Ingredients:
Soya chunks – 1 cup
Paper powder – 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
Dark soy sauce – 2 tsp
Ginger – 1 tsp (chopped)
Garlic – 1 tsp
Onion diced – 1 cup
Capsicum diced – 1/2 cup
Green chilli – 4
Red chilli sauce – 2 tsp
Tomato sauce – 2 tsp
Vinegar – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Corn flour – 6 tbsp
Spring onion greens – 3 tbsp
Oil – 6 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Steps:
- Soak Soya chunks in warm water for 15 mins. Squeeze the chunks and drain the water.
- Add 5 tbsp of cornflower, salt, ¼ tsp pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, a teaspoon of soya sauce to the chunks and mix well. Coat all the soya balls nicely with cornflower.
- Connect the power cord to ROBOCOOK and switch ‘ON’ button. Press the Sauté́ Button in front dashboard and wait for 30 secs for the inner cooking pot to get heated up.
- Add oil to the inner cooking pot and let it heat a bit. Add the soya chunks and saute till they turn crisp from all sides. Just toss the chunks in between to ensure even cooking. Once done remove and keep aside.
- Remove excess oil. Add ginger, garlic, chili and sauté for a min.
- Next add onions and sauté until the onions turn pink. Add capsicum and continue to sauté for 2 min. Add tomato sauce, red chili sauce, salt, black paper and mix well for 1 min.
- Add some water and allow it to boil. Then add cornflower (mixed in 3 tbsp of water). Cook till the gravy thickens. Add soya chunks and mix well until it gets combined with the gravy.
- Switch to “keep warm or off” mode. Garnish with spring onion.
- Soya Manchurian is ready to serve with Rice/Roti