Roasted Soy Beans or Soy Nuts
I bought a packet of soy beans and was searching for recipes in the internet and came across this recipe. It’s simply soaking the beans overnight and roasting in the oven for 25-30 minutes. As soon as I saw this recipe, I wanted to try the same procedure with some other beans also. I had green mung beans in hand. So I soaked 1/2 cup of each beans separately with lots of water and a teaspoon of salt. Next day morning I washed the beans, drained the water and added some more salt and pepper powder and kept it for another 2 hours. I first tried the soy beans, did exactly what was mentioned in the recipe. I had to roast it for 25-30 minutes to get the desired crunch. As mentioned in the recipe, be careful at the end because it tends to get burnt during the last few minutes.
My Notes:
Roasting green mung beans was easier when compared to soy beans. The roasting time was very less; around 10-15 min is enough. Personally I liked roasted mung beans. But one word of caution, this has to be consumed on the same day itself, the next day it becomes very hard to bite. The soy beans was good even after 2 days.
Variations:
1. You can add any seasonings you want, cayenne pepper, garlic salt, etc.
2. I think this method will work for chick peas (garbanzo beans), green peas also. In that case you can have a healthy mixture of beans for snacking, which is rich in fiber and proteins.
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April 6th, 2008 at 6:58 am
Would be a nice snack to munch on , on a rainy day like today ! Indira at Mahanandi does have a lot of such recipes.
April 6th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I’ve tried the store-bought version of soy nuts. My fav- the honey roasted soy nuts. They’re so good. I would make my own had I not been so lazy!
April 6th, 2008 at 8:37 am
That was very innovative of you, Madhuram. I am not a huge fan of roasted soy nuts, but I love mung beans, so can imagine these would’ve tasted great.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:38 am
this post is so helpful madhu!thanks for sharing
April 6th, 2008 at 10:56 am
this snack is really healthy!!!thanks for sharing!!!
April 6th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Nice way to have a protein-packed snack
April 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Oh man, I’m *so* addicted to these lately. Perfect munching after a workout
April 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Perfect healthy snack and useful post Madhu
April 6th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
yes, this is a good post with useful info. Great munching beans. Thanks for sharing.
April 6th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Sure SS.
TBC, don’t tell me you are lazy. You have whipped up so many desserts including baklava.
Vaishali, even I’m not a big fan of soy nuts, just wanted to give a try. But both my mother in law and myself loved the mung beans very much.
Dhivya, Ranji, Akay, Kaykat, Cham, Uma very glad you all liked it. Thank You.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Even I was looking for some recipes for soy beans. I soak them along with whole wheat for making dosas. Thanks for the recipe.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:44 am
Nice recipe Madhu.
I have a moong dal recipe (similar to this in the beginning but ends differently)
http://romaspace.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/moong-dal-chaat/
Hope you like it.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Thanks Jayasree and Roma, will definitely check it out.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Hi, I tried roasting soya bean in MW. Followed your recipe and it was perfect and crunchy snack was ready in less than 6 mts. Thanks once again.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Thanks Jayasree. Your version is very simple. I’ll also try it and update my post.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I want to roast the soya beans i have left to soak overnight, sofar i have boiled them for at least one hour, do i put them straight in the oven or is it wise to let the beans cool overnight in the fridge and then roast tomorrow…help!!
April 16th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Hi Michelle, you need not boil the soy beans at all. Just soaking overnight is enough. Now that you have boiled it, I don’t know how the outcome will be.
I would do either of the following: One previous visitor had mentioned that she just cooked the soaked soy beans for 6 minutes in the microwave oven and it was nice and crunchy. I would try that first instead of pre heating the oven and then roasting it or just use it in some salad or soup. Try roasting another time just soaking the beans.
Hope this is helpful. Do let me know the outcome.
June 24th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Wow that looks so easy to do! And healthy munchy snacks too! I’ve got some pinto beans too do you think they’d work?
June 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
@Diane: I think it would definitely work out with pinto beans too. Maybe it would require some more time in the oven. Try it out and let me know. Actually one of my friends told that she was able to get the same results using a microwave oven with soy beans. You could try that also.