Baked sweet potato

INGREDIENTS:

• Sweet potato -  1 (large)
• Pepper powder -  1/2 tsp
• Garlic ( crushed) - 2 nos
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Scratch off the potato skin and wash it.
• Cut it in to small wedges.
• Add garlic, pepper powder, oil and salt into the potato wedges.
• Mix them together.
• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Grease the pan with oil.
• Spread the marinated wedges in the pan.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the oven.
• Turn the other side and bake  for another 5 mins.
• Remove it from the oven when it turns light golden color.

Soya Biriyani

INGREDIENTS:

• Basmati rice – 2 cup
• Soya Chunks - 2 cup
• Chopped onions – 2 cup
• Tomato (chopped) – 1 no
• Diced Carrot and Peas– 1 cup 
• Green chilly – 2 nos
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
• Chopped Garlic – 1 tsp
• Chilly powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Fennel seed Powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 2 one inch stick
• Cardamom – 3 nos
• Cloves – 3 nos
• Bay leaves – 2 nos
• Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 cup
• Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Thinly sliced Onion - ½ cup 
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Wash and soak rice for 10 mins and then drain it. 
• Soak soya chunks in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the chunks and put them in cold water.
• squeeze the chunks out of water and keep aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed Pan.
• Fry thinly sliced onions(for garnishing) until golden brown and remove it and keep it aside.
• Add the remaining Ghee and fry cinnamon, cardamom and cloves together for a minute. 
• Crush  chopped Garlic and Ginger with Green Chillies .
• Add this to the pan along with chopped Onion and saute till translucent.
• Add chopped tomato and saute well.
• Add chili powder, coriander powder, fennel seed powder, turmeric Powder and garam masala and saute till the raw smell goes.
• Add Soya chunks, carrot and peas to it.
• Add ¼ cup water and salt to it and let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Add mint leaves and cilantro to it and cook for a minute.
• Add drained rice into it and mix well.
• Add 4 cups of water, salt(to taste) and mix well.
• Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook.
• Remove from fire when the rice is cooked and all water has been absorbed.
• Garnish the Biryani with fried onion and chopped corriander leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chicken Curry / pickle.

Roasted Chicken with Soya

Roasted Soya Chunks and Chicken can form a special combination dish as narrated in this receipe.


INGREDIENTS:

• Soya chunks - 1 cup
• Chicken Thighs - 6 nos
• Diced Onion - 2 nos
• Diced Tomato - 2 nos
• Green Chilly(Slit) - 6 nos
• Garlic(chopped) -2 ½ tbsp
• Ginger(chopped) -2 ½ tbsp
• Chily powder-2 tbsp
• Corriander Powder-2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
• Garam Masala- 1 tsp
• Aniseed powder -1 tsp
• Pepper Powder - 1½ tsp
• Coconut Oil-3 -4 tbsp
• Water- ¼ cup
• Salt -to taste
• Curry leaves - a few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak soya chunks or in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the chunks and put them in cold water.
• squeeze the chunks out of water and keep aside.
• Cut each balls into 2 pieces.
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Add onions, green Chillies, ginger and garlic .
• Fry onions till it turns transparent. 
• Add tomatoes and sauté well.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and saute till the raw smell goes.
• Add chicken pieces, Soya, garam masala, aniseed powder,pepper powder,water and salt into it.
• Slow down the flame, cover the pan and let it cook.
• Add Curry leaves when the chicken cooks well.
• Turn off the stove when the gravy becomes thick.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Dosa/ Chappathi /Appam / Rice

Soya Curry

This recepie shows how to use Soya Chunks to make a delicious Curry.

INGREDIENTS:

• Soya Chunks- 1 cup
• Diced Potato- ½ cup
• Diced Capsicum- ¼ cup
• Green peas(frozen) - ¼ cup
• Chopped Beans - ¼ cup
• Diced Carrot -¼ cup
• Chopped onion -½ cup
• Slit Greenchilly- 6 nos 
• Ginger Paste- 1 tsp
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Corriander Powder-1½ tsp
• Turmeric powder -¼ tsp
• Aniseed powder - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder -¼ tsp
• Cinnamon -2 inch stick
• Bayleaf -1
• Cloves- 2 nos
• Cardamom - 1 nos
• Thick Coconut milk - 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Oil -1 tbs 
• Curry leaves-few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak soya chunks or in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the chunks and put them in cold water.
• Squeeze the chunks out of water and keep aside.
• Cut each balls into 2 pieces
• Heat Oil in a pan and fry Cinnamon Stick, Cardamom, Bayleaf and cloves . 
• Add Onion, Ginger Paste and Green Chilly until Onion becomes golden brown. 
• Add Soya Chunks, Capsicum, carrot, peas, Beans, Potato and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and saute till the raw smell goes.
• Add salt and water,cover the pan and let it cook. 
• When the Vegetables are cooked add Aniseed Powder and Pepper Powder and let it boil for 2 minutes.
• Then add coconut milk and allow to boil. 
• When it starts boil,put curry leaves and remove from fire

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chappathi / Appam / Rice

Soya Fry

Soybeans are sources of complete protein with all eight essential amino acids. soybeans are rich
in soluble fiber which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body.
Soya Fry is gravy less dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Soya Bean chunks - 1 cup
• Onion(finely chopped) - ½ cup
• Onion(Slice lengthwise) - ¼ cup
• Slit Green Chillies-4 nos
• Red Chillies -3 nos
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Chilly powder - 1 ½ tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Pepper powder - ½ tsp
• Garam masala - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Oil - ¼ cup
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Curry leaves
• Salt - As reqd

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak soya chunks or in hot water for 15 minutes.
• Drain the chunks and put them in cold water.
• Squeeze the chunks out of water and keep aside.
• Cut each balls into 2 pieces.
• Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a Pan.
• Add onions, green Chillies, and saute well, till they turn transparent.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste in to it and saute for sometime.
• Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and garam masala and stir till raw smell goes .
• Add Soya Chunks, Water and Salt in to it and allow to cook.
• Cook well until the water dries up.
• Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
• Put Mustrard seeds and red chillies in to it and allow to Splutter.
• Add Curry leaves.
• Put the Sliced(lengthwise) Onion in to the oil and fry it.
• Once the Onion turns brown add cooked Soya into it and stir well.
• Soya and Onion get fried well in oil for few minutes.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chappathi, Rice