Soya chaap

Soya Chaap

What is soya chaap?

`Generally, soya chaap is either called an alternative for meat or is popularly known as one of the best Delhi street foods. Soya chaap is made from soy beans or soy chunks. They are both ground and mixed together and then rolled in all-purpose flour. If you want to make it healthier, you can ditch the all-purpose flour and go for whole wheat flour instead. That’s all. With just these few ingredients, you can make soya chaap at home. With these, you can try a malai soya chaap curry recipe or just a soya chaap snack. You can use it as an alternative to paneer or chicken in various recipes.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil

4 chaap sticks made from soya

one bay leaf

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 tablespoons onion paste

½ tsp salt

1 tablespoon turmeric powder

1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste

1 tablespoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup of water

1 cup tomato pulp

Coriander leaves

1 tbsp. Kasuri powder

½ cup Garam masala

½ tbsp Cream

Recipe

Put oil in a pan and put soya sticks in it.

Roast the sticks till golden brown.

Now keep the roasted soya sticks separate and add the bay leaf, cumin seeds, and onion paste to the pan for roasting.

Roast them a little and add salt and turmeric powder.

Mix them well and add ginger garlic paste, followed by coriander powder, cumin powder and red chilli powder.

Blend the ingredients together and add water. Mix it thoroughly.

Now add tomato pulp to make the gravy. Heat it till it simmers.

Add coriander leaves and a pinch of kasuri methi with garam masala.

Mix them well and add cream. Stir the cream thoroughly.

Now add the roasted soya chaap sticks to the curry and bring to a simmer.

Serve hot with the garnish of cream.