Healthy Recipes With Soya Chunks

Abstract

In today’s present era due to over consumption of unhealthy junk food, it becomes very important for us to have a balanced diet which will meet complete demand of our body. Teenagers and youngsters are more prone to suffers from nutrients deficiency disorder as they consume unhealthy food in large quantity. So it becomes a major reason of health concern for each and every parent worldwide. To deal with it, we can do one thing that we can present healthy and nutritious food item in a delicious way so that every individual feel an inner desire to eat it. One such example is soya chunks (nutri) we can use it in different recipes in most unique way. So let’s discuss some “healthy recipes” with it one can have.

Introduction

Soya Chunks Are Made Up Of

• When soyabean has been crushed into fine powder and its excess oil is drained out, the remaining flour is mould into fine balls known as soya chunks (nutri).
• They have rough texture but once boiled or cooked in water,they change into a soft consistency and become spongy in taste.

Properties And Health Benefits Of Soya Chunks

• It is considered as the rich source of protein for a vegetarian person and prove as best substitute to ‘meat’ for them.
• Enrich with carbohydrates, dietary fibre, omega 3 fatty acid and unsaturated fats, calcium and iron.
• Posses numerous health benefits as assist in faster muscle building and metabolism.
• Prove good for the growth of bone health, hairs growth, and healing of skin tissues.
• Considered  as best substance to lower the level of “bad cholesterol”(low density lipoproteins) within the body, thus help out in decreasing the prevalence rate of cardiovascular system related disorders  like myocardial infarction (heart attack),angina pectoris(chest pain) and other ailments.
• Loaded with good quantity of essential dietary fibers, so keeps body digestion proper and regular thus shows efficient result in ailmentary tract related disorders like ingestion, bloating etc.

As per ayurveda they are elucidated in ‘Aahar dravya’ (ann).

This Verse States That

Food is considered SUPREME among all. Every individual originate from the food, it is the prime energy/force responsible for providing life to all the living beings.

To attain maximum benefits of any edible food item it is very important to have it during a proper time or when you feel the desire to eat, then only essential enzymes beneficial in food digestion and absorptions are secreted out inside the body. In our ancient and classical text, the reference of it was also described.

Healthy Recipes With Soya Chunks (Nutri)

1. Healthy Pulao With Soya Chunks

Ingredients

1. Brown rice- 200 gram
2. Green capsicum- 30 gm
3. Red capsicum-30 gm
4. Carrot- 30 gm
5. Pea- 30 gm
6. Cow ghee- 50-100ml.
7. Cumin seeds- 2-5 gm
8. Corainder seeds-2-5gm
9. Soya chunks- 100 gm
10. Onion and garlic paste- 10 gm
11. Curcumin powder- 5-10 gm
12. Tomato-10 gm

Benefits

• Due to its good fiber content, provide aid in smooth digestion.
• Prevent diabetes and weight imbalance.
• Provide rich source of healthy fat to our body so assist us in fighting obesity.
• Enhance bone health of our body.
• As India is a good producer of rice crop, it is common foods products present in each and every household of our country everyone irrespective of their income use it as their food preference. So we can add soya chunks in it to make it more nutritious in value.

How To Prepare This

• Boil water and then add soya chunks in it, keep them soaked in it for sometime(10-15 minutes) then drained out the water, squeeze the soya chunks gently with your hand and keep them in strainer for some time.
• Cut the green and red capsicum, carrot into small pieces.
• Add cow ghee (30ml) in a cooker; let it get cooked, put coriander &cumin seeds in it once there color changes into dark brown add onion-garlic paste in it.
• Then add chopped tomato in it, sprinkle curcumin powder over the mixture, let it get cooked for some time, now add washed rice, peas and soya chunks in it.
• Put water as per the requirement and cover the lid of cooker. Steam it for 3-4 whistles. Then leave it for some time to settle the whistle down.

Best Time To Have This

One can have it in their lunch or dinner (Preferably as it suits you)

2. Cutlet With Soya Chunk

A cutlet is something which every children, teen or adult love to eat. We can make it more nutritive by adding soya chunks in it.

Ingredients

1. Meshed potato- 200 to 300 gm
2. Coriander powder and leaves-5-10 gm
3. Green chili- 2-5 gm
4. Crushed soya chunks (powder)- 200 grams
5. Corn flour- 50 gm
6. Salt- 2-5 gram
7. Curcumin powder- 5-10 gram
8. Cow ghee/vegetable oil- 10-30 ml

Method To Prepare This

• Mix the meshed potato with crushed soya chunks powder, add salt and curcumin poder as per the need, and mix it properly.
• Make a round ‘cutlet’with your hands.
• Heat a pan; add few drops of vegetable oil/cow ghee over it.
• Place the raw cutlet on the heated pan, let it get cooked from one side then turn it to the other side.

Best Time To Have This

One can have this in their breakfast or as an evening snack.

3. Vegetable Salad With Soya Chunks

Ingredients

1. Fruits such as apple, pomegranate, watermelon– combined 100grams
2. Broccoli- 30 gm
3. Spinach ,coriander leaves- 3-5 leaves each
4. Boiled soya chunks- 100 gram
5. Tomato-10 gm
6. Raisins-5-10
7. Cashew nuts- 5-10
8. Soaked Almonds- 5-10
9. Himalayan pink salt- 2-5 gm

Benefits

• Enrich with healthy fiber.
• Help in attaining healthy body weight.
• Build muscle mass in appropriate manner.
• Clear out impurities from the blood.
• Help in attaining crystal clear skin.

Method To Prepare This

• Cut the above mentioned fruits and vegetables into small pieces.
• Take a large bowl; add all the chopped fruits and vegetables in it.
• Add soya chunks in boiling water, after 15 minutes drain the water out and squeeze soya chunks, add pinch of Himalayan pink salt on it.
• Blend above mentioned fruits, vegetables and soya chunks with each other.
• For garnishing add coriander and spinach leaves, one can also sprinkle little bit of chat masala over it.
• For adding little bit of sour taste in it you can spray few drops of squeeze lemon over it.

Best Time To Have This

In breakfast, brunch or as an evening snack.

We have listed you some recipe with soya chunks, they are easy to prepare and the mentioned ingredients are also easily available everywhere. But it’s very important to have it at proper time being. Only then we can attain maximum benefits of it.

In our classical texts- reference of it is also mentioned by our acharyas.

Time For Consuming Food

This verse states that

A man should take food twice daily in the morning and evening. After evacuation of bowel when our body senses are clear, body feels light, clear and heart is devoid of harmful toxins, person feels the desire to consume food, stomach is empty and hunger flares up, one should consume food.

Acharya Sushruta Explains That

In winter season where nights are long-lasting and lengthy, one should consume food in the morning only while in summer season where days are lengthy, try to intake food in the first prahar (means 5 to 6 pm) of night and in afternoon also. Seasons where day and night are of equal length, food should be eaten at indicated duration of time by maintaining the gap of 5 to 6 hours in each meal.

Certain Rules One Must Keep In Their Mind

• One should eat food which is hot, not contradictory to our prakriti(vataj, pitaj, kaphaj, or combination of any two) also that too after proper digestion of previous meals.
• Try to consume food articles which are wholesome to body.
• If food is taken in proper amount it prolongs life and doesn’t aggravate the doshas.
• Heavy food should be consumed half of the stomach, light food (like moong daal) should not be consumed in excess.  The amount of food consumed should be so that it gets digested easily.
• Do not eat in hurry; eat with concentration without talking and laughing.

Importance Of Healthy Food

This Above Shaloka States That

Among most of the incurable diseases are produced due to unhygienic and   improper food. So a smart person should consume healthy food in right quantity, at the right time to prevent onset of disease.

Conclusion

Although soya chunks (nutri) are piled up with plenty of healthy benefits, the too much excess of any item will eventually give rise to various ailments such as- indigestion, bloating, acne, obesity like health hazards. So one must consume them in proper amount .For this you can visit official site of planet ayurveda they have mentioned various healthy recipes with soya chunks.