| Prep Time | Cook Time | Total Time |
|---|---|---|
30 mins | 45 mins | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Course | Cuisine | Servings |
|---|---|---|
Dinner | Indian | 2 People |
Ingredients
- Tofu- 400g block of extra firm tofu
For The Baked Tofu
- 4 tsp ed oil
- Salt & ground cumin 1 tsp each
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
Spinach Sauce
- 225 spinach, washed well, and tough stems
- ½ cup raw cashews soaked in boiling water for 1 hour
- 1 ¼ (300 mL) cup water
- 2 peeled garlic and cloves
- 1.5 inch roughly chopped ginger
- 1 serrano pepper
- 2 small tomatoes roughly chopped
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
Masala
- Coconut oil & whole cumin seeds 1 tbsp each
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- Garam masala & coriander powder 1 tsp each
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
- ½ tbsp fenugreek leaves or kasoori methi (optional)
For Finishing
- Lemon juice
- Cilantro finely chopped
- Rice, roti, naan, or paratha
Instructions
- Blend soaked cashew in a blender Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking tray with baking paper. Cut tofu into cubes. Pour 4 tsp oil into a bowl, add tofu cubes, and all the stated spices for baked tofu.
- Blanch the spinach. Boil water in a cooking dish. Prepare a large bowl of ice water. Put the spinach leaves in the boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Place the spinach in the ice water. Please remove it from the water and put it in a dishtowel.
- Make the spinach sauce. Blend the blanched spinach in a blender with the soaked and drained cashews and the above-stated Spinach Sauce ingredients.
- Make the masala—heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and stir for a minute. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins. Add garlic and cook for another 2 mins. Add all the above-stated masalas—Cook for 30 seconds.
- Lower the flame and pour in the Spinach Sauce, cooking them for 5 mins stirring frequently, and if the sauce seems to be drying out, add more water.
- Add garam masala and fenugreek leaves in it. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Place the sliced lemon on top of the spinach curry.
- Add cilantro for garnishing and serve with rice, roti, or naan.
