Vegetarian Tofu Curry

Ingredients

3 Inch Fresh Ginger and 1 Garlic Clove (ground with a little water)
Handful Mange Tout or Sugar Snap Peas
2 Small Carrots (cut into strips)
1/4 Turnip (chopped)
2 Small Onion
1 Leek (washed and chopped)
Creamed Tomatoes
Firm Tofu (chopped into chunks)
Water
Olive Oil

For the Spices

1 tsp Cumin Seeds
4 Small Green Cardamon Pods
1 Brown Cardamon Pod
Large Pinch of Dried Coriander Leaves.
1 Clove
Pinch Fennel Seeds
Large Pinch Chilli Flakes
1 heaped tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Garam Masala
Pinch Dried Methi/Fenugreek Leaves
Salt to taste (optional)



Getting Started on Vegetarian Tofu Curry Recipe..

Place your carrots, turnips and peas into a pan and simmer until they soften then turn off the heat and drain, leave to the side until later. Take a small pan and roast gently your cumin seeds, green cardamons, brown cardamon and clove until they start to smell toasted, take them straight off the heat and grind into a powder(this will only take a minute or two). Fry your ginger mixture in a large pan for a few minutes, stir. Add your chilli flakes and fennel stir well. Keep stiring add your leeks, then turmeric then the toasted spices that you ground earlier. Drizzle some oil and add a little water ( go easy on the water you don not want a stew). Add your cooked vegetables keep cooking and stiring then add your dried methi leaves and coriander powder. Pour in approx 1/4 cup of creamed tomatoes, stir well.

While your vegetarian tofu curry sauce cooks. In a separate pan fry your onions and tofu, cook until they are golden.

Add a large pinch of dried coriander leaves to your curry, stir well.
Add the garam masala to your curry, stir well.


Add your tofu and onions into your curry pan, stir well. Cook for a few minutes.

Serve as it is with rice or bread of your choice.

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