Friday, 12 June 2015

Simple Healthy Cooking - Quick tasty tofu curried vegetables in 20 minutes

1 block firm tofu, cut into 8 pieces
1 bowl cabbage
6 okra, cut into 2 inch lengths
2 sprigs fresh curry leaves
1 tablespoon umeboshi vinegar
2 tsp maple syrup
Pinch of salt.

Blended ingredients:
2 cloves garlic
½ onion
1 tsp tumeric powder
2 chillies

Method
  1. Prepare blended ingredients.  Blend with stick blender.  I usually prepare a few portions at a time and freeze them for future use.
  2. Put a tablespoon of olive oil and pan fry tofu pieces
  3. Remove from pan when golden.
  4. Add a tablespoon of oil into pan and put in curry leaves.  This gives a fragrant aroma.  Add blended ingredients and fry till blended ingredients look translucent.
  5. Add cabbage and okra.
  6. Add water and tofu back into pan to absorb the spices.
  7. Add umeboshi vinegar, salt and maple syrup.
  8. Serves 2.
 I prepared this in 20 minutes, with my blended ingredients.  It is blissful to enjoy a warm lunch on such cold winter days.

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