Borek Recipe (Vegan Borek)
Vegan soya borek is a delicious, crispy savoury pastry made with phyllo sheets, olive oil and soya filling. The soya is cooked with spices like onion, garlic, spice powders to create a comforting and delicious flavor. When baked with phyllo pastry sheets, it turns super crunchy.
Equipment
Baking tray or pan
Cooking Skillet
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 sheets phyllo pastry sheets
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
For filling
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 large onions peeled and sliced thinly
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
- 4 cups soya chunks granules cooked (check notes)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup tomato sauce or ketchup
- ½ cup water
- 4 tablespoon cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet. Add in onions and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes. Add in garlic and mix well. Cook until fragrant. Now add in cooked soya granules and toss that through. Cook for 2 more mins.
- Now add in all spice powders, salt, pepper, tomato sauce and water. Mix well. Cook for 2 more mins. Now add in cilantro and mix well. Soya filling is ready. Set aside to cool.
- Now let’s assemble borek. Preheat oven to. 180 degree c. Take a large plate or pan and grease generously with oil. Set this aside.
- Take 2 sheets of phyllo and brush it with oil generously. Now spread the filling on it evenly. Start rolling from one side tightly like a log. Now place this over the greased pan and Coil into a spiral. Prepare second log exactly like the first one. Join a second log to the first by stuffing the ends inside each other. Continue forming the spiral. Log sides should be in contact but not tightly squished.
- Once it is all rolled. Brush top with oil or melted butter generously. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place this into the oven and bake for 40 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven, let it cool slightly. Slice and serve.
Notes
How to cook soya granules
For 4 cups of cooked soya kheema. Take 200 grams of soya granules in a bowl. Pour over hot water over it and give a quick mix. Let it sit for 4 minutes. Strain this through a fine sieve. Rinse under cold water. Squeeze and extract as much liquid as possible. Use as requiredNotes
- Instead of soya granules you can use any crumbled vegan meat substitute. You can use any ground meat like chicken, turkey, lamb also.
- You can use any filling of your choice in this. Cheese would be perfect too.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Borek Recipe (Vegan Borek)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
392
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
14
g
Sodium
108
mg
5
%
Potassium
114
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
29
g
10
%
Fiber
9
g
38
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
25
g
50
%
Vitamin A
158
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
196
mg
20
%
Iron
7
mg
39
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.