Fried Tofu Lentil Bites Food

INDIAN BUTTER TOFU & LENTILS

Steps:

• Place the lentils into a small saucepan and cover with about 3 inches of water. Place over high heat and bring the water to a boil. Allow to cook until the lentils are tender. This will take about an hour if you're using urad dal, less for other varieties. Drain any excess water when the lentils are done cooking.
• When the lentils have about 30 minutes cook time left, coat the bottom of a medium pot with 2 tablespoons of vegan butter. Place over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the tofu and cook for about 10 minutes, flipping once or twice, until the cubes are browned on multiple sides. Remove the tofu from the pot and transfer it to a plate.
• Add the remaining vegan butter to the pot and allow it to melt. Add the onion and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the serrano pepper, garlic, ginger, garam masala, cumin, turmeric, and cardamom. Sauté for about 1 minute more, until very fragrant. Return the tofu to the pot and stir in the crushed tomatoes, broth, and sugar. Raise heat and bring the mixture to a simmer. Allow to cook until the sauce thickens up a bit, about 20 minutes. Stir in the lentils and yogurt. Allow to cook another minute or two, just until heated throughout. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Adjust any other seasonings to your liking.
• Divide the tofu and lentils onto plates and top with a sprinkle of cilantro. Serve with basmati rice.

FRIED TOFU LENTIL BITES

Steps:

• Place lentils into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; soak for 2 hours.
• Place lentils, tofu, spinach, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix by hand. Incorporate flour until just combined.
• Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the tofu mixture gently into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Combine sunflower seed oil, soy milk, apple cider vinegar, and sea salt in a bowl; blend with an immersion blender until mayonnaise is smooth. Serve with tofu bites.

AIR FRIED TOFU BITES WITH VEGAN RANCH

Steps:

• Press the tofu if you would like to remove excess water and thus, make a more crisp tofu nugget as a result. The tofu, not matter whether or not pressed, should be cut into 1/2 inch bite sized squares.
• To make the vegan eggs, simply whisk together the chickpea flour with the water.
• I suggest using two shallow bowls to make this recipe. In the first bowl, place the vegan egg. The second bowl should have almond flour that has been whisked or mixed with the seasonings (paprika etc).
• Preheat the air fryer to 375.
• Use a fork to pick up the first tofu square and dip it into the vegan egg. Then hold it over the bowl with the dry ingredients and use a spoon to scoop up the dry ingredients to sprinkle over the tofu until covered. Place the nugget into the basket of the air fryer. Repeat this until you have filled the basket, keeping the the nuggets in a single layer (you may need to make this recipe in batches depending on the size of your basket).
• Air fry for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown, shaking the basket every five minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SIMPLE RED LENTIL CURRY

Steps:

• Rinse the red lentils and pick out any dark or discolored pieces. Drain and set the lentils aside.
• In a large skillet or small pot, heat the coconut oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook them for about 5 minutes, stirring them so they don't burn. Next, add the garlic and ginger and cook for another 30 seconds, until fragrant.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, sugar, curry powder, coriander, cayenne pepper, and salt. Stir to incorporate all the spices with the tomatoes. Next, add the lentils. The rinsed lentils likely will have hardened into a solid chunk. Use a spatula to break them up in the tomato sauce. Then, add the vegetable broth. Cover the skillet or pot with its lid and bring everything to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and let the beans simmer for another 17 to 20 minutes until the lentils are fully cooked and tender. After 10 minutes of simmering, stir the lentils to make sure that they don't stick to the bottom of the pot or pan. If the lentil curry looks too solid, add another 1/2 cup of water. Alternatively, if the curry looks too runny, let it simmer uncovered for another 5 to 10 minutes. Note that the curry thickens as it cools.
• Stir in the coconut milk and turn off the heat.
• Divide the red lentil curry into bowls and serve with jasmine rice, basmati rice, or brown rice. The curry is great with my scallion pancakes too! Garnish the curry with sliced scallions and chopped peanuts, if you like.

RED LENTIL AND TOFU CURRY

Steps:

• Thinly slice onion and mince garlic. Peel gingerroot and mince. In a sieve rinse lentils and drain. In a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring, until golden. Add gingerroot and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add lentils and water and gently boil, uncovered, until lentils fall apart, about 20 minutes.
• While lentils are boiling, rinse tofu and trim ends. Cut tofu into 1/2-inch cubes and gently press between paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• In a small heavy skillet heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook cumin seeds, stirring, until a shade darker, about 1 minute. Add garam masala, salt, and cayenne and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 15 to 30 seconds. Stir hot spice oil into lentils and gently stir in tofu cubes. Let curry stand, covered, 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop. Stir in cilantro and salt to taste.
• Serve curry over rice.

CRISPY TOFU

Steps:

• Drain the tofu, wrap in 4-5 sheets of kitchen paper, put on a plate and put something heavy over the top, like a wooden chopping board, or a tray with a few tins on it. Leave for 20 mins to drain the excess moisture from the tofu.
• Mix the cornflour, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Unravel the tofu from the paper, cut in half through the centre, then cut into triangles, cubes or strips.
• Toss the tofu pieces in the spiced cornflour to coat all over. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the tofu for 2-4 mins on each side until golden, crunchy and browned at the edges. Smaller cubes will take 2 mins each side, larger triangles will take 4 mins. Cook in batches if you need to, adding a little more oil if the pan gets dry.
• Drain the cooked tofu on kitchen paper and season with a pinch more salt before serving.

FRIED TOFU LENTIL BITES

Steps:

• Place lentils into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; soak for 2 hours.
• Place lentils, tofu, spinach, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix by hand. Incorporate flour until just combined.
• Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the tofu mixture gently into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Combine sunflower seed oil, soy milk, apple cider vinegar, and sea salt in a bowl; blend with an immersion blender until mayonnaise is smooth. Serve with tofu bites.