Tofu Masala | Indian Styled Tofu Masala Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Makes masala for 2 people
Total Preparation Time - 20 minutes
- For Masala
- Tofu - 100 grams
- Onion - 1
- Tomato - 2
- Green chillies - 2 (chopped)
- Chopped ginger - 1/4 spoon
- Chopped garlic - 1/2 spoon
- Red chilli powder - 1 spoon (add another half spoon if you want it spicy)
- Butter - 2 spoons (or) Oil - 4 spoons
- Kasoori Methi / Dried fenugreek leaves - 2 pinches
- Garam masala - 2 pinches
- Bay leaf - 1
- Shahjeera - 1/2 spoon
- Salt - As per taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- For Tofu Fry
- Maida - 3 spoonfuls
- Corn flour - 3 spoonfuls
- Red chilli powder - 1/2 spoon
- Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
- Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda - 2 pinches
- Salt - As required
- Oil - For deep frying
- PREPARATION METHOD
- To prepare tofu fry
Wash tofu well in water, then soak tofu in salted warm water for 5 minutes.
Squeeze water from tofu and wash again. Chop into cubes, set aside.
Take a bowl add the ingredients mentioned below "for tofu fry" and mix well, add some water and mix well to make a thick batter. It not be very runny nor too thick.
Heat a frying pan and pour enough oil into it to deep fry tofu, after it heats up, dip and coat all sides of the cubed tofu pieces with the prepared batter and deep fry them on high flame until golden brown. Do not fry for long else tofu will turn rubbery.
Remove from flame and place on a tissue paper to blot out excess oil. Do the same with the rest of tofu pieces and set aside.
Preparation of tofu masala
Peel and chop onion set aside.
Wash tomatoes chop into smaller pieces and grind into a fine paste set aside.
Heat a pan add butter/oil and saute bay leaf, shajeera. Then add chopped green chillies, chopped garlic, chopped ginger and chopped onions, saute well until onions turn translucent.
Then add tomato paste, little salt and saute well until the raw smell leaves.
Now add the red chilli powder and stir well, sprinkle some water if needed and cook until the raw smell goes off. Check for salt and add if needed.
Then add the fried tofu pieces and stir well until the masala blends well with the fried tofu pieces.
Crush some kasoori methi with your fingers and sprinkle on the masala. Stir well and remove from flame.
Serve hot with naan or rotis or pulao!!
TIP : You can add more flavor to the curry by adding coconut and cashew paste, it gives you some gravy too.
Flavorful and tasty tofu masala is now ready!! Goes well with all roti types, pulao and even with crispy Dosas!!