Saturday, June 27, 2009

Soy Manchurian by Prasanna Raghunathan


Ingredients:

Soy chunks - 1 cup (not granules)
onion - 1/2 big finely chopped
chilli sauce
soy sauce - 2 tbsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
tomato sauce - 1 - 2 tbsp
cumin - 1/4 tsp (optional)
salt
sugar - 1 tsp (optional)
corn flour - 1/2 tsp
oil - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Boil 4 cups of water, add soy chunks and let it cook for 5 mins. Later switch off the stove and close it with lid.
2. Mean while, add oil to the pan, add cumin and ginger garlic paste and fry for a min.
3. Add onion and saute well. Then add tomato sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce and keep stirring.
4. Rinse the soy chunks 3 or 4 times with fresh water and squeezing them every time. This would get rid of soy smell.
5. Add sugar, soy chunks and fry for 2 mins.
6. mix corn flour with 2 tbsp water and add it to the gravy. let it thicken and soy would absorb the flavors.
6. Garnish with cilantro.

This is a high protein food with less oil/fat and can be prepared in 10 mins. It can be had with roti or fried rice.

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