Soya Granules Meal Maker Veggie Balls- Protein rich soya granules and fiber-rich vegetables are mixed together with a semolina coating to form a crispy, nutritious and delicious appetizer recipe.
What is Soya Meal Maker?
Meal maker is a textured vegetable protein which is also known as textured soy protein or soy meat or a nutritious meat extender made from defatted soy flour, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. Check the recipe notes for more information
Soya granules or meal maker is a great source of protein, calcium, and iron for vegetarians. Soya granules are easily available in any Indian Grocery Store and the brand I am using for many years is Nutrela by Ruchi nutrition.
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We have been enjoying Nutrela since we were kids. As Soya chunk granules are a great source of protein for vegetarians, my mom used to include this a lot of times in our meals as she is a vegetarian.As the texture of soya granules is chewy, quite similar to meat, when we were kids, she used to say that this is chicken keema( minced chicken).
I have tried many recipes including Soya granules or Soya Chunks. Some of them are
Soya Veg MomosLayered Soya Biryani
Soya Matar Paneer
Vegetarian Keema Paratha
I made these soya Granules veggie balls for my kids, as an after-school snack.They are also a great party appetizer.
You can deep fry, bake or air fry them in air fryer as per your choice. As I was making them for my kids, I deep fried them, but you can bake them in oven or appe pan or air fry them.
Soya Granules Meal Maker Veggie Balls would also be fun to be tucked into lunch boxes. You can serve them either warm or cold, with some ketchup or honey-mustard sauce on the side for dipping.
Here are stepwise pictures of the recipe, please read the recipe card for the detailed recipe.
Let us proceed toward the recipe
Soya Granules Meal Maker Veggie Balls
Ingredients
- Soya Granules
- 1 large Boiled potato
- 1 cup Frozen or fresh mix vegetables
- 1/4 cup Bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup Sooji or semolina
- 1/2 cup Chopped Cilantro or Coriander
- 1 small Chopped Onion
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala Powder
- 1/2 tsp Amchoor Powder( Dry Mango)
- 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Corn flour
- 2 tbsp All purpose flour
- 1/2 cup water
- Oil for frying
Instructions
Preparation for the recipe
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Thaw and pat dry all the frozen vegetables and then in a food processor or a blender, grind them coarsely.
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Soak the soya granules in warm water and let them soaked for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes, take them out and squeeze out all the water.
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Meanwhile, chop all the other veggies, collect all the spices and other ingredients.
Method of the Recipe
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In a big bowl mix together, vegetable blend, potatoes, bread crumbs, soya granules, semolina, spices and mix them well with your hands.
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Take a small portion, about a lime size of the veggie mixture in your hands and make balls. Once all the balls are formed keep them aside.
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In another bowl make a solution of corn flour, all purpose flour or maida and water. make sure you add the water gradually to avoid lumps.
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In a separate plate or wide bowl keep the semolina ready for coating.
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Also, keep the oil or appe pan or air fryer ready to deep fry or bake.
The Final procedure of the recipe
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Take one ball at a time, dip it quickly in the cornflour and maida ( APV)and roll it on the semolina ( sooji) plate and put it in the pan for frying. Repeat the same procedure for all the balls.
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If you using an air fryer or appe pan, then also keep them in air fryer basket or appe pan holes.
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Cook them until they are brown in color and look cooked. Since I have not tried them in air fryer, I cant suggest the exact temperature, but I guess it should be similar to regular veggie balls.
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Once they are cooked, serve them hot with ketchup or chutney or any of your favorite sauce.
RECIPE NOTES
1.Nutrela Soya Chunks by Ruchi Nutrition is a line of high-protein soy chunks, mini-chunks, and granules. These chunks can be used interchangeably with certain types of meat in various recipes. For those seeking to embark on a vegetarian diet, or simply reap the health benefits of soy, Soya Chunks may be an excellent addition to your diet.
2. You can be as creative as you can with this vegan balls. You can dip them in a delicious Makhni gravy to make Veggie balls or Kofta gravy or you can saute them in pasta sauce and serve over spaghetti. Feel free to experiment with these Soya Granules Meal maker Veggie Balls and if you do please let us know your feedback on our facebook page.
3. The vegetables I used are Frozen carrots, corn, green beans, green peas, onion, and cilantro. You can choose the veggies of your choiceYou can bake or fry or air fry it totally depends on your choice.
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What a creative and flavoursome way to make veggie balls! Can’t wait to give them a go. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oooh, love this idea. Thanks for the recipe!
What a great idea for healthy veggie meal 🙂
Sounds like a great product! Your veggie balls are packed with lots of flavor too. Great recipe!
Omgosh the flavors and textures of this recipe sound and look delicious! Thanks for the inspiration…so timely for spring with all the veggies! 🙂
Yummy we don’t like soya but you are tempting me to try these delicious snack.