Soya chunks kurma | Meal maker kurma

Soya chunks kurma or meal maker kurma – an easy side dish for biryani, pulao, chapathi or phulka. Soya chunks also called as meal maker or soya nuggets are low in fat, high in protein and many other nutrients. Hence these make a great food for growing kids, pregnant women and diabetics too.

Soya chunks kurma was made during last june in India, since poppy seeds are available there I have used. But they can be skipped or substituted with cashews.

Kurma can be made without coconut, poppy seeds or cashews or roasted gram like I made this potato kurma. Yogurt can be used instead of the above mentioned ingredients.

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Soya chunks kurma

Soya chunks kurma

Soya chunks kurma is south Indian dish made by cooking soya chunks in a coconut based gravy.

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Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time20 minutes

Total Time30 minutes

Servings3

AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

• ▢ ½ cup onions finely chopped
• ▢ 1 tomato medium sized , chopped
• ▢ 1 to 2 green chili chopped
• ▢ 1 tbsps coriander leaves chopped
• ▢ 1 tbsp mint leaves / pudina, chopped
• ▢ 1/8 tsp turmeric
• ▢ ½ tsp garam masala
• ▢ ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
• ▢ 1 tsp coriander powder
• ▢ Salt as needed
• ▢ 2 to 3 tbsp Oil

To marinate

• ▢ 1 cup Soya chunks / meal maker
• ▢ 1 tsp ginger garlic paste or grated ginger garlic.
• ▢ ¼ tsp garam masala
• ▢ ¼ tsp red chili powder
• ▢ Salt little
• ▢ 1 tbsp Lemon juice

To grind (or ½ cup thick yogurt, refer notes)

• ▢ 2 tbsp Poppy seeds or cashews (optional)
• ▢ 2 to 3 tbsp Grated coconut
• ▢ ½ tsp saunf / fennel seeds

To temper

• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ ½ star flower / star anise (optional)
• ▢ ½ tsp shahi jeera or cumin / jeera
• ▢ 1 cinnamon stick / dalchini, small
• ▢ 4 cloves / laung
• ▢ 2 green cardamoms / elaichi

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Instructions

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  Heat 3 to 4 cups water, add soya chunks. Switch off the stove. Leave them to soften for about 10 minutes.
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  Squeeze off the water and rinse them in lot of water. Repeat squeezing them. Make sure there is no water left in the chunks. If you desire you can cut the chunks to half or use them as it is.
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  Marinate them with 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/4 tsp garam masala, 1/4 tsp red chili powder, salt and lemon juice. Set this aside until needed.
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  Chop onions, tomatoes, set them aside.
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  If using poppy seeds, dry roast them until crunchy. Powder them first with saunf and then add the coconut with very little water to make a thick paste.
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  Heat a pan with oil, add the dry spices.
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  When they begin to sizzle, add onions and green chilies. Fry till the onions turn golden.
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  Add tomato and fry till the tomato turns mushy. If needed sprinkle water to cook tomatoes.
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  Add marinated soya chunks, coriander and mint leaves. Fry everything well till the raw smell of the ginger garlic goes away.
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  Stir well to prevent burning. If needed use little more oil.
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  Add the ground coconut paste or yogurt if using yogurt as a substitute to coconut paste.
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  Then add red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder. Mix and fry well for about 3 to 5 minutes, till you begin to get a nice aroma.
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  Pour water just enough to make a good amount of kurma gravy. Adjust salt as needed.
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  Simmer and cook till you get the desired consistency of gravy, for about 5 minutes.
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  Garnish soya chunks kurma with coriander leaves. Serve with rice or roti.

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Notes

The ingredients under “to grind” can be skipped and only yogurt can be used. If using yogurt, powder saunf and use it with the garam masala. To easily powder saunf, add it to a blender along with the garam masala and make a fine powder.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts

Soya chunks kurma

Amount Per Serving

Calories 276 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Sodium 69mg3%

Potassium 241mg7%

Carbohydrates 20g7%

Fiber 9g38%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 17g34%

Vitamin A 535IU11%

Vitamin C 16.5mg20%

Calcium 223mg22%

Iron 4.9mg27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Preparation

1. Add soya chunks to hot water and let them soak till they soften. Squeeze up the water and rinse them in water and squeeze off excess water. If desired you can chop each chunk to 2 pieces.

2. Add soya, salt, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, garam masala and lemon juice to a bowl and marinate the soya chunks. Keep this aside till we use.

3. This step can be skipped if using yogurt alone for the kurma. If using poppy seeds, dry roast or sundry them till crunchy. Add poppy seeds or cashew nuts along with saunf to a blender jar and powder them finely first and then add the coconut and make a fine paste with little water. Set this aside. If you do not have a good blender, don’t use poppy seeds.

How to make soya chunks kurma or meal maker kurma

4. Heat a pan with oil, add bay leaf, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, shahi jeera or jeera and star anise. You can skip using star anise, if you don’t have.

5. When the spices sizzle, add onions, chilies and fry till they turn golden.

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6. Add tomatoes. My tomatoes were not juicy, so I sprinkled little water and salt to soften them. Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy.

7. Add the marinated chunks along with mint and coriander leaves. Fry till the raw ginger garlic smell vanishes, for about 5 minutes on a low to medium flame. I used a spoon oil to prevent them from burning at this stage.

8. Add yogurt or the ground coconut paste. If using yogurt, add saunf, garam masala and coriander powder to a blender jar and powder it, an easy way to powder little saunf.

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9. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and fry again for 3 to 5 minutes or till you get a good aroma of the masala.

10. Pour water as needed to get a gravy. Do not add too much water, it will thin down the soya chunks kurma. Check the salt and add if needed. If using only yogurt, you may not need much water.Cover and cook till the chunks are soft and the gravy turns thick enough to suit your taste.

Serve soya chunks kurma with biryani, pulao, phulka or chapathi.