North Indian
Soya Keema
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Soya Keema is North Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the soya granules in hot water for 8 minutes, then drain and squeeze them dry.
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Heat the oil in a pan and let the cumin sizzle, then cook the onions, garlic, and ginger until golden, about 8 minutes.
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Stir in the turmeric, coriander, and chili powder, then add the chopped tomatoes and cook until jammy, about 8 minutes.
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Add the soya granules and peas, season with salt, and stir-fry over medium heat until dry and browned, about 8 minutes, adding splashes of water as needed.
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Stir in the garam masala and cook 2 minutes more.
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Finish with cilantro and serve hot with roti or pav.
Watch how to cook Soya Keema
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Serve it with
A North Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Soya Keema, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Soya Keema carries soy. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Aloo Paratha (Potato Stuffed Flatbread) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 370 kcal
- Protein
- 29 g
- Carbs
- 31 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 9 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 1 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Soya Keema takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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