Palak-tofu (bean curd)
If you want to add more Indian recipes to your recipe box, Palak-tofu (bean curd) might be a recipe you should try. For $1.07 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 175 calories. Head to the store and pick up ginger-garlic paste, chillies, oil, and a few other things to make it today. 2 people were impressed by this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 16%. Similar recipes are Palak-tofu (bean curd), Mapo Tofu (Bean Curd), and Mapo Tofu (Bean Curd).
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 6 servings coriander powder
- 0.5 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 6 servings garam
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 4 chillies
- 1 teaspoon kasuri methi
- 0.5 cup cream/ milk
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium onions
- 2 palak- cups
- 6 servings salt
- 0.5 tofu- a block
- 1 small tomato
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
- 1
Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan,add the onions,saute till brown,add ginger garlic paste,saute for a min,add green chillies, chopped tomatoes and saute well.
- 2
Add the washed uncut palak,saute for 5 mins till they wilt.Take it out in a plate and allow to cool.grind to coarse paste in a blender.set aside.
- 3
Add 1 tbsp oil in the same pan and saute the tofu cubes,add little salt,turmeric and saute for 2 mins.take them out in a plate.
- 4
Add the coarse palak paste in the pan and salt according to the content along with coriander powder.let it cook on slow for 10 mins.
- 5
Add the sauteed tofu cubes,mix well.Crush in the kasuri methi in the palm of your hands and mix in.
- 6
Pour in the milk or cream,mix well and cover it on slow flame for 5 mins.drop in the butter (it gives an added creamyness)Finish it off with garam masala.
- 7
Serve hot with roti or paratha.