Vegan Kebabs

Trying out Veganism?

Lots of people in the world today are turning vegans, temporarily, if not life long. Choosing to be a vegan means giving up on meat, fish, poultry as well as all animal products like dairy, honey, eggs etc.

One of the few concerns about the nutritional intake in a vegan diet is not getting enough proteins. Proteins are very important for our bodies. Proteins are used to keep up the tissue repair, build muscles, bones as well as keeping hair and nails in good health. Yes, increasing protein intake also reduces hair fall.

One very simple source of Vegan protein is Soy. Soy is a plant protein that can act as a great substitute to meat in vegan diets. Soya chunks are made of soybean and have very negligible fat content. The calories in Soya chunks come from proteins and carbs.

So let’s make kebabs out of soya chunks!

You will need:

300-400 grams Soya chunks

2 onions

6-7 garlic cloves

Cilantro leaves

4-5 Green chillis

2 small Cinnamon sticks

Black pepper

Olive oil

Paprika powder/red chilli powder

Salt

 

How to cook:

1. Take a pressure cooker and fill it half with water. Put soya chunks in the cooker along with chopped onions, garlic cloves, cinnamon sticks and pepper. Bring to boil.

2.  Empty the contents of the cooker in a grinder and grind it till it is a paste. Soya chunks, once boiled, become softer and can be easily broken.

3. Take the paste out in a bowl. Add cilantro leaves along with chopped chilli peppers, red chilli powder/paprika powder and salt. You might want to a tablespoon full of flour of your choice to the mixture. This will ensure the patties don’t break.

4. Mix the contents well and make small patties.

5. On a pan, pour some olive oil and spread well with an oil brush.

6. Place 4-5 patties or as many as you can fit on the pan and let them fry for 4-5 minutes on each side.

7. Once the patties are cooked, serve hot with some mint chutney. I like mine with Hot Salsa.

These Vegan Kebabs are a very healthy and enticing snack option. Try cooking these kebabs and let me know how you like it in the comments below! 🙂