Tofu butter masala
Tofu butter masala

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tofu butter masala. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Butter Tofu, Butter Masala or butter curry or whatever you want to call it. Butter masala sauce is a popular sauce used with meats, paneer cheese or vegetables in. soya paneer Butter Masala- Today I will share with you the recipe for paneer Butter Masala but I have used tofu instead of paneer.

Tofu butter masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Tofu butter masala is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have tofu butter masala using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Tofu butter masala:
  1. Get 2 onion
  2. Take 2 tomato
  3. Get 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  4. Take 1 tsp chilli powder
  5. Get 2 tsp Coriander powder
  6. Get 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  7. Take 1 tsp Cumin powder
  8. Get 2 tsp Garam Masala
  9. Take 3-4 stalks Coriander
  10. Get Pinch Black salt
  11. Get 1/3 Cup Fresh Cream
  12. Get 1 tsp sugar
  13. Prepare 2 tsp Crushed methi
  14. Take 1/2 cup Oil and butter to cook
  15. Make ready 1 Bay leaf
  16. Get 1 Star anise
  17. Make ready 4-5 cloves
  18. Make ready 1 Cinnamon stick

The tofu is fried and then cooked in a thick tomato-cashew nut gravy which makes this vegetarian recipe a sheer delight. Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan and add the bay leaf and ground onion to it. Fry until the raw smell of the onion disappears. Paneer butter masala made in restaurant style.

Instructions to make Tofu butter masala:
  1. Start with Preparing Tofu. Drain the water from tofu block as much as possible. Line and top tofu with paper towels or a dry cloth to absorb the moisture completely. Keep a heavy object over it. Let it sit at least half an hour. Once the water is completely drained, cube the tofu.
  2. Use 3-4 spoons of oil on a pan, heat it. Stir-fry the tofu pieces. This way we can avoid deep frying which inturn helps weightloss. Toss and turn to make all the sides of the tofu crispy. Set aside all the stir-fried tofu cubes on a dry paper towel.
  3. On the same pan. Add two spoons of oil and a table spoon butter. Add a Bay leaf, a cinnamon stick of 1 inch, cloves, 1/2 Star anise and fry. Add the diced onion and saute for 5 minutes. You can add a little salt to get onions done quick. Spoon in ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes off.
  4. Add diced tomatoes and saute until mushy. Add in all the spice powders like turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder,cumin powder and salt. Using water into it helps to get rid of the raw smell of the spice powders real quick. Close and cook for 5 mins. Once it's done, transfer it to a blender and grind into a fine paste.
  5. Now heat a pan and transfer the fine paste into the pan. Add sufficient water, say 1 cup and let it boil. Add now garam masala, and a pinch black salt. Once the raw masala smell vanishes (5 mins) check for the salt and add little 1 tsp sugar(u can substitute a spoon of jaggery powder). Throw in the tofu pieces and boil for 2 mins. Crushed kasuri methi goes next.
  6. Simmer it to add fresh cream. Garnish with minced coriander and serve it with whole wheat rotis.

Delicious, creamy & the best paneer butter masala This recipe can be made vegan easily by substituting paneer with extra firm tofu or any grilled veggies. Tofu butter masala is a delicious recipe and also contains good nutritious value. Healthy version of Paneer Butter Masala. Paneer Butter Masala is one of India's most popular paneer recipe. With my video & step-by-step Tofu: To make a vegan recipe, replace tofu, seitan, tempeh with paneer.

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