Zucchini like many vegetables are not everyone’s favorite due to the taste unless you are in a serious body-building profession. However, your boring zucchini just got beautiful turn-around. If you prepare zucchini stuffed with soya, you will not stop making this tasty recipe for every special or non-special occasion. You can make this recipe even as a starter, be it in family dinner or your usual lunches. With its crispiness and spiciness, this recipe is surely going to be a hit!
Health Benefits
Zucchini is rich in anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory which flush out toxins, inflammation and free radicals from body which are responsible for aging. Zucchini contains great amounts of fiber and lesser amounts of carbohydrates which take care of lessening diabetes. Zucchini is an excellent source for lutein and zeaxanthin which promote good eye health which prevents cataracts and other eye-related diseases.
When it comes to protein, soya’s protein is considered to be a shoulder to shoulder with animal protein. Soya is even useful for lowering cholesterol levels.
Ingredients
green zucchini, boiled: 1
soya kernels, soaked: 100 g
garam masala: 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp
coriander powder: 1 tsp
green chili, finely chopped: 1
cumin powder: 1 tsp
oil: 2 tbsp
salt to taste
lime juice: 1 tsp
Finely chopped fresh coriander
How To Make Zucchini Stuffed with Soya
- Soak the soya kernels in lukewarm water for an hour so that they turn soft.
- Cut the zucchini in two halves and scoop out some of the inner parts.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté green chilies and ginger garlic paste in it.
- Add the soya kernels to it, some coriander leaves, lime juice, and all the spices.
- Stir-fry the mixture until it is cooked.
- Fill the zucchini with the soya mixture and place them on a greased tray and bake for about 5 minutes.
- Serve hot!
Trivia
- Christopher Columbus brought Zucchini to the Mediterranean like 500 years ago! Zucchini is also called courgette. Zucchini is a fruit! Although it is treated as a veggie. Zucchini entered the USA only in the early 1920’s!
- The world’s largest soya bean producer is the USA, with more than 1.5 million bushels per year.