TASTIEST GARLIC TOFU RECIPE RESTAURANT STYLE | Chilli Garlic Soya Paneer Recipe

Spicy Tofu Recipes Indian Style – Chilli Garlic Tofu Recipe – Vegan Spicy Tofu Recipe – Chilli Soya Paneer Recipe
Tofu is bland to taste but the sauce used in this recipe does all the magic and takes this dish to the ultimate level of yumminess. It is all that time needed to do all the prep work but once that’s done it hardly takes a few minutes to make this tofu recipe. I find this tofu tasting better than those take out ones.
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Ingredients required for making spicy garlic tofu –
* 454 gm/16 oz firm/extra firm tofu
* 170gm/ 6 oz / 1 large onion or 2 medium onions
* 340 gm/12 oz/ 2 medium bell peppers (any color)
* 32 gm/ 1 oz / 6 large cloves of garlic. Please do not chop the garlic too fine.
* 4 green onions (scallions). You can use any greens according to your choice. I sometimes even use coriander leaves or parsley if I do not have green onions.
* sprinkle of salt
* 4 tablespoons oil
* 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (totally optional)
* sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds for garnish (totally optional)
For coating tofu –
* 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder or paprika (adjust the proportion according to your preference)
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon heaped cornstarch(cornflour). Can replace with flour or potato starch.
For the sauce –
* 2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
* 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce (optional).
* 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or any vinegar of your choice
* 1 tablespoon heaped tomato ketchup
* 1 teaspoon sugar. Add a teaspoon more if not using dark Soy Sauce .
* 2 teaspoons kashmiri red chilli powder or any type of chilli sauce of your choice. Adjust proportion according to your tolerance of heat.
* 1 teaspoon cornstarch (cornflour)
* 1/3 rd cup water (room temperature)
Serve this chilli garlic tofu immediately with hot steamed rice or noodles. I even like having leftovers though the tofu loses its crunch but it still tastes delicious.
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Hey everyone nomoshkar and welcome to Curries With Bumbi. Today I will show you how to make spicy garlic tofu that is incredibly delicious. I am sure you are going to love this recipe. You need to use firm or extra firm tofu for this recipe. Now guys since it is the same drill that I always follow for all my tofu recipes, I am using the same clip from my previous video. As always I wrap the tofu very well with paper towels, put a weight on top and leave it for 30 minutes so that all the water drains off. Now back to my present video. Let’s prep the vegetables. I need one large onion. I am going to finely chop one half of the onion. So one of you mentioned how hard it is to restrain tears while chopping onions and I totally agree with you. Much as I love adding onions to all my recipes at the same time my eyes become extra sensitive while chopping onions and I just can’t stop my tears from pouring down like a waterfall. So whenever it comes to chopping onions, I use these protective safety glasses that my husband gave me and I absolutely love these. Definitely not a sponsored video but definitely a savior of my onion tears. Back to the onions. With the other half of the onion I am going to cut it into quarters and then take them out individually like petals. I even need green and red bell peppers. You can use bell peppers of any color. Coming to the garlic and from the title of the video you know this will be a garlicky recipe so though it looks like a lot of garlic it will give an immense flavor to the dish. But if you are not a fan of garlic then use half the amount that I used. Do not chop them too fine as they may burn while frying and we are not making burnt garlic tofu today. And finally green onions. I love cutting them on a bias as they look pretty. Coming to the sauce. In a bowl add regular soy sauce, then dark soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is more for that deep dark color. Don’t worry if you do not have it, it will still be delicious. Then apple cider vinegar, you can use any vinegar of your choice. Tomato ketchup. Little bit of sugar to balance the saltiness from the soy sauce and then here comes my Indian touch to the recipe, Kashmiri red chili powder. You can even replace it with chilli sauce. Then water and finally cornstarch that will help to thicken up the sauce but I do not like using too much of cornstarch. Mix very well and your sauce is ready. Finally coming to the tofu. Most of the liquid has drained off. I am going to cut the tofu into chunky bite-sized pieces. I like adding a little bit of red chili powder, a sprinkle of salt and cornstarch. You can even use flour or potato starch. Now with very gentle hands mix everything and please add the cornstarch to the tofu just before frying. Once you are done with the prep the recipe goes super fast, I promise. Heat about 4 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. Remember to use a non stick pan for frying the tofu. Now here comes the tip of the day. Place the tofu in a single layer leaving a little bit of gap between each one of them because they tend to stick to each other. Though I am using a 12 inch pan still I couldn’t fit them all in one go and you can see the remaining are waiting for their turn. Remember guys please do not overcrowd the pan and fry them in batches if required. Turn them as soon as they turn golden brown in color. Once the other side turns golden brown, take them out into a bowl. Now we will start with the vegetables. Keeping the heat of your stove on medium, add the garlic. Stir them for about a minute, then add the chopped onions. Stir them for a minute then the bell peppers dive in followed by the onion beauties. Sprinkle of salt. Then comes more of heat, here I have taken dried red chilies but I have deseeded them or else it becomes overly hot. I love that smoky flavor from those fried red chilies. Now you can increase the heat to high and stir. And look at those lovely colors, seems like a carnival going on in that pan. Remember guys you need to retain those colors so do not keep on frying and frying as if your life depends on it. You want them to still have a little bit of crunch on them and you just cannot let them turn mushy. Okay now I will be adding the gorgeous sauce. Stir the sauce before adding to the pan as the cornstarch tends to sit in the bottom of the bowl. Now allow the sauce to bubble for a few seconds and then stir. Finally it’s time for the green onions and the tofu. Then a few drops of sesame oil but this is totally optional. Switch off your stove as soon as you add the tofu as you do not want the tofu to turn soggy. And look at this gorgeousness. That sauce does all the magic and the cornstarch in the sauce brings in that shiny and glossy look to the dish and each element is coated with that delicious sauce. I even sprinkled some toasted sesame seeds on top but again it is totally optional. Serve this with a bowl of rice or noodles and trust me guys, you are going to absolutely love this. Please smash that like button so that the video reaches out to more people and if you want to watch more recipes like this then click on the videos showing up on the screen. Bye bye.