Soya chunks masala

When I saw soya chunks for the first time, I was reluctant to taste it because of it's chicken like looks. My friends even said that it kinda tasted like meat.

I always look for benefits in food before I eat so I googled about soya chunks and got to know from Wikipedia that it has protein content equal to that of meat.

I was on my weight loss regime so I quickly added this to my diet list. It is easy to cook, tasty to eat and if you are a vegetarian, you can get a lot of protein from this low calorie, versatile ingredient.

This is the first recipe I tried on my own and I like it this way very much. I hope you like it too! :)

Nutritional Information  (Approx)
(per serving)
Energy	114		Calories
Fat	5		%
Carbohydrate	5		%
Dietary Fiber	9		%
Sodium	4		%
Vitamin A	23		%
Vitamin C	13		%
Calcium	2		%
Iron	6		%
Protein	6.2		Grams
Sugar	1.7		Grams

Ingredients
Soya chunks(Small even sized)	1 cup
Onion chopped	1
Tomatoes chopped	2
Salt	to taste
Sambar powder	1 tsp
Chilli powder	1/2 tsp
Turmeric	a pinch
Water	1/2 cup

To Temper
Oil	2 tsps
Mustard seeds	1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds	1/4 tsp

Boil a pot of water with little salt. Add Soya chunks to the boiling water, cook until soya chunks are soft and drain the water.

Wash the cooked soya chunks, squeeze the water out of it and keep it aside.

In a pan, add oil and wait till it gets hot. Add the ingredients listed under "To Temper" and fry for 2 minutes. Add onion and fry till it gets transparent.

Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric and water and cook it with closed lid.  Once the tomatoes are cooked and soft, add Sambar powder, Chilli powder and salt. Boil the mixture and add soya chunks.

Fry for few minutes and serve hot. It can be served with hot Rotis or rice.

You can add ginger garlic paste and garam masala for stronger flavour.

Wheat flour Dosa

Yes, I know everybody knows how to prepare dosa. But trust me, this is easier then buying a dosa batter. :P

It is really difficult for working women to soak the rice overnight, grind it and then make dosa. Forget dosa batter, for lazy me its difficult to even make chapathis/rotis though am not a working woman. So, I found a recipe which is as good as rotis and also quick to prepare and I call it Quick dosa!! :D

Nutritional Information  (Approx)
(per serving)
Energy	149		Calories
Fat	8		%
Carbohydrate	7		%
Dietary Fiber	4		%
Sodium	7		%
Vitamin A	1		%
Vitamin C	2		%
Calcium	2		%
Iron	11		%
Protein	3.1		Grams
Sugar	0.1		Grams

Ingredients
Wheat flour	2 cups
Salt	A pinch
Cumin	1/2 tsp
Onion finely chopped	1/4 cup (Optional)
Water	4 cups

Mix all the above ingredients and make a thin batter. The batter should be a little runny but thick enough to get cooked.

Heat the dosa pan/griddle, grease oil on the pan if required and spread a ladle of batter on the hot pan. 

Spread it evenly with the base of the ladle. Let it cook in open for few minutes and flip it over to cook the other side.

Serve it hot with chutney. This dosa tastes almost like Neer dosa so it tastes even better with veg or non-veg gravies.