Tofu is originally a Chinese creation! But some people believe it's Japanese! I don't really know, which is more correct. Origin apart, Tofu is widely used as the basic ingredient in many Southeast Asian dishes. The low calorie, high protein content of Tofu has led to it's popularity in varied cuisines across the world.
Personally, it took me a while to develop a taste for tofu. Now, I love it!
By itself, togfu is tasteless but it can easily absorb the flavours of the other ingredients used in the recipe.
A Tofubergine Recipe:
Tofubergine stands for Tofu and Aubergine. Cooked with cheese, capsicum and tomatoes, it makes a delightfully delicious meal!
Ingredients:
Tofu Scramble
A sumptuous dinner meal.
Ingredients:
1 cup of onion, tomato and green capsicum, chopped fine;
1 tablespoon of grated mozzarella;
1 teaspoon of mixed dried herbs
Salt and pepper as per taste
For greater variety you may also like to add half a cup of shredded carrot and chopped french beans. While non-vegetarians can include steamed/boiled and/ or fried pork(chopped into small pieces) and scrambled eggs to the recipe. I usually add vegetables and meat and egg when making tofu scramble.
Preparation method:
Stir fry all the vegetables and then add the tofu. Stir fry for another couple of minutes and then season with herbs, pepper and salt. When ready, sprinkle the cheese over the scramble.
If using eggs then scramble separately and then add to the prepared tofu scramble. Similarly for the chopped meats like chicken and pork that you may like to add to your tofu scramble.
Tofu scramble can be had plain or accompanied with a bowl of steamed rice or brown bread!
Ingredients:
100 grams tofu cubes lightly roasted
50 grams cheddar cheese grated
2 Aubergines diced
1 green capsicum-cut into bite sized pieces
1 onion, diced
1 chopped tomato
1 cup of chopped and steamed vegetables like carrot, cauliflower, french beans,etc.
1 vegetable cube (Maggi or Knorr)
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
3 Garlic cloves chopped fine
1 tablespoon olive oil or any other vegetable oil of your choice
Salt to taste
Preparation method:
Stir fry the garlic, onion, capsicum, tomato and aubergines. Add the soya sauce, vinegar and chilli powder. Stir a bit and mix in the steamed vegetables and maggie/knorr. Let it cook for a while and then add the tofu and grated cheese. Turn off the flame and serve immediately.
Tofu sopa estilo português or A Tofu Soup in Portuguese style
Ingredients:
1 tomato
1 carrot
10 french beans
1 cup caulifour florets
1 cup broccoli florets
3 cloves
6 black pepper corns
salt as per taste
1 maggie vegetable cube (optional)
2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation method:
Wash all the vegetables. Chop into approximately 1 inch square pieces tofu, potato, onion, tomato, carrot, broccoli and cauliflour. The french beans, cut in half or three parts. Put all the vegetables into a pressure cooker or pan. Add cloves, pepper, salt, maggie cube and water to the tofu and vegetables. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and your soup is ready. Pour olive oil just before serving.
If if you cooking in a pan, then bring the soup to boil and then let it simmer for 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 tomato
1 carrot
10 french beans
1 cup caulifour florets
1 cup broccoli florets
3 cloves
6 black pepper corns
salt as per taste
1 maggie vegetable cube (optional)
2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation method:
Wash all the vegetables. Chop into approximately 1 inch square pieces tofu, potato, onion, tomato, carrot, broccoli and cauliflour. The french beans, cut in half or three parts. Put all the vegetables into a pressure cooker or pan. Add cloves, pepper, salt, maggie cube and water to the tofu and vegetables. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and your soup is ready. Pour olive oil just before serving.
If if you cooking in a pan, then bring the soup to boil and then let it simmer for 20 minutes.
Tofu Scramble
A sumptuous dinner meal.
Ingredients:
1 cup of onion, tomato and green capsicum, chopped fine;
1 tablespoon of grated mozzarella;
1 teaspoon of mixed dried herbs
Salt and pepper as per taste
For greater variety you may also like to add half a cup of shredded carrot and chopped french beans. While non-vegetarians can include steamed/boiled and/ or fried pork(chopped into small pieces) and scrambled eggs to the recipe. I usually add vegetables and meat and egg when making tofu scramble.
Preparation method:
Stir fry all the vegetables and then add the tofu. Stir fry for another couple of minutes and then season with herbs, pepper and salt. When ready, sprinkle the cheese over the scramble.
If using eggs then scramble separately and then add to the prepared tofu scramble. Similarly for the chopped meats like chicken and pork that you may like to add to your tofu scramble.
Tofu scramble can be had plain or accompanied with a bowl of steamed rice or brown bread!
Bon Appetit!
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