{"id":3581,"date":"2013-11-07T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2013-11-07T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T02:15:00","slug":"soya-chunks-roast-meal-maker-roast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/2013\/11\/soya-chunks-roast-meal-maker-roast.html","title":{"rendered":"Soya Chunks \/ Meal maker Roast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Soy-chunk-roast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Soy chunk roast\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Soy chunk roast\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Soy-chunk-roast_thumb.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"567\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">Ah ! Soya chunks ! The very name terrorized me coz whenever I cooked it, my mood soured as it never came out good ! The few attempts I made, in making a decent dish out of soya chunks were always disastrous ! It always tasted blant \ud83d\ude41 Anyways on our last trip to Kerala, we tasted a yummy soy chunk roast, made as part of a sadya, by a caterer.  And it felt  like having a non veg dish in the middle of a completely vegetarian meal! The soy chunks were cut into thin rounds which allowed them to absorb the masala better.The only thing I didn\u2019t like about it was that it had red color added to it which was absolutely not necessary. <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">After coming back to Seattle, I decided to try my luck with soy chunks again and this was the first dish I made. And failures do lead to success, friends! The result was fabulous! <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">In this recipe, I have cut the soy chunks into thin rounds and then I stir-fried them in oil adding chicken masala powder, before adding to the onion masala. Please don\u2019t skip this step, I guarantee it will fetch you good results. Happy cooking!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"><strong>Ingredients (Serves 6 – 7)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">1. Soy chunks \u2013 2 cups (Around 150 gm)<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">2. Oil, preferably coconut oil  \u2013 2 tbsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">3. Chicken masala powder \u2013 1.5 – 2 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Salt \u2013 1\/4 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">4. Oil \u2013 2 \u2013 3 tbsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">5.  Mustard seeds \u2013 1\/2 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">     Coconut tidbits \/ thenga kothu \u2013 1\/4 \u2013 1\/2 cup<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">     Onion \u2013 2 medium, thinly sliced<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Ginger \u2013 garlic paste \u2013 1 tbsp (OR use 2 tsp each of finely chopped ginger and garlic instead)<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Curry leaves \u2013 1 sprig<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">6. Turmeric powder \u2013 1\/4 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Kashmiri chilly powder \u2013 1 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Pepper powder \u2013 1\/4 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Coriander powder \u2013 3\/4 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">    Chicken masala powder \u2013 1 tsp<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">7. Tomato \u2013 1 large, finely chopped (Makes about 1 cup)<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">8. Salt \u2013 To taste<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">1. Put the dried soy chunks in boiling water for 6 \u2013 8 minutes. Drain and wash with cold water. Squeeze out the water well. Slice into thin pieces and set aside.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wide pan at medium heat. Add the soy chunk pieces, little salt and 2 tsp chicken masala powder. Stir-fry for 4 \u2013 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\">3. To the same pan at medium heat, add 2 \u2013 3 tbsp oil. Splutter mustard seeds and fry sliced coconut until golden. Next add sliced onion, little salt, ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves. Saute until onion turns light golden. Add spice powders numbered 6. Saute until their raw smell is gone. Next add finely chopped tomato. Saute well until tomato gets mashed up. (If its very dry, sprinkle 1 \u2013 2 tbsp water and mix well). Finally add in the fried soy chunk pieces, few curry leaves and mix well. Taste-check for salt. Stir-fry for 3 \u2013 4 minutes and switch off. For extra taste, add a tbsp of coconut oil and continue to roast for another 4 \u2013 5 minutes. 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Soya chunks ! The very name terrorized me coz whenever I cooked it, my mood soured as it never came out good ! The few attempts I made, in making a decent dish out of soya chunks were always disastrous ! It always tasted blant \ud83d\ude41 Anyways on our last trip to Kerala, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,85],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kerala-dishes","category-kerala-vegetarian"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3581"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yummyoyummy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=3581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}