Meal maker fry or soya chunks fry recipe in 20 minutes.Soya chunks also called as meal maker or vegetarian textured protein is a good source of protein for vegetarians.
To make the soya chunks, soya bean is soaked, grinded, milk is extracted and used for other purpose and only the pulp is made into chunks and then dehydrated. Quite a lengthy process and hence they have a good amount of dust or impurities accumulated in them.
To remove the impurities, soya chunks need to be soaked thoroughly, softened and left in the water for a while, for the debris to melt and get settled at the bottom.
Soya chunks fry recipe, that I am sharing today is a simple stir fry that can accompany your meal either with rice or chapathi.
One important ingredient that brings a great flavor to this meal maker fry recipe is the saunf or the fennel seeds. If your garam masala already has fennel, you could skip it, I just pulse a bit more of the fennel seeds in a jar with the garam masala to make it more flavorful.
Meal maker fry or soya chunks stir fry recipe
Meal maker fry | Soya chunks fry recipe | Soya chunks recipes
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- ¾ to 1 cup soya chunks
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 onion very large , sliced
- 1 Pinch hing
- 1 to 2 green chilies sliced
- ¾ to 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Salt as needed
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ to ¾ tsp garam masala or kitchen king masala
- 2 tbsps Oil
- Coriander leaves to garnish
How to make the recipe
- Boil soya chunks in lot of water for 3 to 5 minutes depending on the size, Leave them in the water for a while. Rinse them at least twice and squeeze off the excess water and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin and curry leaves. Saute till cumin begins to splutter.
- This step is optional. Marinate soya chunks with 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp of garam masala. Keep this aside for 15 mins.
- Add hing, chili, onions and fry till they turn translucent.
- Add ginger garlic and fry till the raw smell goes away.
- Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry till mushy.
- Add chili powder and masala powder. Mix and fry.
- Add soaked nuggets and mix everything well.
- Cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 3 to 5 minutes without burning.
- Fry on a medium heat for 2 mins until a good aroma comes out.
- Garnish soya chunks fry with coriander leaves.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
If you are a beginner or new to Indian cooking, I highly suggest you to check the supporting step by step photos for best results. Step by step photos with description available below after the recipe card.
For more soya chunks recipes, check
easy south indian style kurma
meal maker fried rice
soyachunks biryani
soyachunks curry
soya keema curry
beans soya kheema masala
1. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil, add soya and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes till they soften. Leave them aside for some more time for the dirt to settle down.
How to make meal maker fry or soya chunks fry with step by step pictures
2. Rinse them off in water and squeeze to remove frothy water inside the chunks
3. Repeat the rinse. Squeeze off the water and keep them side. If you are using large chunks, you could chop one chunk to 2. You can also marinate soya chunks with 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp chili powder and 1/2 tsp of garam masala. Keep this aside for 15 mins.
4. Slice onions and chop tomatoes
5. Heat a pan with oil, add curry leaves, cumin when they begin to splutter, add onions and green chilies.
6. Fry till the onions turn transparent. Add grated ginger garlic. Fry till you get a nice smell. Do not burn.
7. Add tomatoes, sprinkle salt and turmeric.
8. Fry till the tomatoes turn mushy. Now you must be left with a moist onion tomatoes mix that is sufficient to coat the nuggets well. Otherwise add in another chopped tomato and to the pan and cook further till it turns moist and soft.
9. Add red chili powder, garam masala powder and mix well.
10. Add soya chunks. Mix everything well.
11. Cover and cook till they turn soft, moist and flavorful. This takes about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir fry for 2 mins until it smells good.
12. Garnish soya chunks fry with coriander leaves.
Chandralekha says
Wow dheedhi superb loved it thank you so much💜💜.The soya chunkzz fry was outstanding. Even if I don’t know to cook my mom made it great.Thankzz Swasthi dheedhi. Gr8
swasthi says
Hi Chandralekha!
You are welcome. So glad you loved the soya fry. Thanks you so much for the comment.
🙂
Dean panicker says
Very good recipe, thank you for sharing this.
swasthi says
Welcome Dean Panicker
Gayathri says
Wow, nice recipe swathiji 🙂 😋 will try it for sure and will tell my feedback
swasthi says
Thank you
May Soosay says
Made the soya keema it’s very nice never been so tasty before ur recipe is good I like it very much I will try out all ur recipes Thkq Swathi🙏👍🏽
swasthi says
Welcome May soosay
Thank you so much
Ntshona N. says
I need to know where to get the soya chunks? I’m in Eastern Cape, Ngcobo
swasthi says
You can try online
supriya says
Soya is nt my favourite but today aftr trying this recipe in lving it thanks for the recipe
swasthi says
Welcome Supriya
Glad to know you liked it. FOr any soya chunks recipes slow cooking and good amount of chili powder, garam masala are the key to make it tasty.
🙂
sujata.k says
Give me receipes by images only. and how to make egg puffs without Microwaves
vap mallan says
excellent…simple process
swasthi says
Thank you
Logeswari says
nice and different taste
swasthi says
Thank you
Shibin Thomas says
How to make soya chilly?
swasthi says
Hi Shibin
I will share it soon. You can roughly follow this chilli chicken recipe. You will have to boil the soya chunks first for 2 to 3 mins . When they turn soft drain and squeeze off excess water. Rest all you can follow the chill chicken recipe.
Harish says
I saw Ur soya chunk karma.. I’m longing to cook n taste…
swasthi says
Thanks Harish
priyanka says
I tried this recipe it was awesome
swasthi says
Thanks Priya, glad to know it was good
Rajeshwari says
Good and it is simple method in less time
Easy to leran
swasthi says
Thanks
Miriam Hart Amidu says
I like soya chunk very much but i don’t know how to do it, will i just soak and grained the soya beans that is the chunk or any other thing is to add. Please teach me
swasthi says
soya chunks is available in the market, we cannot make them at home. You will have to buy them and make this curry. meal maker, soya nuggets, vegetarian textured protein are the other names with which you can find in the market.
shalini says
Really it is very quick & easy to make at the same time TASTY ALSO.
swasthi says
Thanks Shalini
divya says
I am drooling!!! looks great…
Ruxana Gafoor says
healthy and yummy stir fry
Kitchen Queen says
i think this is perfect appetizer for party. love it.
Chitz says
Healthy dish.. And looks very delicious too !!
Nabanita Das says
Yummy & Healthy meal.
Amrita Vishal says
Looks pretty simple and amazing!
Priya Suresh says
Excellent stir fry, an excellent side dish for some sambhar rice.
Navaneetham Krishnan says
My fav is the soy chunks and yes, its a way to being vegetarian and when added the right ingredients, the flavors can be uplifting. I can see that in your recipe, top notch with a spicy tinge for a beautiful outcome.