Soya Chunks Curry

|Sam loves traditional  Kerala food  especially  vegetaian food.since  he is   traveling lot so weekends are so special  for us .and so  this week  i decided to make a soya chunks curry  for him.


Soya Chunks is a pure vegetarian item and is commonly known as Vegetarian Meat since it resembles beef in many ways and is rich in proteins. In some parts of India, people refer to Soya Chunks as Meal Maker.
Soya Chunks Curry

Ingredients:
1 cup - Soya chunks
2 Big - onions(chopped)
2 - green chillies (sliced)
Few curry leaves
1 tsp.- ginger - garlic paste
2 tbsp -  masala powder
2 big - Tomatoes

1- cup coconut (grated)
Salt as required
Oil as required

Method

1. Soak the soya chunks in boiled water for about half an hour.
2. Pour oil in a vessel and saute the onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
3. When the onions are cooked, add the ginger-garlic paste and  masala powder.Saute again. (If it turns dry, you can sprinkle some water)
4. Drain out the water from soya chunks. Squeeze well (you can also cut it into pieces)
5. Put the squeezed soya chunks into the sauted mixture.
6. Mix it well with the masala.
7. Pour some water into it and let it cook for some time, with the lid on.
8. Grind the tomatoes in a mixie and make it into a paste.
9. Add the tomato paste.
10. Grind the coconut  into a nice paste adding minimum water
11. Add the required salt and stir for 2-3 minutes.
12. Serve hot with roti or bread.