Soya chunks rice recipe for kids lunch box in 10 -15 mins

This is a super delicious & super simple soya chunks fried rice recipe which I often make for my kid’s lunch box. Made with precooked steamed rice, soya chunks or soyabean nuggets cooked with a few selected vegetables tossed in onion, garlic, tomato sauce, pepper, and garam masala powder. This is a complete meal, even adults also carry this rice for lunch in the office, not only that, you can also pack it for distant journeys, that’s a great idea. If you make this rice with precooked rice and preboiled soya chunks, together it does not take more than 10 -15 minutes to get ready. Due to being high in protein, this rice is super healthy and full of nutrition. Eating such healthy rice in tiffin makes my kid energetic during his school hours.

To make it quick and easy, I prepare the white rice & boil the soya chunks the night before and keep them in the refrigerator in an airtight container. I also cut the carrot and beans last night to save cooking time. This helps me to make the rice ready in 10 minutes. Sometimes I make this recipe with leftover rice to make a quick breakfast.

Try to use any variety of steamed rice, jeera rice, brown rice, basmati rice or atop chaal(if you are a Bengali) to get the best result. Boiled rice does not go well with this rice. Because boiled rice leaves moisture after it cools down, and that spoils the taste of this dish.

Soya chunks have a smell, even that smell stays after frying in oil. So to remove the smell here, I fry the soya nuggets with onion and garlic, tomato sauce and garam masala powder before mixing them with rice. Soya chunks soak up the extract of the spices during frying, making themselves flavorful, which makes the rice even more delectable after tossing with it. However, perfect frying of rice is also an important step; if rice is fried until it is dry. No moisture should exist in rice that can make it soggy. As a result, this will cause the rice to lose its water after cooling and make the taste bland.

What to prepare for lunch box(mostly for kids’ school tiffin)? This is nowadays a great headache for all Indian mothers like me. Even the lunch should be healthy and tasty at the same time, the main purpose is that kids love it and finish their tiffin box. So, I always make such healthy and different rice recipes at home and always search for some more new ideas to simply my kid charge up during his school hours. Are you like me? Then you can share your ideas on how you make a quick lunch for your kids with me. I will prepare those recipes at home and also publish them in my blog post with your name.

Check my other rice recipes for kids’ tiffin

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Soya chunks rice recipe for kids lunch box in 10 -15 mins

Recipe by Moumita PaulCourse: Lunch, School tiffinCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

7

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Make this super delicious, healthy and super simple soya chunks fried rice for kids’ lunch box in 10-15 mins. Prepared with precooked rice, boiled soya chunks, a few assorted veggies stir-fried or tossed in tomato sauce, onion, garlic paste, black pepper and a little garam masala powder until dry.

Ingredients

• 200 g Soya bean Chunks / Soya Nuggets

• 1 Bowl of Precooked steamed Rice

• Half Carrot

• 7-8 Beans

• 1/4 Capsicum/Simla Mirch

• 2 Green Chillies

• 1 Onion(finely sliced)

• 1 tsp Garlic Paste

• 1 tbsp Tomato Sauce

• 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder

• 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder

• 3/4 tsp Salt(as per taste)

• 3-4 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Method

• Boil the soya chunks until soft, drain well, and keep under running water to cool them down.
• After completely cooling down, squeeze the excess water from the soya chunks to make them dry.
• Heat a pan with the oil, fry the onion slices for about 1 min, then fry the soya chunks for the next 30 secs.
• Add carrot, beans, capsicum and green chillies to the pan.
• Stir well and fry for about 1 minute. 
• Then add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder,1 tsp garlic paste, and again fry it for 1 more minute.
• Then add 1 tbsp of tomato sauce or tomato ketchup, and mix well. 
• Add 1/4 tsp garam masala powder. If you do not have garam masala, you can use Maggie masala. Stir well and fry for a few seconds.
• Then add a bowl of the rice(freshly cooked rice or precooked leftover rice) in 2 batches for good mixing.
• Next, add 1/4 tsp salt if it seems it requires.
• At this stage, keep the flame on high and fry the rice for 2-3 minutes with continuous stirring.
• After 3 minutes rice will be ready. Pack it for lunch with salad.

How to make Soya chunks rice step by step

Preparation

Boil the soya chunks until soft, drain well, and cool them down by keeping them under running water.

After completely cooling down, squeeze the excess water from the soya chunks to make them dry.

Heat a pan with oil, fry onion slices for 1 min, then fry the soya chunks for the next 30 secs.

Add carrot, beans, capsicum and green chillies to the pan.

Stir well and fry for about 1 minute. 

Then add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder,1 tsp garlic paste, again fry it for 1 more minute.

Then add 1 tbsp of tomato sauce or tomato ketchup, and mix well. 

Add 1/4 tsp garam masala powder. If you do not have garam masala, can use Maggie masala. Stir well and fry for a few seconds.

Then add a bowl of the rice(freshly made rice or leftover rice) in 2 batches for good mixing.

Next, add 1/4 tsp salt if seems it requires.

At this stage keep the flame on high and fry the rice for 2-3 minutes with continuous stirring.

After 3 mins rice will be ready pack it for lunch with salad.