SOYA BALLS IN HOT GARLIC SAUCE

Chinese cusine is one of the dominating international cusine all over the world. Its taste attracts  all people. Chinese fried rice, wontons, spring rolls, manuchurian gravies, fortune cookies, dumplings are some of the famous vegetarian items. Soya is one of the important item used in chinese cusine. This soya balls in hot garlic sauce is my inspiration from the veg balls in hot garlic sauce. You can try it with chinese fried rice and enjoy the taste of restaurant style at your house.

Ingredients for soya balls:

1. Soya chunks - 1 cup
2. Soya sauce - 1/2 tbs
3. chilli paste or chilli sauce - as required (you can even add red chilli powder)
4. Salt - as required
5. Ginger paste - 3/4 tbs
6. All purpose flour/ maida/ corn flour - 1 tbs ( just for binding the balls)

Ingredients for Hot garlic sauce:

1. Soya sauce - 1 tbs
2. Tomato sauce - 2 tbs
3. Green chillies - finely chopped as required
4. Spring onions - 2 tbs finely chopped
5. Ginger paste  - 1 tbs
6. White / black Pepper powder - 1 tsp ( as required )
7. Ajinomoto - a pinch (optional)
8. Onion - 1/2 finely chopped
9. Capsicum - 2 tbs finely chopped ( optional)

Method:

1. Soak soya chunks in the warm or hot water for a mininum of 1/2 hour. Once they become twice its size and completely spongy, squeeze out all the water with your hands.

2. Put the soya chunks in a blender and grind it to granules. No need to add water. Transfer to a bowl, add chilli paste, soya sauce, salt, ginger paste and mix it together and allow to marinate for a minimum 30 minutes - 1 hr.

3. After marination,  add flour to the mixture and blend it well. Make balls and keep it seperately in a plate. If you have enough time, you can even refregirate it.

4. Heat oil in a pan, deep fry the soya balls. These balls will have crispy texture. Keep it seperately.

5. Heat oil in a wok, once the oil gets heated add chopped onions and capsicum and fry for 1 minute at a high flame. Add chillies and fry for 10 seconds. Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Add soya sauce, tomato sauce, ajinomoto and salt. The consistency of this sauce will be like a watery paste. 

6. Mix 1/4 tbs of flour to 1/2 cup of water without any lumps and pour it with the sauce and mix nicely allow to boil for 20 - 30 seconds. Your hot garlic sauce is ready now. Add the fried balls to the sauce. Sprinkle chopped spring onions on top.

7. Serve hot with chinese fried rice or chinese noodles. It will be a wonderful combination.