I made some yummy 'Tofu Fried Rice' today and Off this goes to Valli's Rice Mela..:D
Tofu Fried Rice (Adapted from here)
Ingredients:
2 cups of uncooked rice
1 cup of Tofu, cut into chunks
1 medium Onion, finely sliced
1 Tomato, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup Milk
1-2 Bay leaves
1/8th tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
Preparation:
Step 1: Par boil rice and Set aside.
Step 2: In a sauce pan, heat oil and add bay leaves with onion & garlic. Saute until golden brown. Mix in tomatoes now and season with salt, turmeric, garam masala and chilli powder.
Step 3: On a medium-low flame, add milk, stirring occasionally. Cook for 5-6 mins. Finally add the tofu pieces and cook for couple of mins. Set aside.
Step 4: In a separate saucepan, evenly spread a layer of tofu mixture (just the gravy, w/o tofu pieces) and then top a layer of rice. Alternate likewise. Make sure the topmost is a layer of rice.
Step 5: Cover cook for 10-12 mins on low flame without stirring. Serve.
DK, Valli, Ranji, PJ, Curry Leaf, Medha, Priya, Bhawna, Raaji, Ruchii, Anu, Kamala, Roopa, Divya Kudua, Rekha, Divya, Lakshmi, Raaga, Lakshmi Venkatesh, Sripriya, Kamalika, Pavani, Viji
Tofu Fried Rice (Adapted from here)
Ingredients:
2 cups of uncooked rice
1 cup of Tofu, cut into chunks
1 medium Onion, finely sliced
1 Tomato, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup Milk
1-2 Bay leaves
1/8th tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
Preparation:
Step 1: Par boil rice and Set aside.
Step 2: In a sauce pan, heat oil and add bay leaves with onion & garlic. Saute until golden brown. Mix in tomatoes now and season with salt, turmeric, garam masala and chilli powder.
Step 3: On a medium-low flame, add milk, stirring occasionally. Cook for 5-6 mins. Finally add the tofu pieces and cook for couple of mins. Set aside.
Step 4: In a separate saucepan, evenly spread a layer of tofu mixture (just the gravy, w/o tofu pieces) and then top a layer of rice. Alternate likewise. Make sure the topmost is a layer of rice.
Step 5: Cover cook for 10-12 mins on low flame without stirring. Serve.
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DK, Valli, Ranji, PJ, Curry Leaf, Medha, Priya, Bhawna, Raaji, Ruchii, Anu, Kamala, Roopa, Divya Kudua, Rekha, Divya, Lakshmi, Raaga, Lakshmi Venkatesh, Sripriya, Kamalika, Pavani, Viji
Siri
Tofu is something which I have not tried to date..have heard/read so much about the health benefits..but still;-).Fried rice looks tempting enough and I feel the taste of tofu wouldn't be so evident in this one..??Let me try and see..;-)
ReplyDeleteit looks yummy n colurful siri
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I can try this with leftover rice as well... simple and nice :-)
ReplyDeleteSiri this recipe rocks. Fried rice is always my favourite and adding tofu must be wonderful. Recently only I tasted tofu. badhiya hai, I think I wud try this sooon.
ReplyDeleteThe rice looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Siri..thanks for the lovely entry!
ReplyDeleteAha, never thought about tofu fried rice before, thats good one:) pic is come out very well:)
ReplyDeleteRice and tofu, nice combo.
ReplyDeletethat looks so mouth watering nice combo.
ReplyDeleteNice decision to use tofu in fried rice. Becomes pretty much an all in one dish. Looks great!! :)
ReplyDeletethe rice looks good, the tofu reminds me of paneer
ReplyDeleteBookmarked siri ...i like this recipe
ReplyDeleteThat sure looks great siri..thanks for the lovely entry!
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