Malai Chaap is a delicious vegetarian dish that is often served as an appetizer or a side dish. It is made with soya cheap (soybean chunks) cooked in creamy, spiced tomato gravy. Here is a recipe to make Malai Chaap at home:
Ingredients: For the soya cheap:
500 g soya chaap
1/2 cup yoghurt
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
Salt, to taste
1 tsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp oil
For the gravy:
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
Instructions:
Cut the soya chaap into small pieces and prick them with a fork. This will help the chaap to absorb the marinade better.
In a mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup of yoghurt, 2 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp of red chilli powder, 1 tsp of coriander powder, salt to taste, and 1 tsp of garam masala powder. Mix well.
Add the soya chaap pieces to the marinade and mix well. Let it marinate for 1-2 hours.
In a large frying pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil over medium heat. Add the marinated cheap pieces and fry them until they turn golden brown. Take them out of the pan and keep them aside.
In the same pan, add 2 tbsp of oil and heat it over medium heat. Add 1 tsp of cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add 1 chopped onion to the pan and sauté until it turns translucent.
Add 2 chopped tomatoes and 1 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste to the pan. Sauté until the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add 1 tsp of red chili powder, 1 tsp of coriander powder, and salt to taste. Mix well and cook for a few minutes.
Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to the pan and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add the fried chaap pieces to the pan and mix well. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.
Your delicious Malai Chaap is now ready to be enjoyed!
