Рецепт Tofu bhurji recipe – How to make tofu bhurji recipe

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Tofu bhurji is a delicious scrambled tofu mixed with spices, which goes well as a side dish for rotis, chapathis, bread, pav or variety rice.  Tofu bhurji is very similar to paneer bhurji, but here, paneer is replaced with tofu.  It is a vegan recipe for paneer or egg bhurji.  Tofu is also known as bean curd, which is a food made from soyabeans. It has a low calorie count, low in fat and relatively got large amounts of protein.  It is high in iron, calcium and other micro nutrients and an excellent food from a nutritional and health perspective. Tofu is also known to protect from heart diseases and a good dish for vegans who have lactose intolerance.  Tofu bhurji is very tasty and more flavourful dish, when cooked with spices. If you are looking for side dish recipes, do check these recipes too : Aloo tamatar sabzi Paneer capsicum dry sabzi Paneer in white gravy Tomato kurma Baby potato stir fry Prep Time :  10 mins Cooking Time : 15 mins Yield : 2-3 persons North Indian cuisine INGREDIENTS Regular tofu – 200 gms Onion – 1 (medium sized) (chopped finely) Tomatoes – 2 (medium sized) (chopped finely) Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon Green chillies – 2 (chopped finely) Ginger – half inch sized chopped finely or grated Cumin powder – 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder – a pinch Red chilli powder – 1/4 teaspoon (optional) Garam masala – 1/2 teaspoon Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing Few curry leaves Cooking oil – 2 tablespoons Salt as per taste HOW TO MAKE OR PREPARE SCRAMBLED TOFU BHURJI RECIPE Scramble tofu with hand  and keep it aside Heat oil in a pan on medium flame.  Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.  Add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger and cook till the onions become translucent. Add chopped tomatoes and curry leaves and cook on low to medium flame till the tomatoes become soft and cooked.  Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, salt and garam masala  and  mix well. Cook for another 2 minutes on low flame.  Add tofu and mix well.  Cook for another 3-4 minutes on medium flame  till there is no moisture left and the bhurji becomes dry. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.  Switch off the flame.  Tofu bhurji is ready to be served.  Transfer the bhurji to a serving bowl. Serve tofu bhurji hot or warm with rotis, bread, chapathis, pavs or variety rice. NOTES/TIPS You can also add capsicum, which gives a wonderful flavour to this dish. You can replace tofu with paneer or egg to make paneer bhurji and egg bhurji with the same recipe. You can also add pepper powder instead of red chilli powder to give a distinct flavour and taste to the bhurji.   Related RecipesPoha cutlet recipe or avalakki/aval cutlet recipe – easy snacks recipeTomato omelette recipe – how to make tomato omelette recipe – eggless | veg omelette recipeRajgira ki puri recipe or vrat ki puri recipe- Navratri recipesCorn pakoda recipe – how to make sweet corn pakoras/pakodas recipes – Indian snacks recipesRagi idli recipe – how to make ragi (finger millet) idli recipe | Ragi recipes |Oats uthappam recipeSev puri recipe – how to make Mumbai sev puri recipeBlack chickpeas and potato semi-dry curry (kala chana aur aloo curry) recipeSouth indian coconut rice or thengai sadam recipePadwal subzi/padavalakai palya/snakegourd stir-fry recipe – snakegourd recipes