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| Sri Lankan Soya Meat Curry |
Sri Lankan Soya Meat Curry is another favourite vegetarian dish which is popular in Sri Lanka.It is same at our home too.Anyway,this Soya Meat Curry is cooked using Sri Lankan Raw Curry Powder.
I usually cook soya meat at home as it is a good source of veggie protein. However I always buy plain soya chunks without the spice and flavor sachets. In that way I am sure it is a dish with no added MSG. Usually I buy few packs from Sri Lanka every time I visit which is enough for few months. One reason is that the chunks are smaller and therefore it is tastier.Anyway my main reason is that they are certified as GMO free products. (Not a Genetically modified food).Still in Singapore, I couldn’t find a Soya meat brand which claims as a non GMO product.(oh I can’t stay away from my habit of reading the whole label before purchasing anything 🙂 )
Check my previous recipe for Sri Lankan Soya meat curry which uses curry powder and other spices after slightly toasting. Taste of this curry is bit different from that curry. Try both these recipes & let me know what is the outcome!
Here is the recipe for Sri Lankan style Soya Meat Curry with Raw Curry Powder.(cooked as a dry curry)
Recipe: Sri Lankan Soya Meat Curry
Ingredients: (for 3-4 servings)
1 cup soy chunks
1 tomato sliced
1 onion sliced
1-2 red chilies
2-3 green chili sliced lengthwise
1-2 tsp chili powder
1 tbs Raw curry powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
Piece of cinnamon stick
Curry leaves
Piece of a pandan leaf (rampe)
Oil
Thick coconut milk ½ cup
Salt to taste
2-3 cups of hot water to soak soy chunks
Method
First soak soy meat /chunks in hot water for about 10 minutes. Add some salt to the water when soaking.
Once the soy chunks are soaked, drain the water. Squeeze soya chunks to remove any excess water
Mix all the spices listed above with soy chunks and keep aside.
Heat about 2-3 tbspn oil in a pan.
When it is hot, add mustard seeds.
When it is popping out, add onion.
Once onion are tender, add red chili,green chili,curry leaves and rampa accordingly.
Mix well and sauté for about 1 minute.
Then add tomato into this and sauté till tomato cooked well.(becomes like a sauce/paste)
Once tomato is well cooked, add soya meat chunks. Mix well. Cover & cook for 2-3 minutes. The liquid in tomato paste is enough for cooking. If the mix appear dry, add few spoons of water.
When soya chunks are well coated with tomato paste, add thick coconut milk.
Adjust salt to taste. Cook another 1-2 minutes while mixing the curry.
Serve with plain rice & Enjoy!!!
Sri Lankan Soya Meat Curry
Do you cook Soya chunks? Have you ever checked whether it is a non GMO product or not?
25 comments
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Soya granules look very flavorful and delicious.
thanks Sanoli
My mom loves soya meat!This looks so yummy!Shashi @ runninsrilankan.com
thanks Shashi,Glad to see you here
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sure,thanks for the correct link…
Have a Great Day!
soya curry is yummy. my favorite.
thanks…
very yummy delicious and mouthwatering soya meat curry…
thanks Priya
Such a healthy dish it is.. Thanks for the info on GMO !! I never knew abt it 🙂
Glad this is helpful… 🙂
When I read d word ‘Meat’, I was going to skip visiting d recipe! But still thought of clicking once as I found tis recipe click so pretty!!! A wonderful recipe to me… Can’t wait to try it out 🙂
haha ,in Sri Lanka we call soya chunks as ‘soya meat’,thats why I used that word…..:) Hope you will try this out
healthy curry! love it.. so yummy
thanks Veena
WOW ……this is my hubby’s favorite 🙂
Yours looks so yummy and inviting !!! Thanks for sharing !!
thanks for the comment,hope you will try it..
Hey I second shruthi’s cmment.Even I though this has meat :)Wonderful recipe,wht would you suggest as a substitute for soya chunks Amy?
oh 🙂 we call soya meat for soya chunks… :)Here in this recipe, I use same soy chunks
I love just about anything spicy!
oh thats glad to know,you’ll find many spicy treats around the blog…
You have given us so much ideas through your post and i’ll definitely try this at home for my family and freinds. Thanks a lot.