Soya Shashlik Masala

Ingredients 

• ½ cup soya chunks, soaked and drained
• 1 cup yogurt
• 2½ tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 3 tablespoon gram flour (besan)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
• Salt to taste
• 1 medium green capsicum, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 tbsps oil + for shallow frying
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 2 tablespoon sabzi masala
• 3 tablespoon hung yogurt
• 8-10 fresh coriander sprigs
• Green chillies for garnish
• Thin strips of green capsicum  for garnish
• Thin strips of red capsicum  for garnish

Method

1. Put yogurt in a bowl, add 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, gram flour, lemon juice, ½ tsp turmeric powder, carom seeds and salt and mix well. Add 2 tbsps water and mix to make a smooth batter.
2. Thread the soya chunks and vegetables onto satay sticks in the following order: 2 soya chunks, green capsicum, onion, 2 soya chunks, onion and finish with 2 soya chunks.
3. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan.
4. Heat 4 tbsps oil in another non-stick pan, addcumin seeds, asafoetida and chopped onions and sauté till lightly browned. Add remaining ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and mix well. Cook till the tomatoes become soft and pulpy.
5. Coat the soya chunks, capsicum and onion on satay sticks with gram flour batter and shallow-fry in hot oil in the 1st pan till brown and crisp on all the sides.
6. Add red chilli powder to the 2nd pan and mix well. Add coriander powder, remaining turmeric powder and sabzi masala and mix well.Add salt and mix well. Add hung yogurt and mix well. Add 1 cup water and fried ingredients and mix well. Cook on high heat for 10-12 minutes.
7. Finely chop coriander sprigs and add and mix well.
8. Transfer into a serving plate, garnish with green chillies, green and red capsicum strips and serve immediately.

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