Mini Soya Chunks Butter Masala

After a lot of thinking I finally got my first recipe to post on my blog. I made this last night for dinner. As soon as I was done with cooking I quickly grab hold of my phone and took several pictures of it. Little did I expect that everyone would love it. I was delighted to see everyone relishing on my food. It tasted absolutely delicious with  chapatis.

So, without further ado, I am going to share with you my very own recipe of mini soya chunks butter masala 🙂

 

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2-3

 

Ingredients:

2 cups of mini soya chunks

3 medium size onions(pureed)

2 tomatoes(pureed)

4-5 hot green chillies(finely chopped)

8-10 cashewnuts

8-10 almonds

1 tbsp dessicated coconut

2 cardamoms

2 cloves

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp fennel seed powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

one inch of cinnamon stick

1 small bay leaf

3 tbsp oil

1 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp of butter

chopped coriander leaves for garnish

1 tbsp cream (optional)

salt to taste

 

Directions:

1. For making the smooth paste to thicken the curry, soak the cashews and almonds in warm water for 10 minutes.
2. Soak the chunks in warm water for 15 minutes, squeeze the excess liquid from the chunks and keep them aside.
3. In a blender, add the cashews, almonds ,dessicated coconut and make a smooth paste by adding some warm water which they were soaked in.
4. Add oil and ghee in a saucepan then put in the aromatics( bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves). 
5. When you get the aroma of the spices add in the pureed onions and finely chopped green chillies.
6. Saute till onions becomes golden brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste and stir.
7. Cook until the smell of ginger-garlic goes then add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.
8. Stir and cook the mixture well. Add the pureed tomatoes and cook until the oil separates from the mixture.
9. Add the chunks into the spicy mixture and still well.
10. Add some water and cook on high flame.
11. Add the paste, stir well and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
12. Cook it until you get the desired consistency.
13. Add some butter on top and garnish with chopped coriander.( you can add cream for extra rich flavor.)

Your delicious and mouth watering dish is ready to eat! Can be eaten with kulchas, naans, butter rotis,chapatis and paranthas as well.

Hope you all will try making this, until next time! 🙂