SOYA MATE MUTTON KEEMA

Ingredients:

300 grms soya mate
2 pips garlic smashed with skin
1 inch ginger smashed
Salt.

To Grind To A Fine Paste:
1 tbs ginger paste
1 tbs garlic paste
2 tbs red chillie powder
3 tbs grated coconut ground to fine paste
1 tsp aniseeds
½ inch cinnamon stick
½ a anise star
Salt to taste

3 big onion chopped fine
5 big red tomatoes chopped fine

2 tbs oil
1 sprig curry leaves
Little lime juice.

Method:
Boil the soya mate with the smashed garlic, ginger and salt.
When it is boiled nicely, drain the water. Discard the garlic and ginger.
Now squeeze and wash the boiled soya mate 2 to 3 times.
Cut up the soya mate into very small pieces.
Just like minced keema meat.

Now in the soya mate, add in the ginger, garlic,
chillie powder, ground coconut, aniseeds,
cinnamon stick and anise star and salt.
Mix nicely and keep aside for about 30 minutes.

Heat a wok with the oil. add in the chopped onions.
Sauté the onions till they turn slightly brown.
Now add in the chopped tomatoes, cook till the
the tomatoes turn mushy.

Now add in the seasoned soya meat.
Stir and cook till the soya keema is cooked well,
and it comes dry like our mutton varuval.
Keep stirring so that it does not stick to your pot.
Add in the curry leaves and remove.
Sprinkle little lime juice to taste.