We like soya chunks, for its meaty texture, for its flavour-absorbing nature and for all that protein it hides in there. What we are not a fan of is the smell it gives out. Here are a couple of tips shared by readers in my Chilli Soya Chunks Recipe post.
- Add some minced garlic to the nuggets and boil in water for 5 mins. Cool, squeeze out extra water and use
- Soak nuggets in a bowl of hot water along with 3-4 spoons of milk - that takes away the raw soya taste and leaves the soya nuggets creamy and smooth.
I have tried and they both work. I used the second method for this recipe. The list of ingredients may seem long but its all pantry staple in an Indian kitchen so you won't need to go running for anything, hopefully :)
Soya Chunks / Meal Maker Kurma Recipe
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
1.5 cup soya chunks
1 large onion, sliced long
1/2 cup chopped mixed vegetables (carrots, pea, beans, cauliflower, anything you have in the fridge)
1/4 cup grated coconut, ground in a mixer
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies
1 tsp red chilli powder (optional, or adjust to taste)
A pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Spices:
1 bay leaf
2 pods cardamom
3 cloves
1" piece of cinnamon
1 star anise (optional)
1 tsp roasted jeera / cumin powder
1 tbsp coriander / malli powder
How I Made It:
1. Soak soya chunks in a bowl of hot water along with 3-4 spoons of milk. After about 20 mins, drain, squeeze out all excess water and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the sliced onions. Fry until transparent and add all the spices. Fry for 2 mins until the flavour and smell comes out. Then add the ginger garlic paste, turmeric and chilly powder/green chillies. Fry for another 30 mins.
3. Next, add the ground coconut, mixed vegetables and soya chunks. Mix well and cook closed for about 10-12 mins until the vegetables are soft. There's no need to add any water, the soya chunks will give out water as they cook.
4. Once the vegetables are done, add salt, lower flame to sim and add the coconut milk. Mix well, bring to a soft boil and remove from fire.
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This recipe is almost entirely flicked from the sister's blog. She has always been better with her hands than me, so my cutlets look more rugged as compared to her chubby, smooth ones. I am guessing it tasted as good though because these did taste great.
Soya Chunks Cutlets
Soya chunks give a nice meatiness to the cutlets which is hard for vegetarians to come by. Even if you are not a huge fan of soya chunks, these may just turn you around because the infamous smell associated with soya chunks is absent in these cutlets and overall, these are healthier than their meat/fish counterparts.
Soya Chunks Cutlets
Makes: 12
Ingredients:
For cutlets
1 cup soya chunks
1 large potato, boiled and mashed
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder / dhania powder / malli podi
2 green chillies, chopped fine (or 1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala (or any curry masala you have in hand)
A pinch of turmeric powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder
A few curry leaves
Salt to taste
For frying:
1 cup bread crumbs (toast 3-4 slices of bread dry and powder in the mixie)
1 beaten egg or a paste of 2tbsp maida with 2 tbsp water
Oil for deep frying
How I Made It:
1.. Soak the soya chunks in water for about 30 mins. Drain and squeeze excess water out.
2.Blend in a mixer until fine. Again squeeze out all excess water.
3. To this, add all the ingredients for the cutlets and mix well.
4. Shape this mixture into cutlets, dip first in the egg (or maida mixture) and then the bread crumbs. Deep fry until nicely browned. Make sure you keep the flame in medium-high so that the inside also gets cooked well.
5. Serve hot with ketchup, or just bite in!
Thanks for a lovely snack recipe sis. We loved it! :)
Soya Chunks Cutlets
Soya chunks give a nice meatiness to the cutlets which is hard for vegetarians to come by. Even if you are not a huge fan of soya chunks, these may just turn you around because the infamous smell associated with soya chunks is absent in these cutlets and overall, these are healthier than their meat/fish counterparts.
Soya Chunks Cutlets
Makes: 12
Ingredients:
For cutlets
1 cup soya chunks
1 large potato, boiled and mashed
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder / dhania powder / malli podi
2 green chillies, chopped fine (or 1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala (or any curry masala you have in hand)
A pinch of turmeric powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder
A few curry leaves
Salt to taste
For frying:
1 cup bread crumbs (toast 3-4 slices of bread dry and powder in the mixie)
1 beaten egg or a paste of 2tbsp maida with 2 tbsp water
Oil for deep frying
How I Made It:
1.. Soak the soya chunks in water for about 30 mins. Drain and squeeze excess water out.
Moong Bean Sprouts Biryani with Soy Chunks
TH hates sprouts and wouldn't even come anywhere near it, let alone eat a salad or chaat made with sprouts. I had to think a bit creative here. I knew I would have to add something into the mix that he really likes - and soya chunks was the answer.
Soon, the idea for the biryani formed in my head and here we are. A healthy and very flavourful biryani for vegetarians and easily made vegan if you so desire.
Moong Bean Sprouts Biryani with Soya Chunks
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked rice
1 large onion
2 tomatoes, pureed
4 green chillies
1" piece of ginger
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp of freshly ground mixture with 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1" piece of cinnamon
1/2 tsp of black pepper powder
1 cup of moon bean sprouts
1/4 cup of soya chunks, cooked in boiling water for 5 mins, drained, and squeezed of extra water
1/2 tsp of jeera / cumin
1 tsp of coriander powder
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
A pinch of turmeric
1 tbsp of ghee or oil
To taste salt
How I Made It:
1. Grind together the onion, green chillies, ginger, and garlic.
2. Heat oil or ghee and add the cumin. When it sizzles, add the onion paste and fry together until it turns a darker shade of brown.
3. Next, add the red chilli powder, turmeric, and coriander powder, fry for 5 seconds, and add the pureed tomato. Coon until the oil begins to show on the sides - about 10 mins.
4. Now add the bean srouts and the soya chunks. Mix well and heat until the mixture mingles well - about 3 mins.
5. Finally mix in the cooked rice, salt and pepper and mix well.
6. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves / cilantro and serve hot with any raita of choice.
The Free Spirit Bloggers are back in action and this time the theme was chosen by Anu of Love and Lentil. She wanted us to make something with an ingredient or set of ingredients that we haven't cooked with so far os avoid because we don't like it.
My initial plan was to go make something with Quinoa. I have tried many Quinoa dishes over the past couple of years but never tried to make anything with it myself. Work interfered and soon I was left with little time to figure out what to do, and that's when I came across a bag of moong bean sprouts in Mustafa Centre.
TH hates sprouts and wouldn't even come anywhere near it, let alone eat a salad or chaat made with sprouts. I had to think a bit creative here. I knew I would have to add something into the mix that he really likes - and soya chunks was the answer.
Soon, the idea for the biryani formed in my head and here we are. A healthy and very flavourful biryani for vegetarians and easily made vegan if you so desire.
Moong Bean Sprouts Biryani with Soya Chunks
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked rice
1 large onion
2 tomatoes, pureed
4 green chillies
1" piece of ginger
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp of freshly ground mixture with 2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1" piece of cinnamon
1/2 tsp of black pepper powder
1 cup of moon bean sprouts
1/4 cup of soya chunks, cooked in boiling water for 5 mins, drained, and squeezed of extra water
1/2 tsp of jeera / cumin
1 tsp of coriander powder
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
A pinch of turmeric
1 tbsp of ghee or oil
To taste salt
How I Made It:
1. Grind together the onion, green chillies, ginger, and garlic.
2. Heat oil or ghee and add the cumin. When it sizzles, add the onion paste and fry together until it turns a darker shade of brown.
3. Next, add the red chilli powder, turmeric, and coriander powder, fry for 5 seconds, and add the pureed tomato. Coon until the oil begins to show on the sides - about 10 mins.
4. Now add the bean srouts and the soya chunks. Mix well and heat until the mixture mingles well - about 3 mins.
5. Finally mix in the cooked rice, salt and pepper and mix well.
6. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves / cilantro and serve hot with any raita of choice.
3-Way Tofu, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice
This is a very ad-hoc recipe that I concocted one night. I had some tofu in hand that needed to be used up and I was in no mood to cook a rice or roti, then a side-dish, etc.
This post actually has 3 recipes, in a way. You can stop at two other stages on the way to making the tofu vegetable fried rice or go all the way and make it a one-pot meal.
3-Way Tofu, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice
1 cup mixed vegetables, chopped (I used carrot, French beans, corn, peas)
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce (I use Ching's Secret for both soya sauce and chilli sauce)
1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp minced garlic
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Additional optional ingredients:
2 eggs
2 cups cooked rice
Of course you can garnish with coriander leaves or spring onions if you have any in hand. Serve hot.
This is a very ad-hoc recipe that I concocted one night. I had some tofu in hand that needed to be used up and I was in no mood to cook a rice or roti, then a side-dish, etc.
This post actually has 3 recipes, in a way. You can stop at two other stages on the way to making the tofu vegetable fried rice or go all the way and make it a one-pot meal.
3-Way Tofu, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice
Serves 2-3
Ingredients and measurements are approximate
Ingredients for basic tofu + veg base:
1 block firm tofu
1 cup mixed vegetables, chopped (I used carrot, French beans, corn, peas)
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce (I use Ching's Secret for both soya sauce and chilli sauce)
1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp minced garlic
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Additional optional ingredients:
2 eggs
2 cups cooked rice
How I Made It:
1. Heat oil (make sure its not smoking hot, just barely glistening on top) and add the ginger and garlic. Saute for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sliced onion and saute until cooked and soft.
2. Increase the flame/heat and add the soya sauce and chilli sauce. Saute for a minute. Lower flame and add cubed tofu. Fry until the tofu has browned on most sides.
3. Add the vegetables and some salt (be careful with salt since soya sauce is already salty) and mix well. Cook partially closed until the vegetables are cooked. Add pepper.
You can stop at this stage and serve this with noodles or rice.
Another step further would be to make space in the centre of your pan and crack in two eggs side by side. Don't disturb it until the whites are partially cooked. Then slowly scramble it into the tofu and vegetable mixture.
If you want a one-pot meal, mix in 2 cups of cooked rice. You may want to increase the amount of salt and pepper in this case. The rice will be mild and perfect for a wholesome weeknight dinner.
Lower back pain is miserable whether it is dull low back pain or sharper muscle spasms in the back. What can be done to get rid of it and can you do it at home yourself?
Causes and Types
There are a few common reasons why we experience lower back pain:
spinal stenosis - this pain is caused by the spinal cord becoming narrower. For the most part, this normally occurs with age.
injury or overuse of the muscles
spinal deformities - such as scoliosis
spondylolisthesis - this is a type of defect where the vertebrae slides over one another.
fractures - normally occurs when a lot of force has been put on the vertebrae. This could happen when someone has taken a hard fall directly on the buttocks or a hit on the head. It could also occur during an automobile accident.
osteoporosis - if this condition is present, even the slightest amount of force could cause fractures, slipped disc, or other back problems.
In rare cases, a bacterial infection could be causing back pain. You will need to visit your family physician or chiropractor to rule out any harmful bacterial infections or tumors.
Sometimes, lower back pain may stem from failed back surgery or other hospital related incidents.
5 Tricks to Lose the Pain
These tricks will help get rid of back pain. Test them and try them all to see what helps you get rid of your back pain.
arm rotations - slowly stretch out both arms and begin to rotate them. Do this about 20 to 25 times, then reverse directions and do them again. After you have finished both sets, put both arms over your head and clasp your hands together. Take several deep breaths and lower arms.
toe touches - start with your back flat against the wall. Slowly bend at the waist and reach for your toes. You don't actually have to touch them. Just bend as far as possibly to stretch the back muscles.
superman - lie down on your stomach on the floor. Stretch your arms over your head like you are flying through the air like a super hero. Raise your arms and upper body off the floor as high as you can. Hold for 1 to 2 seconds and release. Do this ten times. This is a very hard exercise that will strengthen your back muscles. If you need to do less reps at first, it's fine. Work up to it.
kneeling dog - get down on the floor on your hands and knees like you are a dog or a baby crawling. Slowly kick out one leg at a time like you are kicking someone behind you, then lower. Repeat on the other side. Do each leg 10 to 15 times rotating legs.
butterflies - sit on the floor and pull your legs up until the bottoms of your feet are touching. Hold your ankles and bend forward. You are trying to get your nose as close to your feet as possible without straining. Do this slowly without jerking. Release for 3 seconds and repeat.
Other Ways to Lose the Pain
There are other natural ways to get rid of back pain without the use of doctors or chiropractors. Some people turn to herbal remedies while others look to meditation or acupuncture.
Thousands of people have gotten rid of their back pain by themselves.
Read their testimonies and find out how here: Back Pain is GONE!
Wanting to eat enough fruits and vegetables to maintain a healthy diet can be hard. Give yourself more fruit and vegetable choices by freezing them for later use. Keeping some of these foods frozen is convenient, allowing you to make a healthy meal without a trip to the grocery store. This will get rid of many of your excuses!
Try digesting skim milk each morning rather than juice. The milk not only makes you feel fuller, but also provides you with essential vitamins. You will feel more full, and thus not eat as much later. This one little change will make a huge difference.
It's important that you eat breakfast every day as part of your diet. A lot of people think that not eating breakfast will cause them to lose weight faster, because they are only looking at how many calories they consume. These people have the wrong idea. Failing to eat breakfast can actually increase your calorie consumption because it makes you more hungry.
To lose weight, you need to add whole grains into your diet. Talk to a nutritionist to learn about whole grains. Avoid buying refined or enriched products. Even if a product advertises that it's made from whole grains, it's important to read the label to make sure there are no other additives or refined flours in that product.
Although taking a photo of yourself in your underwear may seem uncomfortable, it is necessary that you do this. Viewing pictures from before your weight loss and after can prove very satisfying, and they will help you stay strong through weak moments that may come down the road.
Keep zip-locks filled with nutritious snacks available at all times so that you can pick one up when you get the urge to snack on something unhealthy. Try getting a few sandwich bags and fill them with dried fruits, nuts, or some pretzels. You can keep these in your bag, your desk, or your car so that when ever you want a snack, a healthy one is available.
The body cleansing and fat-burning properties of green tea make it an excellent addition to your diet. After water, green tea is the most healthy beverage available to dieters. Drinking green tea may help you lose weight.
There are often low calorie substitutes for the foods you like the best. You could try adding a salad to your restaurant meal instead of french fries, or seek out a low-fat dessert. Drink pure water flavored with lemon, lime or any number of interesting flavorings instead of soda, wine or beer.
A super-easy way to lose some weight is to ratchet down your caloric intake a little bit each day, keeping it gradual so that you don't feel the need to resist. Try and take out about 500 calories from your daily caloric diet.
Weigh yourself on a regular basis to help keep you focused on your goals. Some people prefer to weigh in less. Weigh yourself once a week. It is best to do it on a daily basis.
Knowing how to read nutrition labels is very helpful. Although the label might say "fat-free," it does not guarantee that the item is healthy. You may find that it contains a greater amount of sugar and calories, and is really a food you ought to avoid. Be sure to read the whole label to know what your food contains.
Having a glass of milk before sitting down to a meal can help you lose weight. You won't eat as much during your meal because the milk has already made you feel full. Milk also has calcium for building muscles and strengthening bones.
As time goes by, you need to identify if your body needs food or if you are just satisfying a craving. Many people subconsciously eat when they are stressed or emotional.
As mentioned before, losing weight takes being motivated, having time and dedication. Oftentimes, people have a difficult time starting a weight loss program. Using the advice of this article, you should be able to do something that helps you achieve your weight loss goals.
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Try digesting skim milk each morning rather than juice. The milk not only makes you feel fuller, but also provides you with essential vitamins. You will feel more full, and thus not eat as much later. This one little change will make a huge difference.
It's important that you eat breakfast every day as part of your diet. A lot of people think that not eating breakfast will cause them to lose weight faster, because they are only looking at how many calories they consume. These people have the wrong idea. Failing to eat breakfast can actually increase your calorie consumption because it makes you more hungry.
To lose weight, you need to add whole grains into your diet. Talk to a nutritionist to learn about whole grains. Avoid buying refined or enriched products. Even if a product advertises that it's made from whole grains, it's important to read the label to make sure there are no other additives or refined flours in that product.
Although taking a photo of yourself in your underwear may seem uncomfortable, it is necessary that you do this. Viewing pictures from before your weight loss and after can prove very satisfying, and they will help you stay strong through weak moments that may come down the road.
Keep zip-locks filled with nutritious snacks available at all times so that you can pick one up when you get the urge to snack on something unhealthy. Try getting a few sandwich bags and fill them with dried fruits, nuts, or some pretzels. You can keep these in your bag, your desk, or your car so that when ever you want a snack, a healthy one is available.
The body cleansing and fat-burning properties of green tea make it an excellent addition to your diet. After water, green tea is the most healthy beverage available to dieters. Drinking green tea may help you lose weight.
There are often low calorie substitutes for the foods you like the best. You could try adding a salad to your restaurant meal instead of french fries, or seek out a low-fat dessert. Drink pure water flavored with lemon, lime or any number of interesting flavorings instead of soda, wine or beer.
A super-easy way to lose some weight is to ratchet down your caloric intake a little bit each day, keeping it gradual so that you don't feel the need to resist. Try and take out about 500 calories from your daily caloric diet.
Weigh yourself on a regular basis to help keep you focused on your goals. Some people prefer to weigh in less. Weigh yourself once a week. It is best to do it on a daily basis.
Knowing how to read nutrition labels is very helpful. Although the label might say "fat-free," it does not guarantee that the item is healthy. You may find that it contains a greater amount of sugar and calories, and is really a food you ought to avoid. Be sure to read the whole label to know what your food contains.
Having a glass of milk before sitting down to a meal can help you lose weight. You won't eat as much during your meal because the milk has already made you feel full. Milk also has calcium for building muscles and strengthening bones.
As time goes by, you need to identify if your body needs food or if you are just satisfying a craving. Many people subconsciously eat when they are stressed or emotional.
As mentioned before, losing weight takes being motivated, having time and dedication. Oftentimes, people have a difficult time starting a weight loss program. Using the advice of this article, you should be able to do something that helps you achieve your weight loss goals.
Jens Holvoet is a multilingual entrepreneur who has built several successful network marketing businesses. His knowledge of online marketing strategies has definitely helped many people to achieve the lifestyle they were dreaming of.
Being a College Graduate in the field of Psychology, Jens has always had the strong desire to help other people. He believes that being financially free (something that every team member can achieve with Banners Broker) is a fantastic thing... but at the same time he realizes that real happiness lies within your own self and your relationships with other people. Sharing is caring.
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