Soy Nuggets with Green Peas

Soy Nuggets with Green Peas step by step instructions:

Soy nuggets (chunks or granules), as we all know are very healthy! I always use the “Nutrela” soya chunks for making the recipe. As, at least, one of our meals contains any bread like roti, paratha, etc., I always add 2-3 tbsp of powdered soy nuggets to the flour. This ensures sufficient nutrition coming through my bread itself. You can also try this trick. Grind the soy nuggets into fine powder and store in an air-tight container, and add the powdered nuggets to roti dough, dals etc.

The first time, almost 6 years back, when I made a veggie of soy nuggets, I had to throw all of it. You must be wondering why? Well, that was the time when I cooked and ate soy nuggets for the first time in my entire life. So there were many mistakes, the most important being soaking the nuggets. My veggie turned out to be extremely chewy and it was very difficult for us to eat it (oops! My bad).

But then I looked for numerous recipes and then by trying few times I achieved perfection in cooking the nuggets and making delicious recipes from the chunks.
Soy nuggets go very well with peas. This is a lovely combination. Do try and pour in your feedback.

Let us start cooking!!!

Ingredients:
Soy nuggets: ½ cup (30 gms)
Green peas (matar

): ½ cup (70 gms, boiled)
Water: 2 cups
Tomato: 2
Onion: 1
Garlic: 1 clove
Ginger: a small piece
Oil: 1 tbsp
Asafetida: a pinch
Mustard seeds: ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
Red chili powder: ½ tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Curd: ½ cup
Water: ½ cup
Sugar: ½ tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves): ½ tsp
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Take 2 cups of boiling water in a bowl and put the nuggets into it. Add salt and let the nuggets be in the water for about half an hour or more. You will see that the size of the nuggets has increased.

2. Grind together onion, garlic, and ginger.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add asafetida and mustard seeds. Let the seeds crackle.
4. Add cumin seeds and fry for few seconds.
5. Add the onion paste. Cook until the raw smell has gone and the color has changed.

6. Grind the tomatoes.
7. Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and salt to the cooked onions. Mix well.

8. Add the ground tomatoes to the pan. Cook until the tomatoes start leaving the oil.

9. Mix curd and water well. Add the mixture to the pan. Stir continuously until a boil comes in the gravy.

10. Now add the soy nuggets and green peas.

11. Cook for about 5-6 minutes more.

12. Add sugar and kasuri methi. Mix well.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with roti, naan, paratha etc.

14. Yummy “Soy Nuggets with Green Peas Veggie” is ready!

Tips:
1. Soaking the nuggets in salted hot water is very important. It makes the nuggets less chewy and yummy to eat.
2. I have kept the veggie dry. If you want it to be in gravy style then increase the amount of water and masalas.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!