Soya Chunks Manchurian

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Soya Chunks Manchurian

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 35 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cup soya chunk


  • 1 medium size onion finely chopped


  • 2 tsp garlic finely chopped


  • 1 tsp ginger finely chopped


  • 3 tbsp spring onion finely chopped


  • 2 tbsp capsicum finely chopped


  • 1 tsp salt


  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder


  • 1 tsp vinegar


  • 1 tbsp tomato sauce


  • 1 tsp green chilli sauce


  • 1 tbsp soya sauce


  • 4 tsp cornflour


  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste


  • 1/4 tsp black pepper powder


  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

  • Soak the soya chunks in enough hot water.
  • Add 1/4 tsp salt, cover with a lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, the soya chunks are softened.
  • Drain out all the water just by lightly squeezing with the help of a spoon.
  • Now add ginger-garlic paste.
  • Add 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder.
  • Add 3 tsp cornflour.
  • Mix and coat all the soya chunk well.
  • Add a little bit of salt (as salt already added to the soya chunks at soaking time) and mix.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add the coated soya chunks.
  • Fry till turns golden in colour.
  • Remove them to tissue paper.
  • In the remaining oil add chopped ginger and garlic, saute for a minute.
  • Add chopped onion.
  • Add chopped spring onion and capsicum saute again for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
  • Add 1/2 tsp salt.
  • Add kashmiri red chilli powder.
  • Add black pepper powder and mix.
  • Add vinegar.
  • Add green chilli sauce.
  • Add soya sauce.
  • Add tomato sauce and mix well.
  • Add 4 tbsp water to 1 tsp cornflour and make a lump-free solution.
  • Add this cornflour mixture to the pan and stir continuously on low flame.( my sauce is perfect but if needed, you can add sugar)
  • When the sauce is thickened, add the crisp fried soya chunks, coat the soya chunks nicely with the sauce for a minute and turn off the gas.
  • Add some chopped spring onion.
  • Serve hot immediately as a evening snack or in a meal along with noodles or fried rice.