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| The Ingredients for Stir-Fried Tofu |
Stir-fried tofu seems so simple yet tasted so good at local hawker centres in Singapore that I had to try it at home. I did ask the aunty at the food stall what they add to it but she just waved me off after saying “tofu, tomatoes, tomato sauce..” so I was thinking I’ll pretty much improvise on my own. The basic recipe is inspired by Hooked on Heat with some minor changes from my end.
Ah but before I go on, I had some trouble finding the right tofu to make this dish, in Singapore. So, if anyone else here has had trouble finding firm tofu in Singapore, please look for ‘Tau Kwa’. Any brand will work, the most popular one being Unicurd. I use the NTUC housebrand too.
Ok on to the Stir-Fried Tofu recipe now. This is a killer combination with vegetable fried rice.
Stir Fried Tofu with Beans
Ingredients:
Firm tofu – 1 block, cubed
Beans – 1/2 cup 1″ pieces
Tomato – 1, finely chopped
Onion – 1, finely chopped
Tomato paste / ketchup – 1 tbsp
Garlic – 3 pods, crushed
Tamarind paste – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander / malli / dhania powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Spring onions – 2 stalks for garnish (optional)How to Make Stir-Fried Tofu:
1. Lightly fry the cubed tofu in the oil until golden brown on all sides. Make sure you keep the flame on medium-low. Drain on a kitchen napkin and set aside.
2. In the same oil, add the onions and garlic. Fry lightly until the onions turn soft and transparent. Take care not to burn them by maintaining the heat at medium-low.
3. Next, add the turmeric, coriander, chilli, salt and tamarind paste and fry for about a minute. Then add the chopped tomatoes and beans and cook till the tomatoes break down and the oil separates from the sauce. The beans will be more than half cooked at this stage.
4. Finally add the fried tofu and mix well. Simmer for a minute or so, remove from fire, garnish wtih cilantro / spring onions and serve warm with steamed rice, vegetable fried rice, or even roti.
O_O Wah! I'm gonna try & make this one day. I love tofu but I usually just eat it raw; I have been dying for a good tofu recipe & this looks really good. I shall try my best to make it even though I have horrible cooking skills haha.
Thank you so much for the tips on making tofu taste better, Lynda 🙂
Boy, was this good: thank you! We used only half the onion called for and had no tamarind paste in the house, but it didn't seem to matter. Great stuff.
If any readers think they don't like tofu, try freezing it first. Then thaw and squeeze out All the liquid, which leaves the tofu with a totally different texture from before. Rather chewy, which for some of us is waaay preferable…
yay! i am so glad the recipe worked for you! 🙂
I just tried this last night. Very, very delicious. 🙂 Thank you!!!
I forgot to add the tomato paste/ketchup, but it was still delicious. Next time, I will remember. 🙂
nice recipe..will try sometime..i got tofu labelled firm tofu which i usually buy for curries, but it was quite squishy and crumbly..resembled the silken one..will buy the tau kwa or unicurd brand next time..sounds better
Hey Nags..Thanks for sharing the recipe..It looks yummy!!
Btw..do you add both tomato and tomato paste?
Smita
On first look I thought it was a chinese recipe. Now I will have to try it, well done , you just made a Chinese want to try your tofu dish.
Hey Nags..Thanks for sharing the recipe..It looks yummy!!
Btw..do you add both tomato and tomato paste?
Smita
Smita – I actually added tomato sauce, the maggi one. If you are adding paste then add a little lesser than the said amount since its much more concentrated. Its just for an added flavour 🙂
I got tofu from the super market and had no idea what to do with it so here i came sure to find something… and it looks super lip smacking delicious! 🙂
This looks so delicious!
Hey – I cooked this dish last night….and turned out great 🙂 The tamarind is the key….gave it a nice color and taste….and didn’t need to buy any extra ingredients from the store which was good too….
Awesome blurring click….and nice recipe!
Looks delicious….!!
Hi, landed here on my search for eggless chocolate muffins…and am gonna try out lots more, starting with this one!! Thanks!! 🙂
Wow eye catching recipe, looks very spicy..
hi, pictures looks so….I don’t have a word to say all the others have said it I think…any thing comes to mind is right their on the screen so it looks…..mmmmmmmm, I have just started trying on Tofu will try this too….
Gorgeous photos Nags…!!! I just loved both pics here. Will try this recipe some other day.
Awesome pics! I am a paneer freak, and havent yet got hooked on tofu – though I try! Will surely try this with paneer …drroling at the thought already!
Wow Nags…thats making my mouth water…your pictures could kill:)…can’t decide which one is better…
That’s some v.glamorous looking tofu there!
I was not a huge lover of tofu either but this dish kinda converted me, not completely but still..
And yea, I thought adding tamarind was a nice twist too. The tang is awesome and the tofu is greedy! It absorbs pretty much any flavour you add to it.
i just LOVED both the pics!! n liked hte addition of tamarind paste, interesting! 🙂
love the pic:-) beautiful dish…
So this is what it looks like. There’s a packet of tofu in my freezer. Maybe tomorrow………..
looks very mouthwatering..lovely picture
Too too good!
Your pics are so beautiful
Looks yummy. Lovely pic. For some reason I have never cooked tofu with tomatoes or with Indian masalas(???), I’m going to try it next time.. Thanks for this delicious recipe and its worth waiting for.
The finished product looks as good as the unfinished one
Trisha wanted Tofu dish, so I bought a pack of firm Tofu last week. I will try this. Looks delicious Nags, good one! :))
This shall be made in the next 2 days. Gosh, this looks SO GOOD! I will show this to A, that way, he will make them. Bwahahaha!
Oooh now I don’t know if I like the finished dish pic or the first one better! I gotta try this with chicken 🙂
VEry colourful tofu dish, like the addtion of tamarind.
Great Recipe..Sure i will enjoy this..And the pictures,,can you imagine the way you torture through pictures ?
Lovely pic Nags…Pic reminds me of the paneer manchurian we got from the street food carts in Bangalore…
I used tofu once and din’t like it, but then i think it was my recipe which was bland, i should try once again tofu.
Lovely pic and even lovelier recipe. Thanks for the info on what kind of tofu to buy in Singapore as well. Will surely try it out.
Yes, I’m in Singapore too and came here bloghopping.
Keep posting such great recipes and thanks for sharing this one.
YUM!
That looks wayyy better than what any hawker stall can dish out, thanks for digging out such a great recipe.
Gorgeous pics..and getting better each time
I have never bought tofu so far. Somehow I am not pleased with it.. but your pic tempts me to buy and try. gorgeous click.
Gorgeous pic,Nags..DELISH!!
Oh wow pic makes me drool. Screen licking pic….HEHEHE….
Looks great! Can eat as such:)pictures are great!
nice recipe..will try sometime..i got tofu labelled firm tofu which i usually buy for curries, but it was quite squishy and crumbly..resembled the silken one..will buy the tau kwa or unicurd brand next time..sounds better