Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Saag Tofu (vegan)

8.13.2012 Saag Tofu

Saag Tofu (Spinach Curry with Tofu)

Ingredients:
23 oz fresh baby spinach
olive oil
1 tablespoon ground coriander
3/4 tablespoon turmeric
1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/2 tablespoon garam masala
1/4 cup water
2/3 cup vegan sour cream
1 (14oz) package firm or extra firm tofu, drained and cut into cubes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar

Method:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet with sides and fry the powdered spices for a minute. Put as much spinach as will fit into the skillet along with the water and stir to coat with the spices. Cover and let that batch wilt until you can fit more spinach. Add more spinach (and water, if necessary), cover, and let that wilt. Fold in the vegan sour cream and tofu cubes. Add the salt and sugar and stir well. Continue cooking over low heat for about 5 minutes so that the flavor of the spices gets into the tofu. Serve with basmati rice. Mmmm.

My basmati rice recipe is here: http://sundaegirl108.blogspot.com/2010/12/sweet-potato-curry-with-spinach-and.html

The above saag tofu recipe is losely based on the Paneer Sak recipe (p.184) in The Hare Krishna Book of Vegetarian Cooking by Adiraja dasa. You can purchase that book here: http://www.amazon.com/Hare-Krishna-Book-Vegetarian-Cooking/dp/0902677071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344987514&sr=8-1&keywords=the+hare+krishna+book+of+vegetarian+cooking

HARE KRISHNA! Jagannath

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