Soya Chunk Pepper Fry
Also known as Mealmaker Pepper Fry, Spicy Soya Chunk Fry, Easy Mealmaker Fry · Veg · Curries & Gravies, Dry sides
Curries & GraviesDry sidesSnacks & StartersVeganLow carbGluten-freeDairy-free
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
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Soya chunk pepper fry, or mealmaker pepper fry: soya chunks in gingelly oil with onion, curry leaves and ground pepper. Spicy, serves 4, 20 minutes, video.
Low calorie
100% would make this again12 cooks
Ingredients
15 itemsSalt1.25 tsp
Cumin1 tsp
Coriander Seeds2 tsp
Onion2
Ginger Garlic Paste, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Water4 cup
Dry Red Chilli3
Fennel Seeds1 tsp
Gingelly Oil2 tbsp
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped1
Curry leaves10
Lemon Juice1 tsp
Coriander Leaves2 tbsp
Soya Chunks2 cup
Black Peppercorns1.50 tsp
Contains: soya, sesame.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 197kcal | 788kcal |
| Protein | 13g | 54g |
| Carbohydrate | 18g | 70g |
| Fat | 8.9g | 36g |
| Fibre | 5.9g | 24g |
| Sugar | 2.5g | 10g |
Cookd masalas for soya chunks
Method
- 1
In a saucepan bring water to a boil, add salt, soya chunks and cook for 6 mins.
SaltWaterSoya Chunks
- 2
Drain the water using a strainer, squeeze the soya chunks using a spatula and keep the soya chunks aside.
- 3
In a pan, dry roast the spices mentioned under dry roast and grind. Using a mixer grinder, grind the dry roasted spices into a powder.
CuminCoriander SeedsDry Red ChilliFennel SeedsBlack Peppercorns
- 4
Heat oil in Kadai, add onion, and saute until the onions are translucent.
OnionGingelly Oil
- 5
Add the green chili, ginger-garlic paste and cook until the raw smell leaves.
Ginger Garlic PasteGreen Chilli
- 6
Add curry leaves to the pan. Mix well.
Curry leaves
- 7
Add the cooked and drained soya chunks. Mix well.
- 8
Add the ground spice powder to the pan. Mix well until the spice powder coats all the pieces of the soya chunks. Add salt and saute for 5 mins
Salt
- 9
Add lemon juice, chopped coriander leaves, mix well and remove from heat. Serve hot as an appetizer or as a side dish with Rasam Rice.
Lemon JuiceCoriander Leaves
Before you start
- How long does Soya Chunk Pepper Fry take?
- 19 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 9 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Soya Chunk Pepper Fry serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Soya Chunk Pepper Fry vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Soya Chunk Pepper Fry spicy?
- It is hot: 3 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Soya Chunk Pepper Fry?
- 2 cup Soya Chunks, 1.50 tsp Black Peppercorns, 2 Onion, 3 Dry Red Chilli, 1 Green Chilli, 10 Curry leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Soya Chunk Pepper Fry?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Soya Chunk Pepper Fry?
- About 197 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
5 notes- C
A Cookd cookApril 2024
Thanks for the recipe,it's awesome
- N
Nanditha SrinivasaApril 2022
it's a woooww kinda recipe, must try 🖤
- C
A Cookd cookJanuary 2025
👍
- S
sivaram S.I.December 2023
tastes great.
- S
SandhyaMay 2022
Thank you for your tasty recipe 😊😊😊😊👍👍👍
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