Soya Methi Fry | Soya Methi Recipe
Soya Methi Fry is one of the easy and healthy recipes which can be made in 10-15 minutes. Soya balls are minced to give keema texture. Learn how to make a soya methi fry recipe with step by step image instructions along with tips and a video.
Fenugreek leaves have a bitter taste but when you fry properly their bitterness lowers. Among leafy vegetables, methi leaves have many medicinal properties. They help in reducing diabetes, improve weight loss, boost sperm count and lower blood pressure thus reducing the risk of a heart attack.
Soya chunks are added directly to this recipe but we have minced them so that they absorb spices we add and absorb its flavours. This recipe tastes great with chapatti, roti and naan recipes.
Tips to make Soya Methi Fry recipe:
- Soya chunks can be added directly or minced to this recipe, minced version goes well with chapatti, roti and other Indian bread.
- Fenugreek leaves shrink after cooking, that doesn’t mean we have to add more. This may give bitter flavour so add as mentioned maintain prescribed quantity.
- To lower the bitterness of methi leaves, it needs to be cooked with a generous quantity of oil.
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Soya Methi Fry | Soya Methi Recipe
Soya Methi Fry is one of the easy and healthy recipes which can be made in 10-15 minutes. Soya balls are minced to give keema texture.
Ingredients
- Soya chunks – 1 bowl
- Water – 500 ml.
- Oil – 3 tbsp.
- Dry red chillies – 2 No.
- Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds/ jeera – 1 tbsp.
- Ginger grate – 1 tbsp.
- Green chillies – 3 No.
- Curry leaves – 1 tbsp.
- Fenugreek leaves/ methi – 1 bowl
- Salt – ½ tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tbsp.
- Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp.
- Tomatoes – 1 cup
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.
- Cumin/ Jeera powder – ½ tbsp.
Instructions
- Soak soya chunks in hot water so that they become soft.
- Sprinkle cold water (to reduce hotness) and squeeze water with fingers.
- Transfer them to a mixer grinder and run for one round so that they turn fibrous.
- In a pan add little oil and fry dry red chillies, green chillies, mustard and cumin seeds, ginger grate and curry leaves.
- Clean and dry methi leaves on a cloth. Once they turn dry, put them and sprinkle red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
- Mix for a while still leaves turn soft and shrink.
- Add sliced tomatoes and cook for a while, once they turn soft add soya kheema.
- Sprinkle jeera powder and coriander powder, mix and cook for a minute so that they absorb flavours.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve soya methi fry recipe hot with chapatti.
Recipe Video
How to make Soya Methi Fry Recipe:
1. Boil water in a bowl and add soya chunks to it. Soak them till they turn soft and add cold water.
2. Drain whole water by transferring to steel skillet. Squeeze extra water with your hands.
3. Put them in a mixer grinder and grind for only one round so that they remain fibrous texture.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add dry red chillies, mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
5. Add ginger grate, slit green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a while.
6. Put methi leaves, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
7. Once fenugreek leaves turn soft, add tomatoes and cook till they turn soft.
8. Add ground soya kheema and mix well. Sprinkle coriander powder and jeera powder.
9. Garnish soya methi fry recipe with coriander leaves and serve hot.
