Soya chunks masala gravy

Soya sabji with a delicious gravy. Gravy consists of thick yogurt and various spices. Also soya chunks, onions and capsicum are marinated with yogurt.

Servings: 4-5

Ingredients:

For marination:

Soya chunks: 1 cup

Onion: 2 diced

Capsicum: 2  diced

Yogurt: 1/2 cup

Asfoetida or heeng: a pinch

Ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp

Besan or gram flour: 3 tbsp

Oil: 4 tbsp

Salt: to taste

Red chilli powder: 1/4 tsp

Ajwain: 1 tsp

Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice: 2 tbsp

For gravy:

Jeera powder: 1/4 tsp

Garam masala: 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric powder: 1 tsp

Onions: 1 chopped

Tomatoes: 2 chopped

Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp

Sabji masala: 1 tsp

Oil: 2 tbsp

Hung yogurt: 1/2 cup

Salt: to taste

Coriander: for garnishing

Green chili : for garnish

Method:

1. Soak soya chunks for half an hour in water. Drain water and keep soya chunks aside.

2. Cut onions and capsicum in square shapes.

3. Add all the ingredients of marination in a bowl. Add onions, capsicum, soya chunks in marination.

4. Thread soya chunks and vegetables on satay sticks. First thread 2 soya chunks then one capsicum dice and then onion. Again repeat the steps.

5. Heat a tawa and then put 1 tbsp oil on it. Place satay sticks and shallow fry till they become golden brown and crispy from all sides.

6. Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger garlic paste. Add heeng powder and mix. Add onion and tomatoes and cook till tomatoes gets cooked and soft.

7. Add salt, red chili powder, jeera powder, sabji masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add yogurt and mix well.

8. Add fried soya chunks, capsicum, onion and cook on medium flame by adding 1/2 cup water. Put garam masala and mix well.

9. Trasfer it to a serving bowl. Garnish with coriander and green chilli and serve.