Soya Malai Chaap (vegetarian chicken)

Hi Friends ..
This is one of my favourite recipe which I make whenever I am in Delhi ......We don't get these soya chaaps in Bangalore. I really wish that these should be available in Bangalore too.
Soya is rich in protein and good for growing kids. I made these chaaps and my son ate them thinking of having chicken for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 500 gms Soya Chaap (around 12 pieces)
• 2 medium size onion (fine paste)
• 4 large tomatoes (pureed)
• 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 cup beaten curd
• 1/2 cup cream or malai (well beaten)
• 1-2 green cardamoms
• 1"stick of cinnamon
• 2-3 cloves
• Salt acc.to taste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilly powder
• 1/2 tsp kitchen king powder/ chicken powder
• Oil

Method:

• Wash the chaaps nicely under the running water. Keep them aside.
• Make small slits on the chaaps with the help of knife.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a non-stick pan. Put chaaps into the oil and shallow fry them till golden brown in colour.
• Remove from the pan, in the same pan, add little more oil (if required).
• Add coarsely crushed cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon stick. Saute for 3-4 secs.
• Add onion paste and ginger-garlic paste.
• Bhuno till it becomes golden brown in colour.

• Add tomatoes. Mix well and again bhuno till oil separates.
• Now add beaten curd. (Remember add beaten curd to the dish after switching off the burner or just keep it on low flame)
• Bhuno till masala leaves the fat.
• Add all the dry masalas (salt, red chilly powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, kitchen king/chicken masala).
• Mix well and saute for 3-4 mins.
• Now add 2 cups of water. Mix and bring it to boil.
• Add soya chaaps and cook on low flame for 10-15 mins.

• Remove from heat, add beaten malai or cream. Mix well.
• Bring it back on gas burner. Cook chaaps on low flame for another 5 mins.
• Soya chaaps are ready to serve with roti or naan.
• Serve hot.

Don't they look like chicken pieces ???


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