Soya is a very healthy nutrient which helps us in decreasing our cholesterol level. Today I have come up with a different dish made out of soya nuggets. Soya tikki which can be eaten as a snack during this rainy season or else we can use this dish as gravy for chapathis…try this… Iam sure you & your family will surely love it…
Ingredients for preparing tikki:
- Soya Chunks (nuggets) – 500gms
- Potato – 250gms (boiled & smashed)
- Carrot – 2nos (grated)
- Chili powder – 1tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Garam Masala Powder – 1tbsp
- Kasoori Methi – 1tsp
- Wheat Atta – 2tbsp
- Oil – 3tbsp
- Salt as per taste.
Ingredients for gravy:
- Grated Fresh Coconut – ½ cup
- Garlic – 4 cloves
- Ginger – 1inch
- Onion – 2nos (finely chopped)
- Dry Red Chilies – 3nos
- Coriander powder/ Dhania powder – ½ cup
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Salt as per taste
Method for soya tikkis:
- Soak the soya chunks in hot water for 15mins. Strain & squeeze the absorbed water from the cooked soya chunks.
- Grind the cooked soya chunks in mixer. Remove it to a bowl.
- Add to it smashed potatoes, grated carrots, Chili powder, turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder,
- kasoori methi & salt. Nicely mix all the ingredients.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions & shape each of them to a flat tikki.
- Grease them with Wheat powder/ Atta so that the tikki doesn’t break.
- Pour oil in a nonstick pan & drop the greased tikkis. Cook till both sides are brown in color.
- Keep the soya tikkis aside.
Method for gravy:
- Heat a kadai. Add grated coconut, ½ – chopped onions, garlic, dry red chilies. Roast till coconut turns golden brown in color.
- Remove it to a mixer jar; add ginger, coriander powder, turmeric powder & salt & grind it to a smooth paste.
- Heat a kadai. Add little oil; add the remaining onions & sauté till it turns pink & transparent.
- Then add the smooth paste & ½ cup water. When the gravy starts to boil, low the flame.
- Cook the gravy in low flame for 10mins. Keep a side the gravy.
- While serving, place the soya tikkis in a dish & pour hot gravy on top of tikkis
Soya tikki gravy is ready to serve hot with chapathis…
Note:
This Soya tikkis can be used as a snack during rainy season…you can avoid the gravy.
