Tofu Burji

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how to make Tofu Burji, Tofu, Tofu Burji, Tofu Indian Style Recipe, Tofu Recipe

Recently I tried this Tofu burji and it tasted awesome. A vegan option instead of egg burji and paneer burji. Tofu is high in protein, so vegan friends have this wonderful option. Though it doesn’t have the same taste as paneer, I prefer Tofu over paneer because of he health benefits.

Ingredients:

Tofu : 1 pack(any kind would work, I used regular Tofu)

Onion : 1/2 of a large

Tomato : 1

Salt : 1 teaspoon

Ginger Garlic Paste : 1/2 teaspoon

Red Chili Powder : 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin Powder : 1/2 teaspoon

Oil : 2 teaspoons

Mustard seed : 1/4 teaspoon

Urad dal : 1/4 teaspoon

Cumin Seeds : 1/4 teaspoon

Curry Leaves : few

Method:

• Drain water from Tofu, squeeze of excess water and place it in a tissue paper. Leave it for 10 mins. Again squeeze well and scramble it with palms. Keep aside.
• Chop onion and tomato.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds when they crackle add curry leaves.
• Next add onion and ginger garlic paste. Saute for few mins.
• Next add tomato and saute. After few mins add red chili powder, cumin powder, salt and mix well.
• Saute for few more mins, if needed add some water.
• Then add the scrambled tofu and mix. Saute for 5 mins.
• Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Goes well with roti 🙂

Cucumber Raita

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Today its going to be a simple post. I love cucumber raita more than onion raita. Just because of the onion smell I try avoiding it 🙂 My hubby is a cucumber freak. When ever we go for grocery shopping he always gets 5 to 6 cucumber. Last time when I opened the fridge I could find 8 of them and I started freaking out LOL 😛 . And that day it was mushroom biriyani for lunch 🙂 needless to say cucumber raita was the accompaniment. A very simple and easy recipe.

Ingredients:

Cucumber : 1 large.

Yogurt/Curd : 1/2 cup (thick)

Water : 1 to 1.5 tablespoons

Salt : 1/2 teaspoon

Red Chili Powder : 1/4 teaspoon

Cumin Powder : 1/4 teaspoon

Sugar : a pinch(optional)

Method:

• Peel the skin of cucumber and chop to small pieces.
• Beat yogurt, water together.
• Add salt, red chili powder, cumin powder to yogurt and mix well.
• Now mix cucumber as well.
• Add the pinch of sugar and mix. This increases the taste and it is totally optional.
• Serve with any biriyani 🙂

My raita I had used 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, if you want it spicy you can always increase. But if you need it milder reduce to 1/4 teaspoon or even lesser.