Ingredients:

• Soya granules – 1 cup
• Palak (spinach) – 1 bunch
• Tomatoes – 2
• Ginger – 2tsp (minced)
• Madras curry powder (hot) – 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
• fresh Cream – 2 tbsp
• oil – 2 tbsp
• Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies – 1 tsp (minced)
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cook soya granules in hot water for 10 minutes. Cover.
2. When cool, squeeze out water. Set aside.
3. Chop palak (spinach) roughly after washing the leaves well.
4. Heat oil in a pan. When hot, add the fennel seeds, minced green chillies and minced ginger. Saute.
5. Add the Madras curry powder, 1 tbsp fresh cream. Continue stirring.
6. Add chopped tomatoes. Sprinkle a little water and cook till tomatoes are soft.
7. Add the soya granules. Stir.
8. Add salt. Cover. After 5 minutes, add the chopped palak. Stir well.
9. Sprinkle garam masala and add the balance cream. Stir well and serve hot with rotis or bread.

Recipe courtesy of Sumathy Subramaniam