SOYA KHEEMA CURRY RECIPE
January 22nd, 2008Ingredients:
Finely chopped onions- ¼ cup
Chopped tomatoes- ¼ cup
Curry leaves- few
Soya chunks- 1 cup
Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
Dhania powder- 2 tsps
Garam masala powder- ½ tsp
Salt- as required
Oil- for frying
Mustard seeds- ¼ tsp
Green chillies- 2 (slit lengthwise)
Coriander leaves- to garnish
Grind together:
Ginger- ½ inch piece
Garlic- 4 flakes
Ani seed (saunf)- ¼ tsp
Pepper- ¼ tsp
Onion- 1 large
Preparation Method:
1. Soak soya chunks in very hot water for 10 minutes.
2. Squeeze out from the water, add fresh cold water, drain the water and squeeze well.
3. Repeat the process once again to remove smell from soya. Squeeze well to remove the moisture.
4. Put it in a mixie (using dry grinding blade) and run at a low speed, stirring once or twice to make it like kheema.
5. Preheat the electric tawa to 2000 C.
6. Heat 1 ½ tbl sp of oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies.
7. Add onions and tomatoes together and fry for 2 minutes.
8. Add ground paste, stir for a minute and add soya kheema.
9. Stir fry for two minutes, shift kheema to the sides of the pan.
10. Put little oil in the center, add turmeric, dhania powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt in it.
11. Mix it in the oil, and gradually bring the kheema to the center and stir gently.
12. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves.
13. This can be served as a dry curry to rice or chappathi.
