Tofu Burji

Day 6 of Blogging Marathon and it is Tofu Burji that I am gonna serve you people. This is one of the simplest dishes that I have ever made in my kitchen.

My interest to make food vegan has been ever increasing, from the day I mailed Srivalli about my choice of theme. I am forever thinking of making vegan dishes out of non vegan dishes. There are many other dishes which I will be trying, after this marathon. So do watch this space for more vegan dishes. A big thanks to Valli for making me think in these lines.

Ingredients:

Tofu - scrambled 1 cup
Capsicum - finely chopped 1 cup
Onion - finely chopped 1 cup
Cumin seeds to saute
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp

Method:


Heat oil in a heavy bottomed wok
When the oil is hot add the cumin seeds
As they sputter , add the chopped capsicum and onion
Saute till they are half done
The crispiness of the vegetables should be maintained
Add salt to your taste
Now add the scrambled tofu and mix well
A lot of variations can be done to this simple dish.
Veggies can be added, red chili powder can be used.
Ground pepper can be used
Your imagination can be used to the maximum to make this dish
I kept is simple, as I love capsicum in my food a lot.

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Tofu Butter Masala

First day of the Blogging Marathon , which is in the 14th Edition and I have chosen Vegan Dishes. As mentioned in my previous post, it is quite tough to make the Indian dishes, which are already vegan so wanted to concentrate mostly on Paneer, which can be replaced by Tofu .

So here I am with the preparation of Tofu Butter Masala.

Ingredients : 

Tofu - 1 packet
Butter  2 tbsp
Onion  1 no.
Tomato  2 nos.
Cashew nuts  1/2 cup
Ginger small quantity
Garlic  small quantity
Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder  2 tbsp
Garam Masala powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying


Method: 

Squeeze out the water in tofu and cut them into small cubes. 

Shallow fry them in Butter and set aside in a kitchen towel

In the mean while soak the cashew in hot water for about 30 mins and make a paste our of it

Microwave tomato, garlic, ginger and onion for 4 mins in high

Puree the sauteed onion and tomato into a smooth paste using a blender

In a wide skillet add a spoon of butter
When the butter is hot, add the tomato onion puree
Followed by the various powders mentioned above
Add the cashew paste to it at this stage.
Let the puree , powders and cashew blend well.
Add salt to taste

When the mixture comes to a curry consistency, add the fried tofu to it

Keep stirring till you feel the Masala has taken shape.

Serve it with Hot Chapati or Rotis

Healthy Tofu Butter Masala ready to be eaten. 

I had packed it to office for lunch

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Vegan Cooking !!

Vegan cooking, is predominantly what we do in India. There are many dishes that we can list in Indian cooking that fall in this category. Vegan ism can be described as "Vegan ism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only"

The term "vegan" was coined in England in 1944 by Donald Watson, co-founder of the British Vegan Society, to mean "non-dairy vegetarian"; the society also opposed the use of eggs as food. In 1951, the society clarified the definition of "vegan ism" to mean "the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals," and in 1960 H. Jay Din shah started the American Vegan Society, linking veganism to the Jain concept of ahimsa, the avoidance of violence against living things.

It is a small but growing movement.Well-planned vegan diets have been found to offer protection against many degenerative conditions, including heart disease,though if poorly planned a vegan diet may be deficient in some vitamins and minerals. Vegans should therefore make sure they have adequate sources of vitamin B₁₂, iron,vitamin D, calcium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids.

In western countries this is like a big movement, as their predominant diet contains meat, butter , cheese , cottage cheese etc. 

Among the themes that was given for Blogging Marathon ,Vegan dishes was quite a challenging one. I found it a little hard to zero in on the dishes. The main rule was to take a no vegan dish and make it vegan. I have mainly  concentrated on Tofu and Milk substitutes.


So here I go on with my list of dishes for this marathon. 

• Tofu Butter Masala ( Paneer Butter Masala )
• Choco Banana Soy Milk Shake ( Choco Banana Milk shake )
• Tofu 65 ( Paneer 65 )
• Soy curd ( Normal Milk Curd )
• Tofu Paratha ( Paneer Paratha )
• Strawberry Almond Milk Shake ( Strawberry Milk shake )
• Tofu Burji ( Paneer Burji )

I will be updating the link as and when the post is published. Happy blogging  to everybody/