A quick and easy fried rice recipe with tofu, vegetables, and egg.
This is a very ad-hoc recipe that I concocted one night. I had some tofu in hand that needed to be used up and I was in no mood to cook a rice or roti, then a side-dish, etc.
This post actually has 3 recipes, in a way. You can stop at two other stages on the way to making the tofu vegetable fried rice or go all the way and make it a one-pot meal.
3-Way Tofu, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice
Serves 2-3
Ingredients and measurements are approximate
Ingredients for basic tofu + veg base:
1 block firm tofu
1 cup mixed vegetables, chopped (I used carrot, French beans, corn, peas)
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce
1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp minced garlic
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Additional optional ingredients:
2 eggs
2 cups cooked rice
Instructions:
1. Heat oil (make sure its not smoking hot, just barely glistening on top) and add the ginger and garlic. Saute for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sliced onion and saute until cooked and soft.
2. Increase the flame/heat and add the soya sauce and chilli sauce. Saute for a minute. Lower flame and add cubed tofu. Fry until the tofu has browned on most sides.
3. Add the vegetables and some salt (be careful with salt since soya sauce is already salty) and mix well. Cook partially closed until the vegetables are cooked. Add pepper.
You can stop at this stage and serve this with noodles or rice.
Another step further would be to make space in the centre of your pan and crack in two eggs side by side. Don’t disturb it until the whites are partially cooked. Then slowly scramble it into the tofu and vegetable mixture.
If you want a one-pot meal, mix in 2 cups of cooked rice. You may want to increase the amount of salt and pepper in this case. The rice will be mild and perfect for a wholesome weeknight dinner.
Of course you can garnish with coriander leaves or spring onions if you have any in hand. Serve tofu and egg fried rice hot.
Anu Nandu says
August 24, 2011 at 3:34 amI can't sell the eggs in my very iyengar home right now..but will sure try the tofu only version – you've made it seem so easy.
Miri says
August 24, 2011 at 1:58 amGreat one pot meal! What a lovely mix of flavours!
Poornima Nair says
August 20, 2011 at 10:20 pmI love these kind of one pot meals. Very often prepared at our home, as I too are very often not in the mood to make rice or roti:)… Looks very tempting!
Samarpita says
August 20, 2011 at 3:08 amHey, I totally love this, I will surely make this may be tonight itself.
Have you tried the Unicurd Firm Tau Kwa? It has a much better taste than the Fairprice Tau Kwa, and only a little bit more expensive.
Ramya says
August 19, 2011 at 1:02 pmLovely one pot meal nags..:-) The fried rice looks soo colorfull n inviting!!
Sia says
August 19, 2011 at 7:57 amI love tofu in any form! and ur ad-hoc recipe will help me in cooking something yum on busy weekdays 🙂
Aarthi says
August 19, 2011 at 4:39 amlovely idea…
Arch says
August 19, 2011 at 3:47 amGreat idea…will make this for lunch…my son loves fried rice, will toss in paneer instead of tofu…love the last-minute recipes, they always turn out great !
Suhaina says
August 19, 2011 at 3:27 amThat is simply amazing Nags.Love the wonderful colour…Nice recipe too.
Ramya says
August 18, 2011 at 9:41 pmyummy quick fix meal..love the pic of the egg in the middle 🙂
Radhika @ foodfor7stages says
August 18, 2011 at 4:58 pmThis one pot meal is must for the crazy weekdays.
Premalatha Aravindhan says
August 18, 2011 at 2:16 pmWonderful recipe,sounds too gud and delicious…Stunning clicks.
Paaka Shaale says
August 18, 2011 at 12:16 pmWonderful recipe for a one pot meal. Great shots as always Nags 🙂
[email protected] says
August 18, 2011 at 11:52 amOh,i come with this sort of last minute,throw everything together kind of recipe..looks yum
notyet100 says
August 18, 2011 at 9:47 amMost of the time when I am alone I go for such recipes,this one looks delicious
Sanjeeta kk says
August 18, 2011 at 7:56 amThe fried rice look delightful with tofu and all the lovely flavors!
Saee Koranne-Khandekar says
August 18, 2011 at 7:36 amOk, first: I LOVE the shot of the egg broken in the pot! And this is a lovely, last-minute kinda recipe. Perfect for the rains, too.