Saturday, November 13, 2010

Soya Chunks Pakodas

A packet of soya chunks was sitting in my pantry since quite a long, i dont want to make them either as anything with rice or as masala with soya chunks...Finally i wanted to make something with soya chunks for our evening snacks as cutlets, my H was asking something as deep fried snacks that the reason i went for making pakodas with those soya chunks..This pakodas goes for soaked and grounded channadal and grounded soya chunks with usual spices..This pakodas tastes fabulous for a rainy evening snacks with a cup of hot tea..We loved it, the addition of soya chunks in this pakodas changes the taste of usual pakodas..

Prawn Pakodas

2cups Channa dal (soaked for two hours)
1cup Soya chunks
2nos Onions (chopped finely)
2nos Green chillies (chopped finely)
1tsp Ginger (grated)
2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1/2tsp Fennel seeds (crushed)
Few Curry leaves
Few Coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt
Oil for greasing

Drain the excess of the water from the channadal and grind the dal coarsely,now add the chopped onions, chopped green chillies, ginger pieces, crushed garlic,curry leaves, coriander leaves, crushed fennel seeds with enough salt to the grounded batter, meawhile cook the soya chunks in water and salt, once they double their volume, drain the water and squeeze out the excess water, grind the cooked soya chunks as a coarse paste and add this grounded soyachunks to the channadal mixture and mix everything well.

Heat the oil for deepfrying..make small balls from this batter..drop gently the soya chunks pakodas to the hot oil and fry until they turns golden brown..

41 comments:

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Hey Priya,

The pakodas look awesome..Mind if i grab a few!!:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

Angie's Recipes said... Reply To This Comment

Love soya products...these sound yummy with all the spices.

Abhilash Pillai said... Reply To This Comment

super pakodas...worth eating for those who are not on a dieting schedule... ;)

Ushnish Ghosh said... Reply To This Comment

Dear priya
Thats called just in time recipe..I am also having a pack of Soya chunk..bought long back and to try a meat alternative ( there is nothing alternative to meat , I knew, but just a wistful thinking).
I am going to try this and wont feel guilty of throwing the Soya packet. Thanks for sharing
Have anice weekend

Ameya said... Reply To This Comment

Yum-you find such innovative ways to use soya chunks. One can never go wrong with pakodas :)

My Kitchen Antics said... Reply To This Comment

perfect tea time snack

Priya Sreeram said... Reply To This Comment

wow- soya pakodas are just looking awesome! nice way to use soyas

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Very interesting and unique as ever

Kurinji said... Reply To This Comment

looks yummy priya!!! bookmarked.

Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

Very innovative.
They look so yummy..who can resist pakodas?

Simply Life said... Reply To This Comment

once again, I'm learning about so many new foods from you -thanks!

Pappu said... Reply To This Comment

beautiful pakodas. wish to grab some:)

Victor said... Reply To This Comment

I never heard of soya chunks. An ingredient that I'm sure going to try! This is on my to-do list!

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said... Reply To This Comment

awesome pakodas. healthy and yummy.

Kanchan said... Reply To This Comment

this seems lovely recipe .. even i've loads of soya chunks lying will try to make these ..

swapna said... Reply To This Comment

healthy and yummy snack....

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Soya chunks pakodas look yummy. Using soya chunk with channa dhal is a nice idea!

SS blogs here said... Reply To This Comment

Looks like a lot of great dishes past week, Priya! Awesome roundup too! Cheers!

vidhas said... Reply To This Comment

pakodas looks yum and crisp, perfect with tea.

NIDHYA said... Reply To This Comment

never thought of pakaodas with soya chunks..you are an awesome genius.

Aaha Oho

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Love that u used channa dal instead of regular besan..pakodas look yum

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

What a lovely looking dish. It looks wonderful and sounds amazing. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

Simplyfood said... Reply To This Comment

Innovative use of soya, must taste super.

Joyti said... Reply To This Comment

That's a really unique preparation for soya chunks...sounds delicious too

Tahemeem said... Reply To This Comment

can i have some? Defintely bookmarked :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome idea...quick and easy too!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

awesome snack for the season.
They sound scrumptious!

Deepti said... Reply To This Comment

wow........thats simply amazing....wonderful idea...
http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

Bookmarked for sure..This pakods looks yummy yumm

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Soyachunk pakodas looks super Priya

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious,as usual, Priya

Love2cook Malaysia said... Reply To This Comment

What a lovely pakoda!!! Pass some to me dear, or I'll grab it! :D

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Thy look yummy!!

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Pakodas look delightfully crispy and tasty. Very easy to cook as well.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Tasty Pakodas!!!!

Ganga Sreekanth said... Reply To This Comment

easy reipe.....looks crispy....

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

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Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

One more innovative recipe. You manage to make soya chunks look very appetizing and tasty to me, who normally don't fancy them so much :-)

Seema said... Reply To This Comment

Very spontaneous and innovative. Never thought pakoda could be made out of soya chunks. Admire your out of the box thinking. This adds on my 'to-do' list.

chaitrali pathak said... Reply To This Comment

looks superb and delicious

Dori said... Reply To This Comment

These are full of protein, wonderful recipe :)