This spicy soya chunks gravy | meal maker gravy  is easy to make ans as the name indicates, it is spicy, tangy and tasty, which goes very well with anything goes North Indian dishes like chapati roti, Nan, etc. This also goes very well with the pulaos, vegetable biryani and even dosa and idli.

I have already posted a different version of soya chunks gravy and a meal maker masala and this spicy meal maker gravy is referred by my friend and this also super delicious like before. If you want to make this spicy meal maker gravy to be more rich then you can add a little amount of cashew nut paste or cream.

If you like this gravy of meal maker then you can try the different recipes in my website like below

• Soya balls fry
• Soya balls masala different version
• Soya chunks cutlet
• Soya chunks biryani
• Spicy soya chunks fry
• Simple Soya chunks gravy 

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Spicy meal maker gravy

This spicy meal maker gravy is easy to make ans as the name indicates, it is spicy, tangy and tasty, which goes very well with anything goes North Indian dishes like chapati roti, Nan, etc. This also goes very well with the pulaos, vegetable biryani and even dosa and idli.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Spicy meal maker gravy

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

15 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 5

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Soya chunks / meal maker - 2 cups i used small variety
• Onion - 1 big
• Tomatoes - 3 big
• Ginger - 2 i ch
• Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp adjust as per your spice level
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
• Kasoori methi - 2 tsp
• Thick Curd - 1tbsp
• Salt - as per taste
• Oil - 7 tbsp
• Cardamom - 1
• Cinnamon stick - 3
• Bay leaf - 1
• Cloves - 3 to 4
• Star anise - 1
• Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Instructions

• Take 2 cups of soya chunks and soak in water for about 8 to 10 minutes.
• After the aboat 10 minutes check if the soya balls are soaked well. Then squeeze the balls nicely.
• Now add one tablespoon of curd or yogurt to this balls and mix them nicely. Allow to soak it for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• add 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add onion, ginger garlic and saute them nicely.
• once the onions are a nicely saute, then add the tomatoes and again saute them well. Once the tomatoes have become mushy, now switch off the flame.
• Let it rest for about 5 minutes
• transfer the content to a Mixie jar or a food processor and grind them to a smooth paste.
• Now in the same pan add 5 tablespoons of oil and the mentioned spices. Fry the spices for about a minute.
• Now add the spice powders like chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder.
• Again fry the spice powders for a minute. Now add the onion Tomatoes paste that you have grounded and cook them for about 10 min.
• Add the soaked soya balls to this and cover and cook for about 10 min.
• the oil in the gravy would start to release oil.
• Now add the garam Masala and the kasoori methi and again cook for about 5 to 7 min.
• The gravy thickens nicely.
• Serve the spicy hot hot spicy  meal maker gravy.

Step by step instructions of spicy soya chunks gravy | Meal maker gravy

Ingredients

• Soya chunks / meal maker – 2 cups ( i used small variety )
• Onion – 1 big
• Tomatoes – 3 big
• Ginger – 2 i ch
• Garlic – 4 to 5 cloves
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp ( adjust as per your spice level)
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala – 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
• Kasoori methi – 2 tsp
• Thick Curd – 1tbsp
• Salt – as per taste
• Oil – 7 tbsp

Spices

• Cardamom – 1
• Cinnamon stick – 3
• Bay leaf – 1
• Cloves – 3 to 4
• Star anise – 1
• Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp

Method to prepare spicy soya chunks gravy

Take 2 cups of soya chunks

soak in water for about 8 to 10 minutes. Here I have taken the smaller variety which I used to get it here. If you get the bigger variety, then soak it for about 15 to 20 minutes to make it softer.

After the about 10 minutes check if the soya balls are soaked well. Then squeeze the balls nicely.

Now add one tablespoon of curd or yogurt to this balls and mix them nicely.

Allow to soak it for another 10 to 15 minutes. Adding curd Makes the balls to be very soft and gives a nice Tangy taste to the soya chunks gravy.

Prepare Onion Tomato paste

When the soya chunks are being soaked,  let us prepare the gravy. For this add 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.

add onion, ginger garlic and saute them nicely.

once the onions are a nicely saute, then add the tomatoes and again saute them well. Once the tomatoes have become mushy, now switch off the flame.

Let it rest for about 5 minutes. after 5 minutes  transfer the content to a Mixie jar or a food processor and grind them to a smooth paste. Grinding them to your very smooth taste is very very important step for any kind of north indian gravy.

Prepare Gravy

In the same pan add 5 tablespoons of oil and the mentioned spices. Fry the spices for about a minute.

Now add the spice powders like chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder.

Again fry the spice powders for a minute.

Now add the onion Tomatoes paste that you have grounded and cook them for about 10 min.

Add the soaked soya balls to this and cover and cook for about 10 min.

Cover and cook for 10 min.

At this stage, the oil in the gravy would start to release oil. Now add the garam Masala and the kasoori methi.

again cook for about 5 to 7 min.

The gravy thickens nicely. Serve the spicy hot hot spicy meal maker gravy.

Yummy yummy soya chunks gravy | meal maker gravy is ready to be eaten.

Notes

1. Use Kashmiri chilli powder for bright red color to the gravies.

2. Always grind the onion tomato paste very nicely.

3. Add cashew nut paste or little cream to make it more healthier.

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This spicy soya chunks fry is a spicer and a deep fry version. I already have a Soya chunks fry version which is totally a different method. This recipe I got from here and for me it tasted something like Mutton kola urundai recipe and I liked the taste. 

You can check the other soya chunks recipes below.

Soya Chunks Masala
Soya balls fry
Soya chunks cutlet
Soya balls gravy

Spicy Soya chunks fry

Preparation time: 10 min | Cook Time: 5 min | Serves: 6

Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients 

Soya chunks / meal maker – 2 cups
Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Coriander leaves – 3 tsp chopped finely
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Rice flour – 3 tbsp
Corn flour – 1 tbsp
Salt – as per taste
Oil- for frying

Method 

1. Soak the soya in water till they become soft.

2. Squeeze water completely.

3. Transfer to food processor.

4. Grind it well and add the chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt.

5. Add the Ginger garlic paste and curry leaves.

6. Process to get a crumble form.

7. Add the rice flour and corn flour and maida flour.

8. Take a small portion and make round balls.

9. Heat oil in a pan in medium flame. 

10. Drop balls one by one slowly and fry it.

11. When all balls turn golden or light brown color, remove from oil.

12. Serve them as side dish to any main rice or eat just like that with tomato sauce. 

Easy n yummy spicy soya balls are ready. 

Notes:
1. Try to make the balls tightly.
2. When dropping the balls, drop slowly and start rotating the oil, for even cooking.
3. First fry one ball and check for the spice leaves (like salt, chilli etc).
4. Binding the balls with rice flour or corn flour is important. If flour is less, then when dropping the balls, it will be splitted into small pieces.

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Soya chunks masala | soya balls masala recipe with easy step by step instructions for your easy understanding and learning.

How to make Soya Chunks Masala

 

Ingredients

• Soya balls – 1 cup
• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 2
• Ginger garlic paste – 1.5 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1.5 tsp
• Coriander – 1 tsp
• Turmeric – a pinch
• Fenugreek leaves – 1 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
• Yoghurt/curd – 2 tsp
• Cream – 1 tbsp ( I substituted with milk – 3 tbsp )
• Salt – as per taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing 

 

Spices

• Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Star anise – 1
• Cinnamon stick – 1 crushed
• Cloves – few

 

Method

1. Soak the soya balls for 1/2 hour or as mentioned in the packet.

2. Squeeze the water completely and leave it to get dry for 10 min.

 

3. Chop the onions and tomato and grind to a smooth paste. In a pan add the oil and it is hot add the spicies and fry them for 30 sec. Do not make it black. Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes off.

9. Garnish with coriander seeds and serve. You can pair it with any mild Pulaos or Roti or Naan.

 

Delicious Soya chunks Masals is ready.

 

Notes:

1. To make your gravy rich, you can grind and add the cashew paste when you add the cream. 

 

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Soya chunks masala | Soya balls masala | How to make Meal Maker Masala

oya chunks or the meal maker are my kids favorite (even mine) and they love it when I do this Soya Chunks Fry. But this soya chunks masala I tasted in one of the Indian food court here and I liked the taste. So tried to my best to get the same taste. But I added fenugreek leaves to this masala, as I like to add in the North Indian Curries.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword soya chunks masala

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

soaking time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Calories 450kcal

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Soya balls – 1 cup
• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 2
• Ginger garlic paste – 1.5 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1.5 tsp
• Coriander – 1 tsp
• Turmeric – a pinch
• Fenugreek leaves – 1 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
• Yoghurt/curd – 2 tsp
• Cream – 1 tbsp
• I substituted with milk – 3 tbsp
• Salt – as per taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Spices
• Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Star anise – 1
• Cinnamon stick – 1 crushed
• Cloves – few

Instructions

• Soak the soya balls for 1/2 hour or as mentioned in the packet.
• Squeeze the water completely and leave it to get dry for 10 min.
• Chop the onions and tomato and grind to a smooth paste. In a pan add the oil and it is hot add the spicies and fry them for 30 sec. Do not make it black. Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes off.
• Add the onion tomato paste and sauté it for 5 min atleast. Add some water if you want.
• Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric and salt. Mix and allow to boil for 2 min. Take the dry fenugreek leaves, crush in your hand and add it to the masala.
• Sauté them nicely till the oil starts oozing out. Add the yogurt at this stage.
• When the gravy is thick, add the soya chunks and mix them well with the masala.
• Add the cream or milk and garam masala and simmer and cook for another 5 min.
• Garnish with coriander seeds and serve. You can pair it with any mild Pulaos or Roti or Naan.

Notes

To make your gravy rich, you can grind and add the cashew paste when you add the cream.

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Soya chunks fry | meal maker fry is one of the easiest and tasty fry I can say. When I was working in India my office colleague brought this soya chunks fry and I loved the taste immediately. From that time on wards it has become one of my favorite evening snack and a easy to do snack when I am not in a mood to cook any side dish for rice.

You can find some soya chunks recipes in this blog…
Soya chunks cutlet
Soya balls gravy
Soya chunks Biryani

Video Recipe of Soya chunks fry | Meal maker fry

Let’s see how to make the easy soya chunks fry

 

How to make soya chunks fry / meal maker fry / soya balls fry

Preparation time: 30 min | Cook Time: 10 min | Serves:3
Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

1. Soya chunks – 1 cup

2. Oil – 2 tsp

3. Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp

4. Turmeric powder – 2 pinch

5. Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp

6. Salt – as per taste

7. Water for soaking soya chunks

 

Method

 

1. Soak the soya balls for 1/2 hour or as mentioned in the packet.

 

2. Squeeze the water completely and leave it to get dry for 10 min.

 

3. Now in a vessel or kadai add the oil and when it is hot add the powders and salt and start fryinG it. Keep the flame in low while doing so.

4. Now add the soya balls and start mixing it thoroughly until the balls are coated with the powders. Keep doing for another 6 to 8 min. Keep the flame in medium.

5. Switch off the stove and serve the yummy fry as a side dish or have it as a evening snack.

 

 

Notes

You can adjust the spiciness according to your taste.

If you like you can make the tempering by adding mustard seeds, curry leaves and urus dal before adding the powders. I didn’t add as I love to make this way.

 

Easy and simple soya chunks fry / meal maker fry is ready. 

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I always love the cutlet. That too the protein rich Soya chunks cutlet or the Meal maker Cutlet. Kids will definitely love this kind of cutlet, with different shapes. It is a perfect party snack, and easy to prepare too. Here I have deep fried the cutlets, and you can make it shallow fry it in a tawa itself. Both tasts awesome with simple tomato sauce.

How to make Soya chunks Cutlet / Meal maker Cutlet

Ingredients

• Soya Chunks (meal maker) – 2 cups
• Potato – 1 large(boiled n peeled)
• Vegetables – 1 cup ( I used mixed vegetables of corn, carrot, beans and peas)
• Green chillies – 1 (chopped finely)
• Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
• Bread crumps – 3 tsp
• All purpose flour – 2 tsp
• Corn flour – 1 tsp
• Water – 1/4 cup
• Oil – for frying
• Salt – as per taste

Method to make the cutlet

• Wash and Soak soya chunks in water for 20 to 30 mts.
• Squeeze out the water completely.
• Grind in a mixer grinder or food processor.
• Cook the vegetables with little water and a pinch of salt.

• Drain the water and keep aside.
• Now in a big vessel, add the grinded soya chunks, chilli powder, green chillies, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well.
• To this add the potato, and smash it nicely.
• Now add the cooked vegetables, and salt and again mix nicely to form a thick dough consistency.

• Take a small portion of the vegetable mixture and make into a desired shapes.
• In a small bowl, add the all purpose flour and corn flour and mix water to it.
• Now dip the cutlet to the all purpose and corn flour mix and immediately put it into the bread crumps and turn it to the other sides also, till they are well coated with the bread crumps. (click here to make bread crumps at home)

• Now in a pan, pour oil and heat it.

• When the oil is hot, fry the coated cutlets one by one and fry nicely, until it is brown in colour.
• Remove from oil, filter the oil.

• Serve the soya cutlets with a ketchup….

Sending the cutlets to Pari’s and Raji’s Only event- Snacks n Starters

Sending my Soya chunks gravy to Sangeetha and Prabha’s Show me your HITS event.

Soya Chunks Gravy

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Soya chunks cutlet or meal maker cutlet recipe

Soya chunks cutlet or meal maker cutlet is very healthy and protein rich as it is made up of soya chunks and all veggies are mixed with it

Course Appetizer

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword meal maker cutlet, meal maker patties, soya chunks cutlet, soya chunks patties

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 400kcal

Author Akila

Ingredients

• Soya Chunks meal maker - 2 cups
• Potato - 1 large boiled n peeled
• Vegetables - 1 cup I used mixed vegetables of corn, carrot, beans and peas
• Green chillies - 1 chopped finely
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
• Bread crumps - 3 tsp
• All purpose flour - 2 tsp
• Corn flour - 1 tsp
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Oil - for frying
• Salt - as per taste

Instructions

• Wash and Soak soya chunks in water for 20 to 30 mts.
• Squeeze out the water completely.
• Grind in a mixer grinder or food processor.
• Cook the vegetables with little water and a pinch of salt.
• Drain the water and keep aside.
• Now in a big vessel, add the grinded soya chunks, chilli powder, green chillies, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well.
• To this add the potato, and smash it nicely.
• Now add the cooked vegetables, and salt and again mix nicely to form a thick dough consistency.
• Take a small portion of the vegetable mixture and make into a desired shapes.
• In a small bowl, add the all purpose flour and corn flour and mix water to it.
• Now dip the cutlet to the all purpose and corn flour mix and immediately put it into the bread crumps and turn it to the other sides also, till they are well coated with the bread crumps. (click here to make bread crumps at home)
• Now in a pan, pour oil and heat it.
• When the oil is hot, fry the coated cutlets one by one and fry nicely, until it is brown in colour.
• Remove from oil, filter the oil.
• Serve the soya cutlets with a ketchup....

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