Recipe: at dinner Tofu Masala

Recipe: at dinner Tofu Masala Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Tofu Masala. Try this vegan version of the classic and wildly popular British and Indian dish known as tikka masala that uses tofu in place of chicken or another meat protein. Since many Hindus in India eat a vegetarian or lacto-vegetarian diet with recipes using grains such as rice and wheat, legumes, green vegetables, and soy products, the use of plenty of aromatic and flavorful spices completely. Today's tandoori tofu tikka masala recipe is a based off of my favorite Paneer Tikka Masala.

Make sure there is space underneath the tofu to help distribute the heat more evenly.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat, and sauté the onions, ginger, and garlic until tender but not browned.

Vegan Tofu Tikka Masala is so easy to prepare, marinate the tofu cubes, lightly fry or bake them, prepare the sauce and simmer the tofu in the sauce.

You can have Tofu Masala using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tofu Masala

1. Prepare 100 grams of Tofus, diced in 1 inch cube.

2. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil.

3. It’s 2 small of onion, chopped.

4. You need 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.

5. Prepare 2 small of tomato, chopped.

6. It’s 4 clove of garlic, chopped.

7. You need 2 piece of green chillies, chopped.

8. You need 1/2 tsp of ground corriander seeds.

9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground cumin.

10. You need 1/4 tsp of Garam Masala.

11. It’s 1/4 tsp of turmeric.

12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

13. You need of salt.

14. You need 1/2 cup of water.

15. Prepare of corriander, to garnish.

Prepare Tofu - Tofu usually comes in a pack with water, drain the water and press tofu to get rid of excess water.

Place tofu on a cutting board, lined with a paper towel or a clean dishtowel.

Use more red chili powder to make it spicier.

This is a slow cooker tofu tikka masala - start by sauteeing a few aromatics and spices in a pan, but then transfer everything to your Crock Pot (or pressure cooker!) to finish the curry.

Tofu Masala instructions

1. Heat oil in a deep pan..

2. Add cumin seeds, garlic, onions and green chillies. Cook until onion turns brownish..

3. Add tomatoes and stir on medium flame for 2 minutes until tomatoes are cooked..

4. Add all the spices and salt and mix well..

5. Now add water and mix..

6. Add tofus and stir well.. simmer for 5 mins on low flame until gravy is little thick..

7. Garnish with corriander leaves and serve..

Traditional chicken tikka masala (which, I'll add, is thought to actually originate from the UK) involves marinating the protein in a spiced yogurt.

Place the tofu on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven to keep warm.

Repeat with another tablespoon of oil and the remaining tofu, adjusting the heat if necessary to prevent scorching.

Tofu Tikka Masala is the vegan version of the popular chicken tikka masala, which is an Indian curry.

The curry is based on a spiced cashew curry paste. and water is added to the paste to build up the curry over heat.