Chilli Soya
April 18, 2010 by Sandhya Hariharan

Again Chilli Uh?? Yes! But this one is a little more healthy n Definitely Yummier..... For Non Soya Lovers... this is definitely bingo !! Try it... out
If you are looking for a desi version for Soya Chunks ,just check out my Dry Soya Chunk's Curry .
Let me know what you think of it .... Also please share how you handle Soya Chunks to eliminate any unacceptable aroma .
Straight to the recipe....
INGREDIENTS:
| Soya Chunks | 250gm |
| Onions | 1 Nos |
| Green Pepper | 1 Nos |
For the Marinate:
| Low fat yogurt | 6-7 Tblspn |
| Grated Ginger | 1.5 Tsp |
| Crushed Garlic | 3-4 Pods |
| Chopped Green Chillies | 2 Nos |
| Turmeric Powder | 1 Tsp |
| Red Chilli Powder | 1 Tsp - 2 Tsp |
| Rice Flour | 3/4th Tblspn |
| Corn Flour | 1.5 Tblspn |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 Tsp |
| Soya Sauce | 2 Tblspn |
| Salt | To Taste |
Other Ingredients:
| Oil | 4 Tspn |
| Double Concentrated Tomato Puree | 1 Tblspn |
| Spring Onion | 1 Nos |
Optional Vegetables that could be used are baby corn & mixed peppers along with Onion and Green Capsicum.

DIRECTIONS:
- Turn on the kettle.. Once it gets boiling , pour it out into a vessel with a pinch of salt. Drop all the Soya Chunks. Lets it soak in for atleast 15-30 minutes. Once the chunks becomes soft , pass them through running tap water and squeeze out all the excess water.Repeat this process to remove the 'Stink'.
- Chop the Capsicum and Onions into thin slices , lengthwise.
- In a medium sized bowl , prepare a marinate by mixing all the ingredients under the marinate header.
- Drop all the Soya chunks into it and marinate it well. Set aside for atleast 30 minutes -1 hour.
- Heat oil in a Wok , add in Onions & Green Peppers with just a pinch of salt . Saute them for 3-4 Minutes. Now pop in all the marinated soya chunks and saute them in medium flame for a couple of minutes. Once all the yogurt / water content is evaporated , add the concentrated tomato puree and mix well. Saute until soya chunks gets well coated and cooked.
- Garnish with Chopped Spring Onions and serve as a starter.
Cheers













Looks delicious! I don't make a lot of soya chunk but once or twice I tried I kept putting them in water and sueezing it out after a while to get rid of the bad taste.
Definitely i am going to try this, looks so yummy and tempting.
I have a box of soya nuggets lying in th fridge and This is what they will turn into..thanks!
Looks tempting and delicious . Please parcel and send it here
Healthy ans tasty dish...usually soya turns to be bland this one will sure be tasty!
Luv soya in any form...This looks very colourful and tempting...
Looks so tempting dear!
yummy and tempting and inviting recipe.
Wow! great recipe..wonderful click too..
Nice colored dish, loved the ingredients that went in it. Click is awesome and very professional.
hey this looks so so tasty..and adding soya makes it healthy too..
Looks so tempting makes me hungry.great click.
Wow this looks so good Sandhya...so colorful and tempting :)
Chilly soya looks awesome and irresistible..
I recently made Chili Tofu but without marinating. This looks like a keeper recipe. The dish is yumm.
I always struggle to get an idea to how to cook soya,nice idea looks superb!
looks nice and spicy..looks tempting...
yummy chilli soya......loved the color.
Lovely recipe Sandhya.
My daughter is a fan of soy chunks but my hubby hates it :( This looks so spicy and yumm...
Happy Tamil new Year !!!
was looking for a perfect soya recipe... what else could be better than this!!!
I thought u would have deep fried chunks like how we do for other chilli. Great to know it should be just shallow fried and still u get this yummy chill ...
Love it .. already bookmarked it
Looks very tempting.
Would love this with tofu...looks delectable.
New to ur blog....wonderful recipes u have here...loved ur food photgraphy tooo...glad to follow u....have a nice day....
cool dish.soya chilli very interesting
wow .. looks tempting sandhya.. lovely blog and thank you for your comments on my blog as well.. following you
Nice Soya recipe.Thanks for visiting my blog and for your nice words.
lovely chili tofu...
Have you tried mixing with milk and water and leaving aside for an hr or so... that helps...
I always wonder how to put to use those little soy chunks.Wonderful and healthy Idea.
What a gorgeous looking dish! Yummm!
looks tempting
looks so delicious.not a big fan of soya..this chilisoya looks so yummy..liked the color and nice pic too
Looks mouth wateringly delicious...
Hi, tried the soya chilli... :( it turned out quite unlike the pic that you have taken.
watery, instead of dry.
and a dirty yellow color.
had it with chappati as a side dish. was tasty though.