Soya Chunks Snack Recipe | Soya 65
Soya Chunks Snack Recipe: Soya 65 are crispy, addictive, and flavorful deep-fried snacks prepared using soya chunks, flour, and aromatic spices—one of the best vegan alternatives to the popular chicken 65.
Servings: 6
Calories: 145kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups Soya chunks
- ¼ cup Rice flour check tips for substitute
- ¼ cup Corn flour cornstarch or all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 to 2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 2 teaspoon Chile powder
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- Salt as needed
- 1 sprig Curry leaves chopped more for frying and garnish
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Making of soya 65
- In a pot, bring water to boil. Add soya chunks and cook until soft or frothy. (Alternatively, you can soak the soya chunks in hot water for 30 minutes.)2 cups Soya chunks
- Drain the water and squeeze excess water from the soya chunks.
- Add these soya chunks to a mixing bowl.
- Add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, chile powder, garam masala, salt, and curry leaves and mix well.¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder, 1 to 2 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste, 2 teaspoon Chile powder, ½ to 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder, Salt, 1 sprig Curry leaves chopped
- Now, add flour, cornstarch, and water little by little and mix until all the soya chunks are coated with flour and spices. Taste, check, and adjust the seasoning. If the mixture looks dry, then add more flour and water and toss.¼ cup Rice flour, ¼ cup Corn flour
How to fry crispy soya chunks?
- Heat oil in a pan for frying on medium flame.Oil for frying
- Once hot, drop the soya chunks based on the size of the pan. Do not overcrowd.
- After a minute, flip and cook on all sides until crisp and golden brown.
- Transfer it to a paper towel.
- Repeat the process for the remaining soya chunks.
- Now drop a few dried curry leaves in hot oil until crisp.
- Add this to the fried soya chunks.
- Serve it immediately as a tea-time snack, appetizer, or side for any meal.
Notes
- Instead of rice flour, you can substitute rice flour with more corn starch or all-purpose flour, chickpea flour or wheat flour.
- Add water little by little sp that the flour and spices stick to chunks. Do not add too much water. Your soya chunks will taste bland.
- Adjust all spices to taste. You can add ½ teaspoon each of roasted cumin and coriander powder if needed.
- If the oil is not hot enough, soya chunks will become hard. Always fry on a medium flame for a crispy texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 4mg