North India

Soya chunk curry

Name: Soya chunk curry
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups dry soya chunks; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); Whole spices, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom; 1 large finely chopped onion; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 slit green chilli; 2 medium pureed tomato; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 2 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1/4 cup whisked curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves); Salt, to taste; 2 cups water; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro)

Meal maker earns its name. Squeeze hard, it remembers.

35 minTime

15 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Meal maker3 chapters · 2 min read

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

208kcalsame

15 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Soya chunks1½ cups, dry

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom

Onion1 large, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Green chilli1, slit

Tomato2 medium, pureed

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup, whisked

Garam masala1 tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp

Saltto taste

Water2 cups

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

6 steps

1Boil the soya chunks in plenty of salted water for 5 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water and squeeze each handful hard.
2Heat oil, add cumin, bay leaf and whole spices, then onion. Cook until deep golden.
3Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli, then tomato puree and the spice powders. Cook down.
4Lower the heat and stir in the whisked curd a spoon at a time.
5Add the soya chunks and toss to coat. Pour in water and simmer, covered.
6Finish with garam masala, crushed kasuri methi and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

North India

Soya chunk curry

Meal maker earns its name. Squeeze hard, it remembers.

35 minTime

15 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Meal maker3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

208kcalsame

15 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Soya chunks1½ cups, dry

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom

Onion1 large, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Green chilli1, slit

Tomato2 medium, pureed

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup, whisked

Garam masala1 tsp

Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp

Saltto taste

Water2 cups

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

6 steps

1Boil the soya chunks in plenty of salted water for 5 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water and squeeze each handful hard.
2Heat oil, add cumin, bay leaf and whole spices, then onion. Cook until deep golden.
3Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli, then tomato puree and the spice powders. Cook down.
4Lower the heat and stir in the whisked curd a spoon at a time.
5Add the soya chunks and toss to coat. Pour in water and simmer, covered.
6Finish with garam masala, crushed kasuri methi and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Soya chunk curry

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Soya chunk curry

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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