Soya chunks roast

Ingredients

• Soya chunks – 2 cup
• Onion – 3 nos
• Shallots – 14 to 15 nos
• Ginger – 1
• Garlic – 9 to 10 nos
• Curry leaves – 3 sprigs
• Tomatoes – 2 nos
• Lemon – ½ piece
• Coriander leaves – one hand full
• Coconut tidbits-1/2 cup
• Black pepper powder – 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder – 2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp
• Garam masala -2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon – 1 nos
• Cloves – 3 nos
• Fennel seed – 1 tsp
• Mace –jathipathri
• Red chilli flakes-1 tsp
• Salt – 1 or 2 tsp
• Oil – 2 or 3 tbsp

Method

• Heat water in a pan add some salt and soya chunks ,boil them well, drain hot water.
• Then wash the soya chunks with normal water ,squeeze excess water and set aside.
• Crush shallots and transfer into a bowl.
• Again crush ginger and garlic ,set aside.
• Take a bowl add semi cooked soya chunks ,salt and turmeric powder.
• Then add some ginger garlic pasate,coriander powder,red chilli powder,garam masala and coconut
  oil.
• Mix them well and marinated for half an hour.
• Heat small amount of oil add soya chunks and stir for 5 to 6 minutes, transfer to a medium size bowl
  and set aside.
• Then pour sufficient amount of oil in the same pan add fennel seed,cinnamon,cloves and mace –
  jathipathri saute them well.
• Add coconut tidbites and fry for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add crush shallots,chopped onion,green chilli,ginger garlic paste and curry leaves, saute until onion
  and shallots turns light goldeb brown.
• Add some spice powders like red chilli powder,garam masala,coriander powder,black pepper
  powder, and red chilli flakes,saute until their raw smell is gone.
• Then add chopped tomatoes,saute well until tomatoes gets mashed up.
• Add soya chunks ,squeezed half lemon juice ,sprinkle some coriander leaves and salt ,mix them well.
• Finally add few curry leaves and mix them well.
• Remove from fire and set aside.
• Serve the tasty soya chunks roast with meals.