Chettinad Soya Chunks Curry/ Meal Maker Kurma Recipe

Soya Chunks Curry

Ingredients

Soya chunks/ Meal maker- 20 nos

Onion medium finely chopped- 1 no

Tomato medium finely chopped- 1 no

Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Curry leaves- few

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Pepper powder- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil- 4 tbsp

Cinnamon- 1"

Cloves- 4 nos

Green cardamom- 2 nos

Red Chilli-2 nos

Masala to grind

Coconut shredded- 1/4 cup

Poppy seeds /Kuskus- 1 tsp

Fennel seeds- 2 tsp

Jeera- 1 tsp

Pepper corns- 8

Meal Maker Kurma Recipe

Method

Grind the masala ingredients to smooth and fine paste adding little water.

Cook soy chunks as per box carton instructions, squeeze excess water from soy chunks and set aside. Heat oil in a pan when hot add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves and fry till aroma rises. Add chopped onions and ginger- garlic paste, fry for few mins until raw smell of paste leaves and onions are browned. Add curry leaves and tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are mashed. Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, ground masala paste and salt. Fry paste until oil separates on the sides. Add required water to the frying masala paste to get required gravy consistency. Add soy chunks and cook for another 5 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with idli, Appam, Idiyappam and Chapati.