Meal maker is made from Soya beans. It is very healthy and tastes very good. Generally we put them in the biryani and some other rice dishes. But today I tried to make kurma using them and it tuned out be really good. You can buy them from any Indian grocey store.
Meal maker : 2 cups
Peanuts : 1 table spoon
Sesame seeds : 1 table spoon (Nuvvulu )
Coconut powder : 1 table spoon
Poppy seeds : 1 teaspoon ( Gasagasalu )
Tamarind : 3 flakes
Coriander seeds : 1 teaspoon
Cardamom : 2
Cloves : 2
Cinnamon : 1 piece
Red chilli powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Turmeric : A pinch
Finely chopped onion : 1/4 cup
Cilantro : few
For popu or thadka :
Vegetable oil : 1 – 2 table spoon
Ginger garlic paste : 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds : A pinch
Cumin seeds : A pinch
Curry leaves : few
Preparation :
1 . Soak the meal maker in the hot water for up to 15 minutes.
2. Roast peanuts, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cardamom, poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon and saajira on saute pan.
3 . Grind above roasted items and coconut in to fine powder. Add red chilli powder, salt, tamarind flakes and little bit of water to the above powder and grind it to make smooth paste.
4. Heat oil on study pot over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves and let it to crackle. Add onion and ginger garlic paste. Fry for a minute. Add soaked meal maker pieces, turmeric and stir it for a minute. Add 1/2 cup of water and cover with lid. Cook to tender. Add above ground paste along with required water. Mix well and cover with lid and cook on low flame. When meal maker reach required tenderness. Turn off the heat.
Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with hot mint rice, biryani, fried rice, chapathi and puri. We tried this recipe with mint rice and it was really tasty. If you to try this recipe, share your experience

April 13, 2008 at 4:16 pm |
I did this today.It was nice.I have powdered meal maker and added boiled poatato,curd kitchen king,dry mango.
May 21, 2008 at 2:32 am |
We prepared this recipe over the weekend. It came out very well. It was just perfect.
June 23, 2008 at 2:56 pm |
really it is very good and i added a spoon of curd which has given additional taste
thanks very much for the wonderful delocious fast and easy dish
September 17, 2008 at 3:07 am |
Hi, soya chunks kurma is a superb recipe. Good and healthy food for kids. Thanks for this recipe.
April 10, 2009 at 9:33 pm |
hii vanaja
its an awesome curry i made a try but came out verywell. thankyou very much.
healthy recipe and in minutes to cook.
lol
July 2, 2009 at 7:54 am |
i like this recipe very much.. The color of the dish and with the name peanuts, i was scared , how the taste will be.. i tried and it came out well… taste is great.. thanks
July 25, 2009 at 11:23 pm |
Hi there,
I just finished making this meal maker korma and it tastes delicious!!! i didn’t have tamarind so i put some lemon juice. Thanks and please post some more meal maker recipes.