Vegan Chilli Chicken Soycurls

Published on February 27, 2022

Indo-Chinese Vegan Chilli Chicken Soycurls make for an amazing weeknight dinner that is easy to make! Chewy, marinated soy curls in a ginger garlic green chili sauce is perfect weeknight takeout sub! Made with a simple homemade green chili paste. Nutfree. Glutenfree.

vegan chili chicken served with a fork on the side

I seem to be on sort of Indo Chinese kick! After my fiery Dragon Chicken Soy Curls, I am now mixing things up with another simple weeknight dinner: chilli chicken soycurls! A spicy crispy indo-Chinese dish with a savory spicy sticky sauce that is just lightly sweet and pretty spicy.
Soy curls are available easily in the US. There are similar options in other countries that have different names. You don't want to use the very meaty Soy chunks but the thinner chicken like alternatives if available. If they aren't available, use seitan or other chicken subs or use tofu! See notes for alternatives.

Indo Chinese Soy Curls in a skillet

What is Indo Chinese Cuisine?

Indo Chinese cuisine is an Indianized cuisine adapted from Chinese cuisine. There are also creative dishes that developed over time without necessarily being inspired from any cuisine. The Indianization adds loads of ginger garlic and green chilies to recipes. Fresh and cooked green chilies often make a prominent appearance. In India, people prefer things more savory and with more heat so the sauces also often are less sweet than in the westernized asian sauces or Chinese cuisine.

overhead shot of vegan chili chicken sprinkled with chopped green onions

The sauce base has ginger garlic and green chilies and the sauce uses soy sauce ketchup and red chili sauce. A mix of green chilies and vinegar add the amazing restaurant like flavor. If you have the Indian green chili sauce, you can use that instead of the green chili vinegar mix. Serve this my Indo-Chinese fried rice, plain rice, make a spread with the chilli tofu, Gobi manchurian, dragon chikin.

I love cooking with soy curls – they provide such a satisfying texture. Note that they are not the same as soy chunks that are chewier and take much longer to cook. They are made with whole non-gmo soybeans and you can find them in some stores or order them online on amazon. See recipe notes for substitution.

side view of vegan chili chicken sprinkled with green onions