Tofu Jalfrezi

I'm off to a "big fat Indian wedding". We have already missed some of the pre-nutial ceremonies and all the fun attached to it, since Joel couldn't miss too much of school. But we are looking foward to having a blast at the wedding and family time. See you after a week, till then...

Jalfrezi is a spicy Indian preparation dating back to the times of the British Raj. Having tried Paneer Jalfrezi I thought of trying it out with tofu. Have to say it tasted even better! So here's an Spicy Indian twist to tofu.

Ingredients-
1 big onion
1one inch ginger pieces
1green chilli
1 big capsicum/bell pepper
200 gms tofu
1tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp red chill powder
1tsp tumeric powder
1tsp garam masala powder
salt to taste
2 tbs oil
To garnish
freshly chopped coriander
Preparation-

• Peel onion and cut into thin slices, separate the layers.
• Peel ginger and cut into juliennes.
• Wash green chilli and chop.
• Cut tomatoes and capsicum into long slices.
• Cut tofu into finger sized pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, when they splutter add ginger, green chilli and sliced onions. Saute.
• Add red chilli and tumeric powder. Stir well and mix capsicum pieces and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add tomato, garam masala, salt and cook.
• Add tofu pieces and toss.
• Garnish with freshly chopped coriander.
• Serve hot with rotis.

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