Tuesday 23 April 2013

Soya Chunks : Chinese style




Soya Chunks : Chinese Style




A friend of mine is pregnant and going through the third trimester of pregnancy. She was recently diagnosed heavily anaemic. She was put on protein rich diet. Being vegetarian she was bugged of eating lentils each day.
The day she shared this, she asked me if I could make something interesting out of soya chunks available in markets.
Soya protein has 50gms of protein per 100gms (as per the nutrela box), but my research says it’s around 35gm/100gm.
Here I came up with the idea, a tangy version for my expecting lady. I made soya chunks in some Chinese style.
Here is the recipe:
Soya chunks  100gm
1 onion chopped
1 capsicum chopped
Soy sauce  ¼ tsf
Red Chilli sauce  2tsf
Vinegar 1tsf
Corn flour a pinch
1 tsf vegetable oil
Boil the soya chunks as per instructions on the box.
In a pan, heat the oil. Sauté the onion, capsicum till tender. Add the sauces and vinegar. In 100ml of water mix corn flour (make sure no lumps). Add it to the pan. Add boiled soya chunks. Wait for 5minutes. Season with iodised salt and cracked pepper. Serve hot.
Can be served with steamed rice.






4 comments:

  1. did u take out water from soya chunks before adding to sauce?

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    1. actually i added the limited water, it was completely absorbed by chunks. i dint squeezed them. one can squeeze them, at the same time you will need extra water in the pan while cooking. squeezing the chunks will remove its vitamins and minerals. so i avoid it.

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