By Rajlakshmi
January 17, 2026
Little is known that soybeans or soya are probably the most important ingredient in Chinese cuisine. In the Indian cooking scenario, soybeans have always been associated with either stews or an ingredient in biryanis or rice dishes. However, this Chinese recipe of soya chilli is always a very popular side dish for noodles and fried rice!
½ cup soya beans, soaked and strained 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp red chilli 2 tsp chilli sauce 1 tsp oil 2 spoons of corn flour Refined Oil 1 tsp chopped ginger 1 tsp garlic
1 chopped onion bulb 1 capsicum 1 tsp white pepper 1 tsp Schezwan sauce 1 tsp ketchup 2 tsp soya sauce 1 tsp vinegar 4-5 spring onion stems Spring onion greens
Add red chilli, salt and black pepper to it and coat the soaked soyabeans properly. Add 2 tsp of green chilli sauce and 1 tsp vinegar. Mix well.
Add corn flour and coat it properly. Heat oil in a wok. Now, fry the coated soyabeans chunks in hot oil till they are golden brown.
Double fry for that extra crunch. Keep it aside. In the same wok, take oil and heat it.
Add garlic and stir-fry. Add onions and capsicum and fry for 5 minutes. Add white pepper. Keep stirring occasionally.
Add Schezwan sauce and ketchup. You can add red chilli sauce too to make it spicy. Add soya sauce. Stir for 3-4 minutes.
Add vinegar and salt as per taste. Add the spring onion stems and stir again.
Make a cornstarch slurry and add water. Add the veggies and mix properly.
Add the fried soyabeans and stir for 2 minutes. Garnish with spring onion greens. Serve soya chilli!