Lemon Garlic Soy Stir-Fry
Ingredients
| Prep & Cook Time | Type | Flavour |
| 10 minutes + 25 minutes | South Asian | Lemon, Garlic, Spicy, Zesty, Tangy, Savoury |
| Course | Dietary Pattern | Serving |
| Side dish, Lunch, Dinner | Lacto-veg, Vegetarian, Includes dairy, No eggs, No meat |
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Preparation
- 1 cup Soya chunks
- Water to boil
- Cold water
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Cooking
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoons Cumin seeds
- 4 cloves Garlic (crushed)
- 1 inch Ginger (crushed)
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 1 Bell pepper / Capsicum (finely chopped)
- 2 Tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder / paprika powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Dry mango powder
- 2/3 teaspoons Salt (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoons Lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Steps
Preparation
- Wash, peel, and cut the vegetables as instructed, and keep aside.
- Boil water in a saucepan until it reaches a rolling boil.
- Add soya chunks and boil for 7 minutes.
- Drain them and place in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes to stop the cooking process.
- Squeeze out excess water from the soya chunks and keep aside.
Cooking
- Heat oil in a wok or pan over medium flame.
- Add cumin seeds, crushed garlic, and crushed ginger. Saute for a minute until fragrant, but not burnt.
- Add chopped onion and bell pepper/capsicum. Saute for two minutes.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft.
- Add turmeric, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, and dry mango powder.
- Saute well until the oil starts to separate from the masala.
- Add the soya chunks, lemon juice, and salt. Toss well on medium heat for five minutes.
- Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves. Serve warm.
Lemon Garlic Soya Stir-Fry is a high-protein vegetarian dish popular for weight loss and fitness meal prep. It can be served as a dry snack, a bowl topper for salad/rice, or as a healthy filling for wraps, naan, chapathi, or roti.