Tofu Tikka Masala – a classic veganized
This week I have decided to “veganize” one of the most popular foods in the world – a Chicken Tikka Masala. I kept the original recipe just adapted it to a vegan version. More concretely I have changed the chicken for tofu and swop all the dairy products for plant-based ones. And the result? One of the most awesome food ever. And I am being pretty honest with you guys. This is probably the best Tofu Tikka Masala on the internet. Trust me, as a former omnivore, I know how this food should taste ๐ And that’s why I am pretty confident that you will not find better recipe out there ๐
Tofu Tikka Masala – klasika po vegรกnsky
Tento tรฝลพdeล som sa rozhodol ลพe zveganizujem jedno z najpopulรกrnejลกรญch jedรกl na svete – Kuracie Tikka Masala. Drลพal som sa originรกlneho receptu len som ho pozmenil na vegรกnsku verziu. Presnejลกie povedanรฉ, namiesto kuracieho mรคsa som pouลพil tofu a vymenil mlieฤne vรฝrobky na rastlinnรฉ. A vรฝsledok? Jedno z najlepลกรญch jedรกl akรฉ som kedy uvaril. A to vravรญm fakt รบprimne. Toto je pravdepodobne najlepลกia Tofu Tikka Masala na internete. A preฤo by ste mi mali veriลฅ? Pretoลพe som toto jedlo jedol 100x ako vลกeลพravec a viem ako mรก chutiลฅ ๐
The best Tofu Tikka Masala – a classic veganized
The best Tofu Tikka Masala – a classic veganized
Course: Dinners, Lunches, Recipe book, VeGaN mealsCuisine: BritishDifficulty: Easy2
servings25
minutes25
minutes| Tofu Tikka Masala – klasika po vegรกnsky
Ingredients
250g tofu (I used a 90% soy tofu) – 250g tvrdรฉho tofu (najlepลกie ak mรก okolo 90% sรณje)
150ml non-dairy plain yogurtย or thick coconut cream – 150ml rastlinnรฉho bieleho jogurtu
1 tablespoon of cumin seeds – 1 lyลพica celรฉho kmรญnku
2 tablespoons of Kashmiri chili powder – 2 lyลพice Kaลกmรญrskeho ฤili prรกลกku
2 tablespoons of turmeric – 2 lyลพice mletej kurkumy
4 whole green cardamoms – 4 celรฉ zelenรฉ kardamรณny
6 cloves – 6 klinฤekov
2 bay leaves – 2 bobkovรฉ listy
1 cinnamonย stick – 1 celรก ลกkorica
1 teaspoon of coriander powder – 1 ฤajovรก lyลพiฤka mletรฉho koriandru
2 teaspoons of Garam Masala – 2 ฤajovรฉ lyลพiฤky korenia Garam Masala
Salt – soฤพ
50ml of tomato paste – 50ml paradajovรฉho pretlaku (pasty)
100ml of non-dairy milk (I used rice milk) – 100ml rastlinnรฉho mlieka (ja som pouลพil ryลพovรฉ)
50g of cashew nuts – 50g keลกu orieลกkov
1 green chili – 1 zelenรก ฤili papriฤka
1 green bell pepper – 1 zelenรก paprika
4 medium-sized onions – 4 stredne veฤพkรฉ cibule
4 tomatoes – 4 paradajky
bunch of fresh coriander – hrsลฅ ฤerstvรฉho koriandru
100ml of non-dairy double cream – 100ml rastlinnej smotany
vegetable oil – rastlinnรฝ olej
5 cm ginger piece – 5cm kus zรกzvoru
8 garlic cloves – 8 strรบฤikov cesnaku
Directions
- TOFU
- Cut your tofu into bigger cubes and place into a bowl. Now add the plain yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon of Kashmiri Chilli Powder and 1/2 of a teaspoon of Garam Masala and mix well. Grate in the half of your ginger and 4 cloves of garlic and add to marinade. Cover with foil and place it into the fridge for at least 2 hours. (if you can leave it overnight even better).
/ Tofu pokroj na kockyย a daj do misky. Pridaj bielyย jogurt, 1/2 lyลพiฤky kurkumy, 1 lyลพiฤku Kaลกmรญrskeho ฤili, 1/2 lyลพiฤky Garam Masala a poriadne vymieลกaj. Na jemno postrรบhaj polovicu zรกzvoru a 4 strรบฤiky cesnaku. Pridaj do tofu a opรคลฅ pomieลกaj. Misku prikry fรณliou a daj do chladniฤky na minimรกlne 2 hodiny. Ak mรดลพeลก tak juย ponechaj v chladniฤke aj celรบ noc.ย - Place the cashew nuts into a smaller bowl and pour in the milk. Put into the fridge and soak for the same time as you marinate the tofu.
/ Daj keลกu do misky a zalej mliekom. Keลกu ponechaj v mliekuย presne tak dlho akoย dlho budeลก marinovaลฅ tofu.ย - Once your tofu is marinated, preheat your oven to 200ยฐC. Prepare your baking tray and put 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in it. Spread the oil evenly by using a brush and then place in the tofu. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the tofu will turn golden-brown. Once ready set aside to cool down a bit.
Keฤ tofu stรกlo uลพ dosลฅ dlho, predhrej si rรบru na 200ยฐC. Priprav si formu na peฤenie, daj do nej 1 lyลพicu oleja a rovnomerne ho rozotri. Do takto pripravenej formy daj tofu, vloลพ do rรบry a peฤ od 20-25 minรบt, alebo do momentu kedy tofu naberie zlato hnedรบ farbu. Po upeฤenรญ ponechaj v kฤพude aby tofu troลกku vychladlo. - THE SAUCE – Omรกฤka
- Now is time to prepare the sauce. In a bigger saucepan preheat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the cumin seeds, green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and roast for 30 seconds. All the spices will release those beautiful flavors very quickly so do not burn them. Meanwhile, chop roughly 2 onions and the green chili and add to the spices. Roast for 15 minutes on medium heat until the onion will turn brown.
/ Teraz je ฤas pripraviลฅ si omรกฤku. Vo vรคฤลกej panvici si ohrejย 2 lyลพice oleja a pridajย kmรญn, zelenรฝ kardamon, klinฤeky, bobkovรฉ listy, ลกkoricu a peฤ pribliลพne 30 sekรบnd. Prรญpravy veฤพmi rรฝchlo zaฤnรบ vรฝpรบลกลฅaลฅ arรณmy tak dรกvaj pozor aby si ich nespรกlil/a. Medziฤasom si na hrubo pokrรกjaj dve cibule a pridaj do panvice. Peฤ na miernomย ohniย pribliลพne 15 minรบt alebo pokiaฤพ cibuฤพka nebude zlato hnedรก.ย - TOFU TIKKA MASALA
- Now take the baked tofu and stir into the sauce. Mix well and cook on a medium heat. Take out the soaked cashew nuts from the fridge, put into a food processor and blend to a smooth paste. Add to the sauce.
Vezmi upeฤenรฉ tofu a celรฉ ho pridaj do omรกฤky. Poriadne vymieลกaj a var na miernom ohni. Keลกu ktorรฉ sa doteraz moฤilo v mlieku daj do kuchynskรฉho robota alebo mixรฉra a mixuj tak dlho aลพ kรฝm nepovstane jemnรก pasta. Takรบto pastu pridaj do omรกฤky.ย - Roughly chop 2 onions and the green bell pepper and add to the sauce as well. It will give it a nice crispy texture. If your sauce became very thick and you want to lose it a bit, you can slowly add the double cream. Sprinkle with the chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or naan. Enjoy ๐
Na hrubo si pokroj 2 cibule, zelenรบย papriku a pridaj do omรกฤky. Tieto dve prรญsady jej dodajรบ super chrumkavosลฅ. Ak je tvoja omรกฤka prรญliลก hustรก tak ju mรดลพeลก zjemniลฅ tak ลพe do nej pridรกลก rastlinnรบ smotanu. Hotovรบ omรกฤku posรฝp posekanรฝm koriandrom a podรกvaj s ryลพou aleboย indickรฝm chlebom. Dobrรบ chuลฅ.