Tofu and vegetable cooked with the tamarind sauce makes a really distinctive flavorful dish. This Candy and Bitter Tofu dish is vegan-friendly and it’s pleasurable for almost anybody’s style palette.
Recipe will serve 2 to three
- ½ of 14 oz bundle of agency tofu
- 1 giant pink bell pepper
- Approx. 3 cups sliced cabbage (¼ of medium cabbage)
- 3 tablespoons oil
Gravy
- Approx. 1-1/2 oz of seedless tamarind, accessible in Indian and Asian grocery shops
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds powder (jeera)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon pink chili powder
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded ginger
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Methodology
- Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of heat water for quarter-hour. Squeeze the tamarind combination effectively, then discard tamarind items leaving a pleasant thick pulp.
- Add the remaining sauce substances to the tamarind pulp combine effectively and put aside.
- Squeeze the Tofu gently protecting between your each palm.
- Lower tofu into ¾ inch thick slices then and pat dry between paper towels. Then reduce slices into ¾ inch cubes.
- Take away seeds from bell pepper and slice 1/4 inch thick lengthwise.
- Warmth oil in a large pan over medium warmth. Stir fry tofu items till golden brown in coloration, roughly 2-3 minutes. Take away from pan and place on a paper towel.
- Within the remaining oil, first stir-fry bell pepper for a minute and add cabbage proceed to stir fry for approx. 2 extra minutes over medium warmth. Greens ought to nonetheless be crunchy.
- Add tofu and tamarind sauce to the greens within the pan, stir effectively and let simmer over low warmth for 4-5 minutes.
- Candy and Bitter Tofu tastes nice served over plain rice.
Initially posted 2011-06-17 12:27:54.


