Is it just me or is the time really flying by? It's already May, almost halfway through the year. It feels like just yesterday when I was wishing 'Happy New Year' to everybody, making resolutions and planning for the year ahead. Since I am on a break from work, I really thought that this year was going to be a slow year for me. No work, no deliverables, no time constraints and yet, the time just flew by..
I used to tell my Mom that being a house wife is going to be pretty simple and it may be boring at times. But, I was so so wrong! It's like a full time job.. How many of you are with me on this ? But, I am loving every second of this job.. It's one job where I am my own Boss 😉 Wonder what hubby will say once he reads this 😛
As the Boss, I decided to make Soya Chunk curry for lunch. Oh, I am sure Hubby would have agreed with me on this! Soya Chunk is one of our favorite item and I usually like to eat it a little spicy. I remember my mom making a dish with soya chunk which tastes like a spicy chicken dish and she would call it chicken curry for vegetarians. My mom is not a big fan of non-veg dishes. So, she used to make this dish very often. I tried that dish several times but nah.. it never turned out like her dish. I am still trying to make that dish and hopefully, I would be able to share that with you someday. Till then, enjoy this soya chunk dish 🙂
Soya Chunks are very commonly eaten in India in various different ways. They come in a box and the most commonly available brand is Nutrela. In-fact, the brand is so popular in India that people refer to them as Nutrela rather than soya chunks. You will get a weird stare from your shopkeeper if you mentioned soya chunk instead of nutrela. These chunks are TVP(Textured Vegetable Protein), which are made from textured soy flour in the form of nuggets or chunks. They are highly rich in protein and super easy to make. This recipe that I adapted is from Edible Garden. I just gave it a few twists of mine here and there.
Colorful Spicy Soya Chunks
Ingredients
- 2 cups soya chunks
- 1 bunch green onion/scallions (cut in ½ inch length)
- ½ medium onion (finely chopped)
- 1 orange/red bell pepper (cut in cube size)
- 1 to mato (finely chopped)
- 1 tbs sesame seed
- 3 dry red chillies
- 1 tbs ginger paste
- 1 tbs garlic paste
- 2 green chillies (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon sambal oelek chili paste
- 2 tbs dark soya sauce
- 1 tbs fresh dill
- salt
- pepper
- oil
Instructions
- Boil 4 cups of water with some salt and soak the soya chunks in them for at-least 10 minutes. The chunks should become soft and tender. Keep them aside.
- In a pan, heat 2 tbs oil and add garlic, ginger and dry red chillies.
- After a couple of minutes, add chopped onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook till the onions are translucent.
- Add tomato, soya sauce, chopped chillies and saute until the tomatoes are cooked and it turns into a thick sauce.
- Next, add bell pepper, green onions and chili paste. Add a little bit more salt(if requireand cook for another 2 minutes.
- Take the soya chunks out of the water, squeeze them to remove excess water and add it to the pan.
- Mix everything properly and add 1 cup hot water.
- Once all the water is soaked up, check for salt and add if required.
- Finally, add fresh dill and garnish with the roasted sesame seed.
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daksha
hi!kankana i'm a house wife and agree with u and nami time is go so fast,i'm started a bloging by cutting down on my sleeping hours. oh....so buzy womens here:). and ur soychunke looks delicious.
Swathi
soya chunks can be this beautiful, i didn't know. awesome recipe.
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective
So pretty and flavorful! I'll have to look for soya chunks.
Rosa
Delicious looking! I'd love to try those soya chunks, but I don't think that I woulod find them where I live...
Cheers,
Rosa
Manu
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Have a great day!
tigerfish
Soya chunks is new to me...in Chinese cuisine, the veggie version of "meat" is often replaced with gluten. And I don't really enjoy gluten.
Ameena
I love this modern spin on desi food...it looks delicious!
My husband thinks he's boss too...but really, the one who takes care of the house and food is always the boss!
Tiffany
Time is TOTALLY flying! I was just thinking this! And this colorful dish looks amazing!!!
rebecca
looks great and your right being a housewife is busy esp when you have kiddies
Elyse @The Cultural Dish
I have never had this but it looks so delicious! I love your photos too! I am passing along several awards to you that you can get here: http://theculturaldish.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-lemon-drop-cookies.html
Happy Mother's Day!
Ananda Rajashekar
i do hear from my sis, i completely agree a she has never ending things do with two toddlers around! and soya curry is indeed very colourful and likey the sesame seeds garnish!
Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets
Mmm I love soy. These look flavorful and filling!
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Housewives should get a paycheck!! A very fat paycheck! It is the toughest job I have ever had. 🙂
Your dish, as always, looks wonderful... I love seeing your creations!
akila
looks fantastic and inviting...
Greedy Rosie
I've been home for almost a year now, and really resisted it at first - thinking that I would be bored and unfulfilled. Not so! I love looking after my family, and yes, being the boss sometimes (of the kitchen, at least!)
I don't eat a lot of soya - I remember TVP from having a vegetarian sister when I was little and not liking it much, but your recipe does look great, Really nice combination of flavours
Joanne
I've never seen soya chunks but I'll have to keep looking because these look delicious!
Sarah
nice... Ive never tried soya till now.. except soya sauce 😛 This looks lovely ...
Maria @ Scandifoodie
Lovely recipe. This looks so colourful and healthy!
tasteofbeirut
Glad to be introduced to this product! These look so versatile and easy to use! and what a great alternative to meat! I will be trying your recipe soon.
Jojo
I've never seen soya chunks in the grocery store, but I've seen packages of smaller TVP that cooks up more like ground meat. The flavours of this dish look wonderful, maybe I could use tofu instead?