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 Flavorsome soya chunks dry masala

•Soya chunks with rice

• Soya chunks with rice

Soya chunks are also sometimes known as meal maker or nutri nuggets. Like TVP (textured vegetable protein), they are made from defatted soy flour, a byproduct after ex­tracting soybean oil.

Hence, they are a great source of plant based protein, where a 50g serving provides more than 25g of protein and only about 170 calories. Their texture closely resembles that of meat, making them the perfect substitute for animal protein.

Preparation:

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  • Soak soya chunks in hot water for around 10 minutes to rehydrate them. Make sure that sufficient hot water is used to fully cover them as they will expand upon soaking.
  • Once your they have softened, drain and rinse with cold water. Using your hands, gentle squeeze out excess mois­ture.
  • Place rehydrated chunks into a bowl and add in chili powder, garam masala and salt. Toss until everything is well incorporated. Set aside.
  • Heat up a tablespoon or so of neutral oil in a non-stick pan or cast-iron skillet. Once pan is heated, add in onion and saute for 3-4 minutes until translucent. Next, add in garlic and saute for another minute.
  • Now, add in tomato puree, water, garam masala, chili powder and cori­ander powder. Bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat to a gentle simmer. Let it simmer, covered for about 10 minutes.
  • Lastly, toss in rehydrated chunks into the pan and stir to combine. Let it cook for several minutes, or until mixture appears dry. Your soya chunks masala is ready to be served!
  • Rice – This soya chunks masala is best paired with rice. You can simply do some basic steamed brown or white rice.

Source: https://www.myplantifulcooking.com/

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Nutrition

 Benefits of velvet tamarind

Velvet Tamarid
Velvet Tamarid

 VELVET tamarind (dialium guineense) commonly known as ‘icheku’ in igbo, ‘awin’ in yoruba and ‘tsamiyar- kurm’ in hausa, and ‘Yooyi’ in Ghana.

-High Antiox­idant Power: The fruit is a good source of vitamin C and its consump­tion can contribute to satisfying the journal requirement that is 90 to 110 mg.

-Treats Scurvy and Infections: The fruit pulp has high ascor­bic acid content vitamin hence used as a food supplement. The high vitamin C con­tent boosts the immune system and helps the body against infections.

-Healing Wounds: The velvet fruit pulp has interesting content in calcium and magnesium. Calcium participates in ossifica­tion, to the muscular contraction, and to the blood clotting.

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-Repairs blood vessel and fights Anemia: The velvet tamarind fruit pulp is rich in iron. It is indispensable for iron absorption; cloves repair and blood vessel formation via collagen synthesis. The pulp’s iron absorption is more efficient because of the presence of vitamin C.

-Prevention of Hypertension: The val­ues obtained for sodium and potassium of the velvet tamarind fruit pulp were re­spectively Preliminary studies indicate that short-term potassium depletion also elevates bloodpressure in hypertensive pa­tients. Potassium supplementation low­ers blood pressure in hypertensive patients ingesting normal amounts of sodium.

-Reliefs Menstrual Cramp and stops Diar­rhoea: The stem bark extract has significant analgesic property hence, can be used to re­duce menstrual pain. You can take it along with papaya leaf, salt, and water to work effective­ly. It can also stop diarrhea.

-Hemorrhoids (pile): Piles are swollen veins in the anal canal caused by too much pres­sure in the pelvic and rectal areas and while not life-threatening, these veins can be very painful. A study performed on ethanolic leaves extract of velvet tamarind showed it to be beneficial for pile treatment.

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Source: eprojectlibrary.com

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Pinkaso

Pinkaso

Pinkaso is a savory snack made from flour, onions, and pepper.

It is usually paired with Hau­sa koko (millet porridge) but can be equally enjoyed with any other breakfast cereal or beverage of choice.

Ingredients

-100 grams of all-purpose flour

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-1 tablespoonful of salt

-2 grams of dry active yeast

-2 grams of baking soda

-10 grams of chopped onion

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-5 grams of fresh pepper

-One bottle of 5 litres oil

Preparation

-Place all the dry ingredi­ents into a bowl and mix and wash under running water

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– Blend or grind the onion and pepper

-Add the blended mixture to the flour

-Pour flour in a big bowl and add yeast, salt and baking soda

-Mix into a dough and knead to activate the gluten in the dough

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-When the gluten has activat­ed, the dough will look stretchy

– Cover the bowl with cling film and place it in a warm place for the dough to rise

-Deep fry by heating the oil until very hot, then reduce heat to medium

-Fry on medium heat. To take portions of the dough, dip your hands in water, and take a small ball of the dough

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-Using your thumb and mid­dle finger, create a hole in the ball of dough and gently drop in the oil and fry on medium heat until golden brown and crunchy

-Remove the pinkaso and place it on kitchen towels to absorb some of the oil. Serve pinkaso with your favourite beverage

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