Crispy Tofu Dal

Curry:

    Topping:

    To serve:

  1. Press the tofu for 10 minutes to drain some of the liquid

  2. Using the large holes on your box grater, grate the tofu

  3. Toss the tofu in the garam masala and turmeric

  4. Drizzle over the vegetable oil

  5. Peel and finely chop the onion

  6. Peel and finely grate the garlic cloves

  7. Use a spoon to peel the skin off the ginger, and grate

  8. Rip the leaves from the coriander, finely chop the stems, roughly chop the leaves and save for later

  9. Chop red chilli

  10. Whizz the silken tofu in your blender until smooth and creamy

  11. Heat the oil in the pan on a medium to low heat

  12. Once hot, add the onion and fry for 5-7 minutes until soft and translucent

  13. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander stems to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes until fragrant, making sure they don’t burn

  14. Next, add the garam masala, ground coriander, chilli powder, ground cinnamon, salt, bay leaves and cook gently for 1 minute

  15. Stir through the tomato puree, silken tofu, lentils, water and cream

  16. Increase the heat and bring to the boil

  17. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally

  18. You may need to add more water to loosen it

  19. Line a baking tray with parchment paper

  20. Spread the marinated tofu evenly on the tray

  21. Whack in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, stirring half way through

  22. The tofu is ready when it is golden and crispy

  23. Remove from the oven and set aside

  24. Squeeze the lime into the Dahl

  25. Divide between bowls, top cream, with crispy tofu, chopped coriander, red chilli

  26. Scoop up the curry with your naan breads

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌱Vegan...

Category🍛Curry

Cuisine🇮🇳Indian

Occasions🍲Comfort Food📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 40m

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