Vegetarian Keema Roll

Keema means any kind of minced meat. We had these rolls at my friends house and loved it and so made these again at home the other day. They are somewhat similar to Sloppy Joe's but unlike sloppy Joe's these vegetarian rolls are not 'messy' to eat. I have used soya granules instead of meat for making perfect Keema. I got Ruchi brand soya granules. They come in 3 variety i.e chunks, mini chunks and granules so make sure you buy granules. Onions, tomatoes and chili's are finely chopped and sauteed with soya granules to make this delicious keema. It is also good to eat with Roti. I have used Italian sub rolls as they are perfect to hold that heavy filling.

Ingredients
1 1/2 Cup Soya Granules(cooked according to package instructions)
3 garlic cloves crushed
2 inch ginger grated
1 tbsp Canola oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 medium tomato chopped
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
3-4 green chili's chopped
1 tbsp Meat masala(Got it from Indian store, any brand is fine)
1 1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 cup ketchup
Salt as per taste
Chopped cilantro for garnishing

Method
Heat oil in a large pan, saute onions along with garlic and ginger until onions are light golden brown. Add green peppers and chili's and saute again. Next add chopped tomatoes. Once tomatoes are nice and soft and oil starts separating add meat masala, garam masala and ketchup. Mix everything nicely and saute for few more minutes. Add cooked soya granules and saute once again. Lastly add chopped cilantro. Keema is ready.
Slit open the sub rolls and fill it with keema and enjoy your vegetarian version of keema.

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