Tofu Saag Paneer
 
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My take on the famous Indian recipe. I make it with tofu instead and it's absolutely delicious. Very easy to make, healthy, super green! Packed full of goodness.
Recipe type: Vegan
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 firm tofu block cut into 1cm x 2cm rectangles
  • 500 g frozen spinach (I use tulleys)
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger, chopped
  • 1 red chilli, chopped (or ½ tsp chilli flakes)
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp tumeric powder
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ cup natural yoghurt (optional for non-vegan)
  • ¼ cup coconut cream/milk (optional for vegan)
Instructions
  1. Defrost the spinach.
  2. In a bowl make the marinade by mixing together 3 tablespoons olive oil and the turmeric, cayenne pepper and ½ teaspoon salt.
  3. Pat the tofu dry and chop it into small cubes, about 2cm.
  4. Add the tofu pieces to the bowl, mix it around so that all sides of the tofu pieces have some marinade on them and put in the fridge for at lest 30 minutes (the longer the better).
  5. Put thawed spinach in a food processor/blender and blend until smooth. The nutri-bullet is perfect for this. Add a little water if it is too thick as you want it to be a batter consistency.
  6. In a pan heat olive oil and fry the marinated tofu so that it is brown on all sides. Once cooked, remove tofu and put to the side.
  7. Add to the same pan the rest of the marinade oil and the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and chilli and fry until soft. If it starts to burn add a splash of water.
  8. After 15 minutes, add the coriander, cumin, garam masala and a little water and cook for 3 minutes. Add spinach, season and stir well.
  9. Add the tofu back into the mixture.
  10. If you are not vegan then stir in ½ cup plain yoghurt. If you are vegan you can either leave it and serve as it is (still yum) or mix in ¼ cup coconut cream/milk.
  11. Serve with rice or pita or naan.
Recipe by Pineapple Pineapple at http://pineapplepineapple.co.nz/tofu-saag-paneer/