Chili Tofu - Chinese Style

Chili Tofu (Chinese style) –
If you hate the rubbery texture and cardboard taste of tofu, then this is the right recipe for you! Enjoy this super nutritious treat and make it a delicious snack. Remember with tofu, ( if you don’t like the taste) you need to add ingredients that will overpower the taste of the tofu such as soya sauce, ginger, garlic, chili sauce etc to name a few!

Ingredients –
1.1 packet tofu – boil per instructions and chop them into thick, big bite size pieces
2.2 small tomatoes finely chopped (practically pureed, mash them up with a spoon if needed)
3.6 -7 garlic pods finely chopped
4.2 – 3 green/red chilies finely chopped
5.Soya sauce (add chili sauce too if you have it, I didn’t)
6.Salt
7.Corn flour
8.Turmeric
9.Olive oil
10.Water
Procedure –
1.Make a thick paste of the corn flour and water after adding turmeric powder and coat the tofu pieces well with the paste.
2.Now shallow fry the tofu in olive oil, after they turn golden remove them from the fire.
3.In the same pan, use the same oil and add the garlic and green chilies. Now sauté till golden brown.
4.Now add the finely chopped tomatoes and wait for them to become thick and dry.
5.Now add the tofu pieces as well as soya sauce and salt (as required)
6.Mix well, till all the tofu pieces are well coated and remove from flame.
This goes well with fried rice, nan, etc.

Don't be afraid to go a little overboard with the garlic and soya sauce, because the aim of this dish is to suppress the flavor of tofu. You can do the same with a packet of paneer if you really hate tofu :)