Tofu Curry

This rich, creamy, spicy Indian tofu curry really enables you to make the most of your spice cupboard. It tastes delish too of course! The thick tomato gravy that drenches each piece of tofu is so flavoursome you won’t believe it’s just plain old simple firm tofu.

Indian curries are one of my top fave cuisines so I’ve made sure to get this genre of recipes spot on! Creamy roasted aubergines and peppers add texture to the spiced tomato base. The humongous quantity of onions and garlic form the flavour base, and there really has to be a lot! The tofu gives us that protein – lightly pan frying it from every angle just makes it more delicious and adds to the diversity of textures packed into this one pot curry.

All that’s needed is a bowl of fragrant basmati rice and some fluffy naan bread to make this tofu curry the perfect dinner or Friday night banquet!

Questions about Tofu Curry

How to make tofu curry? To make tofu curry you will need to add peppers and aubergine to a baking tray, brush with oil and bake for 30 minutes. In the mean time, fry chopped onions until they are brown. When browned, add crushed ginger and garlic and cook for a few more minutes. Next, add tomatoes and simmer a little longer. Then in go the tomato puree, water, cumin, garam masala, turmeric and chilli. Continue to simmer. Chop the peppers and aubergine and add to the saucepan. In another pan, heat a dash of oil and add cubes of firm tofu. Brown on all sides for roughly 1-2 minutes each side. Carefully fold into the gravy, garnish with coriander and serve with rice and/or naan bread.

Can i use silken tofu instead of firm tofu? It is best not to use silken tofu in place of firm tofu in this recipe. Silken tofu is very soft and easily breaks, and due to its high water content is also quite runny. It is unlikely to keep in tact in this curry and will probably become a part of the sauce, rather than remaining as firm cubes.

Tofu Curry Recipe

Serving size:

Serves 8

Ingredients Tofu Curry:

• 4 red peppers
• 2 aubergines
• 3 onions thinly sliced
• 500g firm tofu cut in cubes
• 2 bulbs garlic crushed
• 4 knobs fresh ginger finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes cut into wedges
• 1-2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp turmeric
• 1 finger chilli finely chopped
• Handful fresh coriander
• Rapeseed oil to cook
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. In a frying pan, heat 1 tsp oil and add pieces of tofu one by one. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown and leave aside.
2. Brush the whole peppers and aubergines with a little oil and bake for 30 minutes at 220℃.
3. When baked, remove skin from peppers and roughly chop both aubergine and peppers. Leave aside.
4. In a saucepan, heat 1 tsp oil and fry onions until brown (approx 20 minutes) on medium heat.
5. Add the garlic and ginger and cook a further 5 minutes, adding a splash of water if necessary to avoid sticking.
6. Add the tomatoes and another splash of water and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until tomatoes become tender.
7. Add the tomato puree, cumin, turmeric and garam masala along with 100ml water and simmer a further 10-15 minutes.
8. Stir in the peppers and aubergine and cook another 5 minutes.
9. Finely, gently add in the tofu pieces.
10. Serve with the fresh coriander.

Made this Recipe?

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If you love Indian Food…

Then you should definitely check out these recipes:

Veggie Samosas

Dahl

Koftas

Gram Flour Pancakes

Cauliflower Pakoras

Thanks to…

Swathis’s Recipes for her inspiration in helping me create this recipe. You can find her version here: https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/recipes/veg-curry/.