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Hot Sesame Soya Chunks & Mushrooms

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course dinner|lunch
Servings 4
Calories 467 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Soya chunks
  • 1 cub Mushrooms , cut into two
  • 3-4 nos. Spring oninon
  • 1-2 tbsp Capsicum -cubed, for garnish
  • 1 tbsp Ginger -finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Garlic -finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes or to taste
  • 2 Dry red chilies, broken
  • ½ tsp Pounded pepper
  • 3 tsp Sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp Roasted pepper
  • 1 stalk Celery, chopped
  • 2 tbsp Dark soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar /Malt vinegar
  • 3 tsp Honey
  • Oil
  • 2 tsp Corn- flour
  • Salt-to-taste

Instructions
 

  • Soak the soya chunks in slightly salted hot water for 10 to 15 minutes, drain and squeeze out the excess water
  • Marinate the soya chunks with 2 teaspoons of dark soya sauce, chili flakes, pepper chopped celery, and a little salt, pan roast the sesame seeds on a very low flame for a minute or so and keep side
  • Add 1 teaspoon of oil to a non-stick pan and stir fry the cut mushrooms adding two pinches of salt and keep aside
  • Add remaining oil to the pan, add the finely chopped ginger, garlic and broken bits of red chilies, add the marinated soya chunks, stir fry on moderately high flame for a minute, then lower the flame and cook for 5-7 minutes
  • Add the cubed spring onions, stir, add the soya sauce and mix well
  • Add about 2 tablespoons of water and simmer on a low flame for 5-7 minutes
  • Mix in the sautéed mushroom, add the corn flour dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water, and the crushed roasted peanuts mix well
  • Stir in the vinegar, adjust the seasonings, and mix the roasted sesame seeds
  • Garnish with spring onion greens and bits of cubed capsicum
  • Serve with fried rice/noodles or by itself as a starter

Notes

Highlights:
  • A fibre packed one dish meal along with the goodness of protein and iron from soya chunks, mushroom and sesame seeds making it a nourishing dish.
 
NUTRIENT VALUES PER SERVING
Energy
467 Kcal
Carbohydrate
40 g
Protein
24 g
Fat
20 g
Calcium
217.1 mg
Iron
2.8 mg
Total Fibre
11 g
Soluble fibre 
1.1 g