Soya Vaeppudu

This is recipe seen on tv that my husband customized with soya and added Verkadalai for additional taste.

Ingredients

Soya - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilli powder -1 + 1 spoon
Dhaniya powder - 1 spoon
Garam masala - 1/4 spoon
Salt - as needed
Peanut/Groundnut (Verkadalai) - powder coarsely

Onion 1 - cut into small pieces
Ginger garlic paste - 1 spoon
Tomato - 1 - cut into small pieces

Seasoning
Pattai
Elakkai
Lavang

Step1 - cooking the soya
 Boil water in a big vessel  with about 3/4th water..  Add a little salt and about a spoon of oil. Once the water starts boiling add the soya and bring it to a boil, let it get cooked soft. Let it cool, or if in a hurry :), run some cold water and drain and squeeze out all the water.  If they are big nuggets now cut into half or as 3 parts.

Step 2 - Marination
Add Turmeric powder, Chilli powder 1 spoon, a little salt (watch out and may be a little pinch is good), curd.
Mix it well, and can keep it it in the fridge for about half hour so it gets set well.

Step 3 -
Take Oil about 5 spoon, in a pan, and add Pattai, cloves(lavang), cardamom(elakkai) and saute for a minute.
Add Onion and saute till brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute
Add tomato and saute.
Add turmeric, garam masala, chilli powder 1 spoon, dhaniya powder 1 spoon and saute.
Add marinated to the this, and saute.  Sprinkle just a few drops of water as needed and saute well.
Once this all comes together and all the water is evaporated, add the peanut powder and saute for a few minutes.


Note : this can also be made with Chicken