If you are looking for a dry curry recipe that is low in calories, nutritious and can be eaten with chapatis or Naan this spicy scrambled soya chunk is a quick and delicious option for adding a lot of protein. Today in the Heart Healthy Cooking with LG microwave, I am sharing with you soya granules bhurji recipe in microwave. This is by far most easy and the simplest recipe you can make with soy. I find that microwave cooking is very easy, mess-free way to cook certain dishes. Till now most of the people thought that microwave is not suitable for Indian cooking. And that is why we are bringing you these super healthy Indian recipes that you can cook in Microwave. You can check out more tasty and healthy Indian dishes recipes in the microwave towards the end of this post.
What Is Soya Chunks or Soya Granules
Soya chunks are textured vegetable protein (TVP). Also known as textured soy protein (TSP) it is a good vegetarian protein option. It is a defatted soy flour by-product of extracting soybean oil from soya bean.
How Can you Use Soy Chunks or Granules
Soy chunks are easy and quick to cook. You can add them as a meat replacement in most of the recipes. It is a rich protein option for vegetarians however soya granules are not Keto because they contain a significant amount of carbs as well. You can use soya chunks or granules in making soya chunks curry, or add them in various pulao, stir-fries. You can also make Soya chunks cutlets. Basically, any recipe where you use keema/minced meat can be made for vegetarians or vegans with soya. Coming back to Soya granules bhurji, it is a spicy scrambled soya bean chunks. Some people prefer to call it soya granules keema. I prefer to call it bhurji as this has slightly dry texture like Indian dry scrambles. Keema curry, in my opinion, has a semi-solid creamy consistency. I make that recipe differently.
Ingredients you Need
You need very few ingredients for making soy bhurji. Soya granules/nutrela granules Vegetables - Onion, tomatoes, bell peppers or/and Peas Olive oil Basic spices and herbs - cumin seeds, salt, red chilli, turmeric powder, garam masala, ginger, green chillies. Garnishes - Coriander, lime juice, pomegranate
How to Make Soya Bhurji
Soak soya granules in salted hot water.
For cooking it in the microwave, First I make a tempering of cumin seeds with ginger and green chillies. [photos 1,2,3,4] For exact steps check out the recipe card below.
Next step is making a basic onion tomato and a capsicum masala. For that In the same bowl, I add in veggies, salt to taste, red chilli, garam masala powder and cook them. [photos 1,2,3] Finally, I add in the soya granules which I already soaked in salted hot water and Finish cooking cycle and your delicious soya bhurji is ready. [photos 1,2,3]
Watch Video
For more clarity on texture and exact recipe looks at various stages I strongly recommend watching video below.
Recipe Notes and Tips
Soak soya in salted water to avoid bland tasting sabji. You can make the same recipe without a microwave. To make it heart-healthy I used olive oil. You can use any unrefined oil of your choice or even ghee. If you do not have coloured bell peppers/capsicum you can use a single colour of capsicum. It will not affect the taste. But the colour of the sabji can change depending upon which coloured bell peppers you are using.
Other Microwave Recipes You Can Try
Masoor Dal Pulao in Microwave
Tandoori Gobhi
Corn and Potato Tikki
Tandoori Paneer Tikka
Stuffed Tomato in Microwave
DISCLAIMER : This is sponsored post in association with LG microwaves. However opinions and recipe is mine.
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