Soya nuggets curry with poppy seeds, coconut and sweet corn. A delicious and flavorful curry with protein rich soya nuggets. Different aromatic spices, almonds and poppy seeds made this curry rich and absolutely delicious. A perfect accompany with naan, paratha, roti or any type of rice. You can also make this delectable curry with chicken, eggs or any non vegetarian dishes.
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To make this curry you will need onion, garlic, poppy seeds, almonds fresh coconut, sweet corn and some aromatic spice powder. I have used paste of poppy seeds, ginger, garlic, coconut and almond to make thick and rich gravy. Cubed tomatoes made the curry attractive. You can also make this gravy with eggs, chicken or any non vegetarian dishes.
Recipe
Soya nuggets – 1 & 1/2 cup
Fresh coconut – 1/3 cup, grated or finely chopped
Sweet corn – 1/2 cup
Tomato – 2, cubed
Onion – 1, chopped
Ginger paste – 1/2 tablespoon
Garlic paste – 1/2 tablespoon
Green chilli – 2 – 3 or to taste
Poppy seeds or khaskhas – 2 tablespoon
Almond – 2 tablespoon
Cinnamon powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Clove powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chilli powder – 2 teaspoon
Black pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Yogurt or curd – 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Bay leaf – 1
Water – 1 & 1/2 cup
Method
1. Boil the soya nuggets with 3 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt. Let it cool down. When it cool down drain the water. Rinse 2 times with fresh water. Drain and squeeze well.
2. Cut the tomatoes in cubes.
3. Soak the almond in hot water. Peel the almonds when cool.
4. Grind the poppy seeds. When it becomes powder add soaked and peeled almonds, fresh coconut and 1 – 2 green chilli. Add 3 – 4 tablespoon water and make a smooth paste.
5. In a bowl mix yogurt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, clove powder, cinnamon powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder. Whisk well.
6. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan or wok. Add cumin seeds and bay leaf. When cumin seeds starts to splutter add chopped onion and fry till onion becomes translucent.
7. Add ginger garlic paste. Saute till raw smell goes out and onion becomes brown.
8. Reduce the heat to low and add spices mixed yogurt. Saute till oil leaves the sides. Stir continuously.
9. Now add poppy seeds, coconut, green chilli and almond paste. Saute till the mixture dried up.
10. Add cubed tomatoes. Saute for a minute. We don’t want the tomatoes mushy.
11. Add squeezed soya nuggets, sweet corn and salt. Mix well and saute till soya nuggets coated with spices.
12. Add water and 2 – 3 green chilli. When it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. Cover and cook on simmer for 15 minutes. If you want thick gravy add 1 cup water only.
12. Remove the cover add remaining 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder, mix and switch off the heat. You can add 1-2 tablespoon fresh cream I didn’t.
13. Garnish with sliced tomato, almond and coconut pieces. You can also garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice, pulao, jeera rice, roti, paratha, puri naan or any bread.
Notes
1. Cashew nuts can be used instead of almond.
2. Add chilli according to your taste.
3. You can also make this gravy with eggs, chicken or fish instead of soya nuggets.
4. Fresh cream can be used at the end.
This post is my contribution to A to Z monthly challenge. Wherein a group of bloggers come together and we choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook and post a dish every month. This month’s alphabet is letter P. And my star ingredient is poppy seeds.
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I always love poppy seed based gravy. The soya chunk curry looks so delicious. It can be paired with rice, roti or puri . Almond paste adds the extra richness to it.
Thank you so much Shobha!
I always admire your innovative gravy recipes. This one sounds brilliant, as always. With the fresh coconut, poppy seeds, almond paste, tomatoes and yogurt going in, I bet the sabzi tastes super flavourful!
Thanks a lot dear. Glad you liked it.
What a flavourful and protein rich curry. I always love coconut, poppy seeds based curry and this must be very tasty with almod paste and other ingredients going in.
Thank you so much Niranjana!
this is such great flavours coming together in one great dish.. my husband likes soya (he’s the only one who eats it at home) and would like to try this for him…
Thank you so much Kalyani. Do try for him. You know I also don’t like soya nuggets but love this curry so I am sure you will love the taste.
Love the rich coconut, almond and poppy seed curry. Its so flavorful and my favorite. With such a delicious curry base, am sure I wouldn’t mind enjoying the soya nuggets.
Thanks a lot Mayuri!
I used to love nuggets when I was young. My kids seem to not like it at al and hence we kind of never bought it afterwards. Your recipe brought it back to my list to but this week. I will surely try this.
Thanks a lot dear!
The sauce sounds so rich and amazingly flavorful. That curry is just so apt with some plain rice…
Thank you so much Rafeeda!
This is a treat for all soya chunks lovers! The curry would make a great side dish for rice and roti. Rich and subtle taste.
Thank you so much Vidya!
My little one is a big fan of Soya nuggets. I add it to his pulao often. This curry with poppy seeds, fresh coconut and yogurt sounds so flavorful. I would love trying it for him sometime soon.
Thanks much Poonam. Please do try and let me know how it turns out!
Wow the curry sounds and looks really flavorful. I am not a big fan of soya chunks, but my husband loved it, will prepare for him sometime. My mum-in-law use poppy seeds paste in most of their dishes, that looks tasty but I never used by myself. By seeing your recipe, I am curious to use it once into my chicken dishes. The curry would make a great side dish for rice and roti.
Thanks a lot Jolly for your lovely words. Yes you can make this curry with chicken or eggs. I also don’t like soya nuggets but love this curry. I think nuggets change their taste with this flavorful curry.
The soya suggest curry looks rich and creamy , will be nice to enjoy with hulks or jeera rice.
Thanks Paarul!
Protein rich soya nuggets curry looks absolutely delicious and nutritious. Poppy seeds and fresh coconut gravy sounds so appealing. Soya chunks are my little girl’s favourite so I’m sure she would love this creamy curry too. Thanks gor sharing this awesome recipe.
Thanks a lot dear. Please do try, hope your little girl will love it.
I love soya nuggets in any form and here i got one another beautiful recipe. Loved the addition of coconut. Perfect with hot steaming rice. Feeling like to grab a bite right of the screen. Awesome share!!
Thanks a lot dear!
Soya chunks curry looks so delectable, rich and creamy. Perfect to enjoy with hot phulkas or chapati.
Thank you so much!