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