Don't like tofu? Here is a trick to mask the taste of tofu from your palette, a flavorful dish, which by taste you cannot tell it has tofu!
Yeah Yeah…I know tofu is healthy!
I have worked hard to get myself to like tofu! At every chance I have substituted tofu for Paneer but it never tasted the same! The farthest I could go with getting myself to eat tofu is pan-frying it in oil! Then talk about healthy?
With many unsuccessful attempts, I realized the only way out is to mask the taste of tofu from my palette! So, here’s the recipe to trick yourself into eating tofu with this great tasting dish. You can eat this healthy, warm and easy tofu egg scramble by the bowlful!
I felt it is easier to infuse flavors into tofu when scrambled than cubed pieces. I camouflage the bland taste of tofu by cooking it with onions and tomatoes flavored with medley of masalas. To enhance the taste and texture, I add egg and scramble it together. This creates a flavorful dish, which by the taste you cannot tell it has tofu!
Tofu Egg Scramble
Makes: 4 Servings
| Tofu | - 1 block | Ginger Garlic paste | - 1 tsp |
| Eggs | - 4 | Cinnamon | - 1 inch stick |
| Onion | - 1 large | Cloves | - 3 |
| Tomato | - 2 | Curry leaves | - 4-5 |
| Chili Powder | - 1 tbsp | Cilantro | - a handful |
| Garam Masala | - 1 tbsp | Oil | - 3 tbsps |
| Pav Bhaji Masala | - 2 tbsps | Salt | - to taste |
Heat oil in a pan; add cloves, cinnamon, and sauté until it flavors the oil
Add onions and sauté until translucent
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
Add tomatoes and cook until it is soft and mushy
Add all the spices, masalas, curry leaves and stir till it is all incorporated
You can add spices and masala of your choice.
Now, add crumbled tofu to the pan and mix well. Cook for about 8- 10 minutes or until done
Add salt and taste to adjust the masala and spices.
Now, add the eggs to the pan and mix until it combines. Keep stirring as you would for making scrambled eggs until the eggs are completely cooked.
Stir an additional 5 minutes on high heat after the eggs are cooked.
Turn off the heat, garnish with a bunch of cilantro and serve hot with rice or chapattis.
