Soya Tikki Masala

 

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.