Sunday 17 July 2016

Soya Koftas with Veg Pulao


Soya kofta with Veg Pulao


One Saturday my husband told me that he wants to have something nice for lunch. Since it was raining so I decided to make these Soya Koftas. It came out to be a brilliant dish . I decided it to serve it with paranthas but both my young ones wanted to have rice so I decided to cook Veg Pulao(Rice with vegies). Following is required. 

Ingredients For Soya Koftas

1. Soya Chunks or Granules 1 bowl
2. Onions 2 medium sized
3. 2 Garlic cloves
4. Gram Masala MDH 1/4 Tbps
5. Salt 1/4 Tbps
6. 3 - 4 brown bread
7. Carrot 1 small
8. Oil for frying

Preparation Soya Koftas


Soak Soya Chunks/Granules in hot water till they are soft.Grind them finely in a grinder. Keep it a aside in a bowl. Chop the Onions in to very small and fine pieces. Chop the Garlic cloves in to very fine piece or either make a paste. Take the carrot ,remove the upper skin and grate it. Add finely chopped onions in a bowl containing grinded Soya Chunks/ Granules.Add grated carrot,chopped Garlic, Salt, Garam Masala.Now add brown bread till the mixture is dry and can be moulded in to shapes. Mould the mixture in to small round balls.Take generous amount of oil in a deep pan. Preheat oil at medium heat for 10 min Now deep fry these balls at low heat and remove on a tissue to soak extra oil when golden brown.


Ingredients for Gravy


1. Tomatoes 3-4 medium
2. Onions 2 medium
3. Garlic 3,4 Cloves
4. Ginger small piece
5. Kitchen King MDH 1 Tbps
6. Chilly Powder 1/2 Tbps
7. Oil 3- 4 Tbps
8. Cumin seed
9. Asafoetida a pinch
10. Salt 1 Tbps
11. Cilantro
12. Chana Masala 1/2 Tbps
13. Turmeric Powder 1/4 Tbps

Koftas in Gravy

Preparation of Gravy


Cut 3 Onions length wise. Keep it aside.Cut Garlic, Ginger in very small pieces (fine pieces). *Do not make a paste. Now grind Tomatoes and an Onion in a grinder. Take a pan. Add oil and heat at low medium heat. Now add Asafoetida and Cumin seed. Now add Garlic and Ginger pieces. *Do not make the Garlic and Ginger brown. It tastes nice when Garlic and Ginger is half cooked. Now add lengthwise cut Onions. Saute. Add grinded Tomatoes and Onion in the pan. Add Salt, Chilly Powder, Turmeric Powder, kitchen King Masala and Chana Masala. Heat and stir till the gravy leaves oil from sides.Add 1 Cup water to the gravy. Add Soya koftas. Heat at low medium heat. Make sure there is enough water that Koftas are soft but see that they are not soggy. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with Paranthas.

I am serving it with Veg Pulao.


Ingredients for Veg Pulao


1. Carrot grated
2. A bowl of boiled Peas
3. A bowl of boiled Corns
4. Oil 3- 4 Tbps
5. 2 Cloves Lavang)
6. Badi Kali Illaychi (Black Cardamom)
7. Bayvleaf or Curry leaves
8. Basmati Rice 2 Bowl

Preparation of Veg Pulao


Take oil in cooker. Heat at low medium temp. Add Cumin seed, Cloves, Black Cardamom, Bayleaf for tempering. Add boiled Peas, boiled Corns. Saute. Add Rice and saute nicely. Add water. Check the water with index finger. See the water is exactly 2 marks on index finger.Now close the lid. Cook the rice till there is one whistle. Do not open the lid immediately and wait till whole steam is not out.Meanwhile take a very small amount of oil in a pan. Heat at low flame. Saute the grated carrot. Add this to the cooked rice. Stir grated carrot and cooked rice nicely. Serve hot.

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