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Soya Chaap Recipe

soya chaap recipe | how to cook soya chaap

blessmyfoodbypayal
soya chaap recipe is a street food famous in north india.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish, Street Food
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 8 - 10 Raw Soya Chaap
  • 2 Onion large
  • 4 Tomatoes  or tomato puree of 4 tomatoes
  • 2-3 Green chilli chopped
  • 1/2 Red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/8 tsp Cardamom powder
  • Mace a pinch optional
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 2-3 Cloves
  • 1 cardamom/Moti elaichi
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Garam Masala
  • oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Bring out the raw chaaps from the freezer and place them in a sieve* so that the ice frozen surrounding them melts.
  • Add oil in a pan and place it on a flame. When hot, add chaaps (raw) and let them fry on a medium flame until turn golden brown.
  • Now remove them on a paper napkin to remove excess oil.
  • In the mean time, chop onion & green chillies seperatly.
  • Add 2 tbsp oil in a pan and put it on a flame.
  • Add cumin seeds and let them sputter. Then add green chillies, cloves, moti elaichi & green cardamom. Stir.
  • Add onion and stir fry until it turns translucent.
  • Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, mace and stir fry together.
  • Now add tomato and mix well. Let it cook until the tomato is separated from the oil and the oil is seen releasing from the edges.
  • Once the tomatoes are cooked, add fried chaaps in it and mix well.
  • Add water and cover the pan with the lid.
  • Let the chaaps cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the chaaps  have turned soft.
  • Add garam masala. Garnish them with coriander leaves and roasted cumin seeds.
  • Your chaaps are ready. serve hot.