Soya Chunks Manchurian

 

 

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups Soya Chunks
2. 4 tsp Soya Sauce
3. 4 tsp Cornflour
4. 1/2 tbsp green chillies paste
5. 1 Onion chopped
6. 2 tsp ginger-garlic finely chopped
7. 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
8. 2 tbsp Chilli sauce
9. Pinch of ajinomoto(optional)
10. 2 cups water
11. Salt to taste
12. Oil
13. Spring Onion leaves for garnishing
14. Frozen peas and carrots(optional)

Method:

1. Soak Soya chunks in water for 30 minutes.
2. After 30 minutes,drain the water and squeeze out the water from the Soya chunks.Cut them into 2 pieces each.
3. In a bowl ,mix Soya chunks,2tsp cornflour,green chilli paste,salt and 2 tsp soya sauce.
4. Heat oil in a pan ,add Soya chunks mixture and saute for 2-3 minutes.Remove it in a bowl and keep it aside.
5. Take oil in the same pan,add ginger-garlic ,pinch of ajinomoto.Saute for 1-2 minutes.
6. Add chopped onions and saute them for 4-5 minutes.
7. Add 2 tsp soya sauce,chilli sauce and tomato ketchup and mix it properly.
8. Now add 2 cups of water and let the mixture come to a boil.
9. When the mixture starts boiling add the soya chunks and cook for more 5 minutes.
10. Dissolve remaining cornflour in 2tbsp of water and add it the soya chunks mixture.Cook till the mixture slightly thickens.
11. Add frozen peas and carrots and remove it form heat.
12. Garnish it with spring onion leaves.

Note: If soaking soya chunks is time consuming ,you can boil some water,remove it from heat and soak the soya chunks in boiling water for 3 minutes.Remove them and then squeeze out the water from the Soya chunks.