Peas Pulao with Sweet and Spicy Soya Chunks

Meal maker or Soya Wadi is one of hubby dear's favourite thing. My  mom used to make it very very seldom. I guess she didn't like it so she didn't make it. After coming to USA mainly out of necessity for some variety I started making it more often. And the curry I made today is one of the most tastiest dishes I have ever made with soya chunks. And it goes very well with Peas Pulao

Peas Pulao (Rice with green peas)

Peas Pulao

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups rice
2. 2 cups chicken stock (optional)
3. 2 cups water
4. 1/2 teaspoon salt
5. 1/2-3/4 cup fresh peas shelled

Wash the rice and set aside in some water. Bring to boil the water and chicken stock or double the amount of water and salt and add rice and peas to it and simmer till rice gets cooked 15-20 minutes. Or cook in a rice cooker. Peas Pulao is ready

Sweet and Spicy Soya Chunks (Dried Soya nuggets cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce)

Sweet and Spicy Soya Chunks

Ingredients:

1. 11/2-2 cups soya chunks
2. 3 cups water
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, cumin powder

1. 2 tablespoons oil
2. 1 tablespoons ghee
3. 1 medium onion chopped
4. 1 garlic pod minced
5. 1 red, yellow or orange bell pepper cubed
6. 1 tablespoon each of chilly garlic sauce
7. 2 tablespoons each of soya sauce, white vinegar
8. 1 heaped teaspoon each of sugar, corn flour
9. 1/2 teaspoon each of red chilly flakes
10. 1 green chilly sliced thin
11. salt to taste

Boil the water with salt and cumin powder and add soya chunks to it and set aside for 20 minutes. Drain as much as possible water and reserve.
Mix soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, chilly garlic sauce and corn flour in this water and set aside.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry the soya chunks for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside
heat the oil in the same pan and fry the onions till tender. Add minced garlic chilly flakes and chilly slices and fry for 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and fry for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Check for salt and add a little if desired. Garnish with cilantro and green onions and enjoy Sweet and Spicy Soya Chunk curry