This is a stir fry which bears my signature cooking style in many ways......
it is quick n easy..........
uses very few ingredients.........
super healthy........includes homemade tofu....(at least one homemade ingredient is so my kid of thing )....
uses spinach from my garden ........and involves very very low fat cooking ....
It also serves to my requirement of a stir fry being able to be paired with rotis..........
ingredients are few .....
tofu cut in 1 inch long batons 200 gm
spinach chopped 2oo gm
turmeric powder 2 tsp
red chilly powder 2 tsp
mustard oil 2 tsp
nigella seeds 1 tsp
salt to taste
procedure........
Make a thin paste of turmeric powder and chilly powder by adding about 1/4 cup of water ....
Heat oil in a pan and throw in the nigella seeds n wait till they splutter..
Add the turmeric - chilly paste to the hot oil and stir n cook till oil comes on top...
Throw in the tofu and spinach together and keep stirring continuously...the spinach wilts releasing some water and tofu absorbs all the flavors simultaneously........you may need to sprinkle a dash of water to keep the tofu moist if you are cooking at high heat..........
When the spinach is cooked and tofu seems to have soaked everything in , put off the flame and keep the pan covered for a couple of minutes.......the flavors get enhanced in the meantime .......
Serve hot with rotis or with anything you wish.....a great side dish for a bigger spread...
The stir fry is a hot dish ........ high on chillies and turmeric .....so much so that you get to taste turmeric in this dish and you find that tofu reacts well ...very well with turmeric ......especially when it is hot and nigella enhances the flavor........
Isn't it my kind of cooking completely ........... the nigella - turmeric - red chilly combination was introduced to me by this blog and i have adapted it to my taste and my kind of ingredients many times............and it surprises me every time i make it ..........something you want to have again n again...........
Other stir fries made with the same seasonings .....with subtle variations.......
This is a stir fry which bears my signature cooking style in many ways......
it is quick n easy..........
uses very few ingredients.........
super healthy........includes homemade tofu....(at least one homemade ingredient is so my kid of thing )....
uses spinach from my garden ........and involves very very low fat cooking ....
It also serves to my requirement of a stir fry being able to be paired with rotis..........
ingredients are few .....
spinach chopped 2oo gm
turmeric powder 2 tsp
red chilly powder 2 tsp
mustard oil 2 tsp
nigella seeds 1 tsp
salt to taste
procedure........
Make a thin paste of turmeric powder and chilly powder by adding about 1/4 cup of water ....
Heat oil in a pan and throw in the nigella seeds n wait till they splutter..
Add the turmeric - chilly paste to the hot oil and stir n cook till oil comes on top...
Throw in the tofu and spinach together and keep stirring continuously...the spinach wilts releasing some water and tofu absorbs all the flavors simultaneously........you may need to sprinkle a dash of water to keep the tofu moist if you are cooking at high heat..........
When the spinach is cooked and tofu seems to have soaked everything in , put off the flame and keep the pan covered for a couple of minutes.......the flavors get enhanced in the meantime .......
Serve hot with rotis or with anything you wish.....a great side dish for a bigger spread...
The stir fry is a hot dish ........ high on chillies and turmeric .....so much so that you get to taste turmeric in this dish and you find that tofu reacts well ...very well with turmeric ......especially when it is hot and nigella enhances the flavor........
Isn't it my kind of cooking completely ........... the nigella - turmeric - red chilly combination was introduced to me by this blog and i have adapted it to my taste and my kind of ingredients many times............and it surprises me every time i make it ..........something you want to have again n again...........
Other stir fries made with the same seasonings .....with subtle variations.......
mushrooms with spring onions
prawns in nigella n green chilly sauce
mirchi wali machhli ..a fish fry recipe
aaloo gobi with flavors of nigella