easy soya keema recipe | soybean keema | how to make soya chunks keema

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

for cooking soya:

  • 4 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup soya chunks

for curry:

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 5 cloves
  • 2 pods cardamom
  • 1 chilli (slit)
  • 3 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 cup tomato pulp
  • ¼ cup curd / yogurt (whisk)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute spices.
  2. further add 1 chilli, 3 clove garlic and saute to a golden brown.
  3. add in 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger paste and saute to a golden brown.
  4. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder and ½ tsp garam masala. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
  5. furthermore, add 1 cup tomato pulp and stir well.
  6. cook until the oil is separated from the masala paste.
  7. keeping the flame on low add ¼ cup curd and stir well until the oil is separated.
  8. add in blended soya chunks, ½ tsp salt and saute for 5 minutes.
  9. now add ¼ cup water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the soya is cooked well.
  10. finally, enjoy soya kheema with roti, garnished with 2 tbsp coriander leaves.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.