Easy Soya Manchurian Recipe | Soya Chunks Manchurian | Dry Soya Manchuri
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: starters
- Cuisine: indo chinese
Ingredients
For soya fry:
- 2 cup soya chunks
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp chilli paste
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ¼ cup maida
- ¼ cup corn flour
- oil (for frying)
For sauce:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 inch ginger (chopped)
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- ½ capsicum (cubed)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- ½ tsp chilli paste
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup corn flour slurry
- spring onion (for garnishing)
Method
- Firstly, in a large saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to make the water salty.
- Add in 2 cup soya chunks. Mix well.
- Boil for 5 minutes, or until the soya is cooked well.
- Squeeze off the water and drain off.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp chilli paste, 2 tsp soy sauce, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ cup maida and ¼ cup corn flour.
- Mix well, ensuring the masala and flour are well-coated.
- Deep fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
- Stir occasionally, till the soya chunks turn golden and crispy.
- Drain off the soya chunks. Keep aside.
- In a pan, heat 2 tsp oil. Add 1 inch of ginger, ½ onion and stir fry well.
- Add ½ cup of capsicum and ½ onion, and stir-fry until the onions turn crunchy.
- Now add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ tsp chilli paste, ½ tsp salt.
- Cook till the sauces are well combined and cooked well.
- Now add ¼ cup of corn flour slurry and cook until the slurry thickens and turns shiny.
- Add in fried soya and mix gently.
- Finally, garnish with spring onion and enjoy the Soya Chunks Manchurian Recipe.
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.