Spicy Soya Fry

Ingredients:

For marination:

2 cups Soya chunks

2tsp Chicken Curry powder

1/2tsp Turmeric powder

Salt

For fry:

1 Yellow onion (thinly sliced)

2 Roma Tomato (chopped)

3 Garlic pods (minced)

1tsp Ginger (minced)

3 green Chili (chopped)

5-6 Curry leaves

1tsp Chicken Curry powder

1tsp Chilli powder

1tsp Cumin seeds

1/2tsp Black Cumin seeds (optional)

3 small Cloves

1 Cinnamon stick(1/2")

2 green Cardamom

1 cup Water

1tbsp Oil

Salt

How to:

• Soak the soya chunks in hot water and let stand for 15-20 mins.Then, drain the water also squeezing the soya for excess water. 
• Cut the soya into bite-size pieces and marinate'em with the chicken curry powder, turmeric powder and salt for 15 mins.

• Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds through cardamom.

• Then add onions along with salt and saute until tender.

• Add ginger, garlic and green chillies and saute until the raw smell disappears.

• Add tomatoes and cook until mashed up completely. Add chilli powder and cook for a min.

• Add the marinated soya, mix well and saute for 2 mins.

• Pour the water and cook with lid closed in a medium-low flame for 5 mins.

• Remove the lid and cook until water is all evaporated. Add curry leaves and cook for 2 mins or until the soya starts browning.

• Switch off, garnish with chopped cilantro.

Serve hot with sambar rice.