Soya chunks pepper masala |How to make soya chunks curry from scratch|Meal maker curry

Soya chunks /meal maker/soy meat/soya nuggets  is an excellent source of plant protein.Its made from defatted soya,it means oil is extracted from soya beans and processed to form a meaty textured soya meat.Its a stiff competitor to any meat and can be easily mistaken to animal protein(meat).Soya chunks curry is a  no fuss curry with minimal ingredients almost available in an Indian kitchen.An excellent vegetarian/vegan option to be enjoyed.I have used fresh turmeric but it can be substituted with powder too.TO MAKE IT COMPLETELY VEGAN USE COCONUT MILK WHILE SOAKING THE SOYA CHUNKS.It is a south Indian style curry using coconut .If you are trying to avoid it replace it with cashews.Use the smaller version of soya chunks,smaller the better they absorb the flavours.It tastes equally good with plain rice or chapati ,but i would prefer the later.Can be served for lunch or dinner.If you are in a hurry pressure cooker too can be used to ease the process.Use the peppercorns to your liking.

Nadia bara jhol /Coconut and lentil dumplings in a thick gravy

Hi everyone .After coming back from vacation I am lagging behind to blog.Its not that I am not cooking or not clicking ,cooking started from the very next day itself.I have oodles of drafts in laptop some dating back to as long as 3 months.Please stop !!!now before you start judging me on any parameters let me submit my explanation ,for example this Mango cake was the latest one but needed immediate publish as this was the mango season.Like this I can give you so many examples but I don't want to waste your time...):p

You can call me lazy or to be more sophisticated I am a looser when it comes to time management. If I am cooking I am spending hours in the kitchen or if I am browsing the Internet then stay glued to I pad for hours behind a recipe or a photography tutorial.Later on I lament that I don't get enough time to blog.Seriously??? When I retrospect my schedule for the day gone by I feel tremendously guilty that I had wasted my time .And question to my self was it necessary?Was that the need of the hour ?I should have spent my time more creatively. But calm down by saying to myself that "I had learnt so many things today".I was "happy" I enjoyed the "Me time".What else does any one want at the end of the day?-One happy soul.I must admit that If it wasn't for blogging I wouldn't have dared to explore so much whether in terms of cooking, photography or social media.Every day I get to learn new things and some hard truths.

How to make Palak paneer from scratch | Spinach cooked with cottage cheese and indian spices|Restaurant style palak paneer from scratch

Palak paneer(spinach with cottage cheese) is the most sought after vegetarian curry .Tender leaves of palak(spinach) are cooked with spices and blended to puree and served with shallow fried pieces of paneer .It really goes well with any kind of Indian flat breads but tastes awesome with tandoori roti or naan.Palak paneer is a one pot curry and can be made under 30 minutes .