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.

Potato Chili

Potato Chili

A quick recipe, for that untimely craving of calorie rich junk food. Derived from Chinese origin I often make this recipe at home. With the availability of readymade French fries, it has become easier to savour this dish.

What one needs is:

French fries: 100gm (as per requirement): readymade or can be made at home (take a large potato, peel, chop lengthwise to make cubical pieces. Dust slight corn flour and fry them in vegetable oil.)

Red chilli sauce   3tsf

Soy sauce ¼ tsf

Vinegar 2tsf

Honey  ¼ tsf

Chopped onion 1

Diced capsicum (optional)

Finely chopped spring onions for garnishing.

Vegetable oil 1tsf

Salt to taste

In a pan, on medium heat, sauté onion. Add capsicum. Add the sauces and French fries, salt and honey. Sauté for two minutes.

Garnish with chopped spring onions.