Green Soya and Spinach Curry recipe

Green Soya Spinach is made from soy protein chunks along with spiced and pureed spinach. Palak Paneer is one of the best loved punjabi dish in india, so one day in my kitchen I thought of substituting paneer with soybean to make this dish more high in nutritional value, as soybean is fabulous source of protein.

Ingredients

Green Soya and Spinach Curry recipe

·         2 bunch of Spinach (roughly chopped)

·         100 gram Soya chunks/nuggets 

·         1 cup of chopped tomatoes

·         1/2 cup of chopped onion

·         2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped

·         1 inch Ginger, finely chopped

·         1-2 Green chilies, slit lengthwise

·         1 tablespoon Jowar flour

·         1 tablespoon whisked yogurt

·         Salt as per taste

Ingredients for the tempering (optional) 

·         2 to 3 Garlic cloves, thinly sliced

·         2-3 dry Red chilies 

·         1 tablespoon oil

Method

1.      Boil the soy nuggets in hot water along with a teaspoon of salt until soft and tender; drain and keep aside the water and the soy. 

2.      Heat a teaspoon of oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add the chopped onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Saute them until the onions are soft and tender. Add in the chopped tomatoes, salt, pepper and chopped spinach. Cover the pan and allow the spinach and tomatoes to cook until tender and wilted down completely. You will notice that the spinach has released a lot of water. 

3.      You can also do the above process in the pressure cooker, but combining all the above ingredients and cooking until one whistle. Release the pressure and the above ingredients will be cooked to the right consistency.

4.      Allow the above mixture to cool. Once cooled; add jowar flour and mix well. Grind the all the ingredients to make a smooth puree.

5.      Heat a teaspoon of oil in the pan; add the pureed spinach and the soy nuggets. Check the salt, add ½ cup soya water that you had kept aside, a tablespoon of yogurt to the spinach mixture. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat transfer to the serving dish.

6.      Now for tempering, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small pan; add the garlic and fry until it turns golden brown, then roast the red chillies along with it. Pour this garnish over the spinach nuggets and serve hot with phulka's.