuggets - 1 cup
Onion sliced - 1 cup
Ginger/Green Chilli paste - 2 tsp
Garlic chopped fine-1 tsp
Sanuf (fennel seeds)-1/2 tsp
Dhaniya powder-1 tsp
Garam Masala powder-1 tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-2 tbsp

Method:

1. Boil 3 cups water and put in the soya nuggets in it boil for 2 mins and off the gas.
2. Keep covered for 10 mins. Drain off the water and sqeeze excess water well. The nuggets are ready to be cooked.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil. Fry the sliced onion. Add the ginger/chilli paste, dhaniya powder, chilli powder and fry well. Cool and grind to paste with one tomato.
4. Heat oil. Add the fennel seeds, chopped garlic and fry. Add the ground paste and fry again.
5. Add the garam masala and mix. Add the soya nuggets and stir again. Add salt and mix.
6. Add 1 1/2 cup water and simmer till gravy thickens. Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot.