How to make Spicy Tofu -

Spicy tofu curry served with rice is both nutritious and wholesome .

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

Main Ingredients : Tofu (टोफू), Rice (चावल)

Cuisine : Chinese

Course : Main Course Vegetarian


Spicy Tofu

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Some say Chinese cuisine is 400,000 years old going back to the Peking Man and his use of fire. Some other accounts of the history of Chinese cuisine takes the beginning to the Chinese stone age. However today Chinese cuisine enjoys the distinction of being the most popular in the world.
All this furore about Chinese food can make one wonder what is so special about this cuisine.  To put it in one word it is wholesome.  It has the characteristics of being nutritious, economical, balanced and delicious. It cannot be gainsaid that Chinese food is popular the world over and it can be adapted into our modern lifestyles as the strong link between diet and health of body, mind and spirit is epitomized in Chinese cookery. We all desire harmony in our lives and this works on the ancient Taoist principle of Yin and Yang in which balance and contrast are the key. Each Chinese dish reflects a balance of taste, texture, aroma and colour. Be it sweet, sour, pungent, hot, salty or spicy – all the six basic flavours are incorporated deftly in all Chinese dishes.

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 11-15 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Spicy Tofu Recipe

  • Tofu 1 inch cubes 250 grams

  • Rice

  • Rice steamed 2 cups

  • Oil 2 tablespoons

  • Whole dry red chillies 1/2 inch pieces 3

  • Spring onions thinly sliced 3

  • Garlic sliced 5-6 cloves

  • Ginger sliced 1 inch piece

  • Broccoli blanched 5-6 florets

  • Oyster mushrooms soaked 250 grams

  • Salt to taste

  • Crushed red chillies 1/2 teaspoon

  • Sugar 1 tablespoon

  • Cornflour/ corn starch 2 teaspoons

Method

Step 1

Pack steamed rice into a bowl tightly, invert onto a serving plate. Keep it warm in the microwave oven.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wok. Add red chillies, spring onions, garlic and ginger and stir fry for a minute. Add broccoli, mushrooms and continue to stir fry. Add half a cup of water and stir.

Step 3

Add salt, crushed red chillies, sugar and another half a cup of water. Cook for two to three minutes. Blend cornflour in quarter cup of water and add to the wok.

Step 4

Stir and cook till the mixture thickens. Add tofu and toss.

Step 5

Pour the vegetables over the warm rice and serve immediately.

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MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.