Chilli Soya Nuggets Recipe

Chilli Soya Nuggets is a vegetarian, fusion recipe that will be loved by people of all ages. For this simple snack dish, soya chunks are cooked in Chinese style gravies and in a variety of sauces to give you flavours which will tantalize your taste buds. This fusion dish is prepared by frying soya chunks marinated in cornflour, oil and garlic paste and then cooking it with vinegar, soya sauce, ketchup, onion, capsicum, green chillies and Ajinomoto. If you are bored of the usual Chinese appetizers of chilli chicken, chilli paneer etc, try this unique snack dish that is a treat to all the vegetarians. Not just lip-smacking taste, this easy starter dish also provides loads of health benefits.

Made with soya chunks as the main ingredient, this dish is rich in fibre, proteins, antioxidants and is also known to reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. Prepared in under 20 minutes, this simple dish will be a hit at all parties and event. So if you are planning a game night, road trip, picnic, kitty party, pot luck or a get together any time soon, make sure to add this quick starter dish in your party menu. Pair this delectable snack with a side of your favourite beverage and other simple appetizers, and binge on the tasty treat with your friends and family.

How to make Chilli Soya Nuggets

Step 1 – Marinate the soya chunks

To prepare this dish, first, mix soya chunks, cornflour, salt and garlic paste in a pan together. Using hands, mix the ingredients very well. Keep this mix aside undisturbed until needed next.

Step 2 – Shallow fry the soya chunks

Now, heat oil in a pan over a medium flame. Once the oil heats sufficiently, add in the marinated soya chunks. Shallow fry and then remove from heat.

Step 3 – Saute vegetables with sauces

Next, heat the oil left over after frying the soya chunks. Once the oil is heated, add chopped onions, chopped capsicum and chopped green chillies. Saute for a minute and then add salt with Ajinomoto, soya sauce, vinegar and ketchup. Cook this mix for 3-5 minutes.

Step 4 – Add soya chunks and serve hot

Finally, add the fried soya nuggets and cook for a minute or two. Then take it out on a serving dish, top with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be.

Ingredients of Chilli Soya Nuggets

• 6 Servings
• 500 gm soya nuggets
• 2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 pieces spring onions
• 2 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 medium capsicum (green pepper)
• 1/2 teaspoon ajinomoto
• 3 teaspoon vinegar
• 4 pieces green chilli
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• salt as required
• 2 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• For Garnishing
• 2 tablespoon coriander leaves