I love the food prepared with all green leafy vegetables like mulai keerai pulipu,vendaya keerai macial etc but you rarely find these green leafy veggies in the place where I live. So I am left with Palak only to try out different recipes using it.
I love panneer but I do not have the time to make this at home (and I am not comfortable to use the ones that we find at the stores). My husband is a great fan of tofu and he keeps telling me to make dishes with it. During his bachelor days this was always part of his cooking!!
Since tofu is a healthier option (than panneer) wanted to experiment by subsitituting panneer with "Tofu"....I cannot call it Palak Panneer right...it is Palak Tofu!!
I love panneer but I do not have the time to make this at home (and I am not comfortable to use the ones that we find at the stores). My husband is a great fan of tofu and he keeps telling me to make dishes with it. During his bachelor days this was always part of his cooking!!
Since tofu is a healthier option (than panneer) wanted to experiment by subsitituting panneer with "Tofu"....I cannot call it Palak Panneer right...it is Palak Tofu!!
This was my maiden attempt at making it and it turned out pretty good....hence wanted to share it with all of you...
The ingredients for making it -
Spinach - 2 bunches (if you buy the ones that comes in the box then use 3/4th of the box)
Tofu - 1 pack
Onion - 1 small
Tomatoes - 3 small
Green chillies -2
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Jeera - 1 tsp
cashew - 5
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Whole milk ( 1 cup) or heavy cream 4 tbs
Salt as per your taste
I generally use the spinach that just comes as leaves (ease of use) in a box and I buy the organic ones too...
If you are planning to use the ones that comes in bunches...then take the leaves alone and wash them thoroughly (do not use the stem part).
Take a tsp of oil and ginger and the spinach and cook it till it is done. Let it cool.Grind the spinach coaresly with ginger and cashews.
Drain the water from the tofu before cooking it.I like to make tofu by baking it in the conventional oven (instead of frying it in the oil). I would let you decide the way you want it.
If you are making it in the conventional oven then preheat it to 350 deg and bake the tofu till it turns slightly brown.
If you are making it in the conventional oven then preheat it to 350 deg and bake the tofu till it turns slightly brown.
Heat oil in a pan and add jeera and let it splutter. Fry the onions and then cook the tomatoes with it. Add the grounded mixture and cook it well. Add salt and all the powders and boil it for some time. Add the whole milk or heavy whipping cream and boil for couple of more minutes.
Finally add the tofu...
Finally add the tofu...
The Palak Tofu is ready to be served with rotis...
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
