Soya Chunks which is also called as Meal Maker here is my favorite stuff..I can eat it all day, I don’t know why ..But I totally like it..The one thing which put me back is the smell of that, so I use a special way to treat it which I have shown in the pictures..Addition of milk to the cooking water remove the funky smell from it…So if you are fine with that smell skip this step, but if you are like me, please follow this..
I use soya chunks more than anything in my cooking..I make korma, manchurian’s, 65’s and many many stuffs out of it..And among that this one is my favorite. These cutlets are so healthy since they are pan fried, but if you are in a mood of deep frying, please do it..These are great recipe to freeze..Make a big batch of this and after completing till the step of coating them in breadcrumbs, put them between parchment paper or wrap them individually in cling warp and freeze them. So that you can use it when ever you want..
I hope you like it and let me know how it came out..
Ingrediants:
Dry Soya Chunks– 200 gms (Click to know how to cook soya chunks)
Potato – 1 large Cooked
Breadcrumbs – 2 cups
Cornflour / Corn Starch – 2 tblspn
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 2 tblspn
Onion -1 chopped finely
Ginger Garlic Paste -1 tblspn
Chilli Powder -1 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 tblspn + for pan frying
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro -3 tblspn chopped
Milk – ½ cup (for cooking soya chunks)
Method:
Take lots of water and milk in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil..Once it comes to a good boil, add soya chunks/meal maker and switch off the flame..Cover with a lid and let it rest for 15 mins by which time the soya must have doubled in size. Now pour this over a colander and rinse with lots of cold water. Squeeze off the excess water with your hands and set it aside.
Now take this meal maker in a mixer and pulse it till it reaches coarse crumbs..Cook the potatoes and mash them as well. Put this both in a mixing bowl.
Now make the masala. Heat 1 tblspn of oil and add cumin seeds. Add in ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 min.
Now add in onions and sauté for 3 mins. Add in turmeric, chilli, coriander powder and mix well. Throw in lots of coriander leaves and mix once. Add this masala over the soya and potato mixture..
Add salt to the mixture and mix well.
Form small portion out of it and form into round pattice. Arrange it in a plate and put it in the fridge for 15 mins if you like..
Now mix cornflour and maida with some water and form into a thin paste. Pour this mixture to a shallow plate so that it will be easy to dunk the cutlet it. Put the breadcrumbs in a plate as well.
Now take the cutlet and dunk it in cornflour mixture and then roll it in breadcrumbs and set aside. Finish the entire batch like this.
Heat oil for pan frying, you could deep fry as well. Put the pattice in oil and fry on both sides till golden brown.
Remove to a paper towel and serve with ketchup.
Pictorial:
Take all your ingrediants |
Soya Chunks and Potatoes are cooked.. |
mash the potatoes |
take the soya in a blender |
and puree it |
add it to a mixing bowl |
add potatoes to it |
now prepare the masala...Heat oil and add cumin |
ginger garlic paste |
onions |
and saute well |
add turmeric |
chilli and coriander powder |
and mix well |
add coriander leaves |
and mix well..This is the masala |
add this to the potato and soya mixture |
add salt |
and mix well |
form small pattice |
and arrange it in a plate |
now mix cornflour and maida with some water to a liquid |
tranfer that to a shallow bowl and also put bread crumbs in a plate..Its time for dunking and dredging |
first dip cutlet in cornflour mixture |
remove that carefully and ........ |
dip in breadcrumbs |
coat that well |
and arrange it in a plate |
Heat some oil in a tawa |
and drop this on that |
fry till the bottom is golden |
remove to a plate |
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Thank you for the step by step tutorial. Look very delicous 🙂
hemalata
Mouthwatering cutlets,looks so healthy n yummy.
Beth
Your cutlets look great!
Christy Gerald
Truly yumm-made.
Tina
These patties do look tasty. I am actually surprised that they are made with soy. Good to stop in and learn more about your cuisine! Have a great weekend.
Sarah (Snippets of Thyme)
I would love to try these. We love Indian food but I don't think I've seen these on the menus here. I'll look for them next time we go to an Indian restaurant
Rookie Qookie
Loved the idea of using soya for cutlets 🙂
Shaheen
I would like to know how roughly many cutlets this recipe yields ??
I want to make sure there is
enough!
Many thanks
Aarthi
May be 12 to 15
Anu
Healthy patties. Nice one.
Poonam Borkar
wow..cutlets looks absolutely delicious..i just love all your recipes!! 🙂
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Rasi
this is cool..i have a packet of meal maker too..shall make them into patties 🙂
Asiya @ Chocolate & Chillies
Well done! Great tip for getting the smell out of the soya chunks too!
sirisfood
Lovely crisp golden patties..Thank you aarti..
Sudha
Thanks a bunch for the step-by-step illustrations dear!The Soya cutlet looks delicious and the fact that it is pan-fried makes it even more appealing = - and calorie-free, that is;)Lovely cutlets!
Priya Yallapantula
wow, those look superb, love your process 🙂
Hema
Healthy pan-fried cutlets Aarthi, looks really yum..
maha
looks great..u made them perfectly
Sensible Vegetarian
Looks so lip smacking. You surely do have lot of patience in taking those step by step photos.
Roshu
Healthy n yummy cutlets....step by step presentation is very helpful
Claudia
What a delicious looking dish!
Swathi Iyer
Delicious cutlet. looks perfect.
Kala
Cutlet with soyachunks wowww perfect snack for healthy freaks 🙂
Preethi Sriram
Yummy and mouthwatering Cutlet ....
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Jay
I love to have a taste of this wonderful dish..;P
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Lizzy
Wow, these look so wonderful with the crisp coating 🙂
Ganga Sreekanth
They look delicious..
Helene Dsouza
I have a bag of soya balls crying to be used in my pantry. this is a lovely idea and tasty recipe which I ll try out in the future.
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
i love soya chunks too, can eat it any way. looks yum
Archana
Just the other day I brought these and was wondering what to make. Thanks
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Your cutlets look great!
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Sonali Bhaumik
Its a nice & wonderful dish.
I have tried and made a delicious Soya Manchurian dish. Please check the video and prepare it in your home.
Sure you will love the dish as it is 100% vegeterian but rich in protein. Please like my video and subscribe to my channel 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stdth6s3EzE
Sushravya M.P
What are bread crumbs?? Last time I used sweet breads it guess and previous cutlets turned sweetish.. could you Please help?
Sushravya M.P
Please get back to me
Aarthi
@Sushravya M.PDont use sweet bread to make breadcrumbs, use normal bread. Just powder normal bread you will get crumbs.
Anonymous
Hi, jnstead of maida and cornflour mix csn we coat it with something else or cornflour alone?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can coat in cornflour alone
Aarthi
you can coat it with atta or wheat flour too.
Sunita Dsouza
Hi, I tried the cutlets everything was good but instead of turning crispy they became soft. I used rawa to coat them instead of breadcrumbs.
Aarthi
@Sunita Dsouzabreadcrumbs gives crunchy texture. If u use sooji, you have to fry it little more oil or deep fry it
Priyanka
How to make the bread crumbs? Shall i do it in a
blender
Aarthi
@Priyankacheck this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2015/06/homemade-breadcrumbs-recipe-how-to-make.html
Abhishek Dalmia
A really awesome and easy to make recepie...
Darshana Shah
Tried this a week-end and my boy loved this dish..thanks for sharing recipe... 🙂