Topic started by sarala on Tue Aug 3 10:51:10 .
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CAn someone suggest the best way to cook tofu? It seems bland. Is there something i can do to cook it the indian style?

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• From: Nalini (@ ) on: Mon Jun 18 03:36:44
  
  Hi everybody
  
  Here is the best way of tofu intake for especially fat reducers.
  
  Tofu roti
  
  Get tofu soft ones (not the firm ones). For two cups of wheat flour add one cup of tofu (soft) and knead the dough with required water in excess (if necessary). Keep it aside for atleast 1 hour (don't keep it for long as it may get rottened) and make rotis in tawa without oil. Or just make chukkas. Serve with some chutney. If one is very particular make tofu palak (with firm ones) and have. The best choice for the overweight personalities.
  
  
• From: nages (@ 203.106.49.35) on: Thu Jul 26 04:38:51
  
  hi i am new to this site. here is my receipes
  for tofu
  
  tofu sambal
  
  ingredient
  
  3 tofu
  red chili or chili power
  garlic 3 (paste)
  ginger (paste)
  onion 4 or 5
  tamrind or lime
  yellow power
  low fat milk
  
  method
  
  add oil in wok, put the onion (sliced),garli, ginger paste,let it soft, then add the soft tofu and fry it till brown, then add the chili paste
  tomato(diced) and tamrind juice + manjal.
  let it boil until see the oil at the surface.
  finaly add salt and milk.
  
  * can be serve with chappathi or plain rice
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: pathma (@ 202.151.224.132) on: Sat Aug 11 02:49:05
  
  I am new too.
  A simple and fast way to make tofu
  3 piece tofu
  4 red chilles
  2 small onions
  grind chilles onions add salt and pinch of sugar
  cut tofu into tiangles silt in the middle stuff in chille mixture and deep fry.
  
  
• From: Gaya3 suresh (@ 1cust251.tnt1.mercerville.nj.da.uu.net) on: Tue Sep 18 09:27:46
  
  HELLO FRIENDS,
  Ellarum TOFU TOFU nu pesuringalae, appadinaa enna , please explain pannungalaen.........????
  Thanx,
  Take care,
  Gaya3 suresh
  
  
• From: Yogarani A/P Vlaitham (@ 210.186.18.249) on: Sun Oct 7 21:14:05
  
  Hello Gaya3 suresh, Tofu - Englishle ithai beancurd endru solluvargal. For more details, please refer the dictionary.
  
  
• From: guru (@ 61.11.74.10) on: Sat Oct 20 08:22:41
  
  idho innoru tofu samaiyal kurippu.
  
  http://www.ambalam.com/idhal/tiffin/2001/october/tiffin_21.html
  
  
• From: Amulya (@ rh00073477.uta.edu) on: Thu Jan 30 21:47:04
  
  Make Palak Paneer using tofu !!
  
  1. Spinach (one medium frozen pack or two kattu keerai washed and finely chopped) - Pressure cook this spinach with some masoor dal and little manjal podi.
  2. Heat little ghee in kadai, cut tofu in paneer cube size, gently sqeeze water from it and fry it in ghee in medium heat. Keep aside.
  3. In kadai, add oil, 2 onions (cut long) and garlic(3 pieces) cut into small pieces, fry a bit and then - add 2 or 3 tomatoes (cut long).
  4. After this is cooked, blend both this and the cooked spinach in blender.
  5. In a kadai, heat oil, jeera, green chillies, finely chopped onion (1 medium sized), manjal podi, dhania podi, garam masala...and fry...
  6. Add the blended spinach and onion-tomato to it and let this cook for sometime in medium heat.
  7. Add salt and red chilli powder to taste...and add the tofu pieces.
  8. Let it get cooked in medium to low heat.
  9. Finally squeeze some lemon and/or garnish with fresh cut onions if u wish !!
  
  
• From: phajankaur (@ cache-haw2.cableinet.co.uk) on: Fri Jan 31 06:17:30
  
  sorry but what i am interested is the making of taufu, like you would the paneer by boiling milk and so on and also am interested in malaysian, chinese or indian noodles.
  
  
• From: cina thambi (@ 210.186.178.46) on: Sun Feb 2 22:48:22
  
  tofu tofu as long as its vegi it is ok
  
  
• From: CoDy (@ ascend6-46.hutchtel.net) on: Mon Feb 16 18:59:07
  
  hello i need a easy way to make tofu some one plz give me a easy recipice i need to make tofu for a report
  
  
• From: ashley (@ c-24-4-98-236.client.comcast.net) on: Wed Feb 18 18:25:55 EST 2004
  
  Hello,
  Here is one of my favorites - Tofu Burger. It has been a staple in my home for a couple of years.
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  Tofu Burger
  1 packet firm tofu, drained
  1 cup cooked channa or rajma dal
  1 raw onion chopped finely
  2-3 carrots finely grated
  1 cup green beans finely chopped
  Green chillies finely grated (as per taste)
  Salt, black pepper to taste
  1/4 cup parsely (or substitute cilantro or basil) finely chopped
  2-3 tablespoons bread crumbs or wholewheat flour as binding.
  Method:
  Blend the dal and tofu to a coarse paste. transfer to bowl. Add all the other ingredients except flour/crumbs to it and mix thoroughly by hand.
  Now shape into ball, sprinkle with a little crumbs or flour to bind the mass together and then flatten to a burger shape. Repeat until all the burgers have been shaped. Now freeze these patties by wrapping in wax paper. You can pull out enough number of them and grill them in your skillet using a little cooking oil spray like PAM (or oil if you are not watching the calories) whenever you need them. Add toppings like onion, tomato, ketchup, mustard, cucumbers, bell peppers, lettuce, cheese slices as you prefer. Or just forget the veggies, cheese and eat it on a whole wheat bun with plain ketchup. Knock yourself out!
  The patties will keep for 3-4 months in the freezer. This is a highly nutritious meal, with high protein and ideal for the busy vegetarian. Kids will love it too.
  (I have seen variations of this recipe using pinto beans, black beans etc.) Feel adventurous to experiment with the ingredients when you try this recipe.
  I recommend that you use whole wheat buns or bread slices to assemble the burger.
  I also recommend that you use olive oil to grill your burger.
  Enjoy!
  
  
• From: Shanthy (@ ip-82-54.dot.net.au) on: Wed Feb 18 22:15:05 EST 2004
  
  Hi
  Here is another easy and fat free suggestion for tofu.
  Slice hard tofu into 2cm thick slices.
  Arrange it on a grill plate.
  Mix 2 table spoons each of soy souce and vegetarian oyster sauce.
  Brush sauce mixture on the tofu slices.
  Grill it for 10 minutes then turn the slices, brush the sauce mixture and grill for another 10 minutes.
  Let it cool and cut into cubes to use it in salads, stir fries and curries or use whole slices for sandwiches.
  
  
• From: Raman (@ rrcs-midsouth-24-199-208-203.biz.rr.com) on: Thu Feb 19 00:22:57 EST 2004
  
  Mooru Kuzambu:
  
  I have substituted Tofu for coconut to make Mooru Kuzambu and many people dint find the difference. I used the soft Tofu.
  
  
• From: aarthi (@ 206.70.243.251) on: Thu Feb 19 12:00:15 EST 2004
  
  Raman,
  Can you please share the recipe?
  
  
• From: aarthi (@ 206.70.243.251) on: Thu Feb 19 12:07:06 EST 2004
  
  Can anyone tell me why is tofu so good for health?
  Is it a high protein diet?
  
  
• From: Jane (@ user-11fak32.dsl.mindspring.com) on: Tue Jul 20 21:04:02
  
  I want to add tofu to my infant's diet. She is still in the puree stage of foods. Can I puree tofu and freeze it without it going bad. And if so, how long will it keep in the freezer
  
  
• From: suemani (@ ool-18ba9d80.dyn.optonline.net) on: Tue Jul 27 11:27:16 EDT 2004
  
  hello All
  i do have a question. yu all hve suggested tofu is very good for health especially for the over weigth perssonalites. well when i chek the recepies they call in for ghee instead of oil . please exlplain. i know ghee is not too healty at least for adults.
  suemani
  
  
• From: Sujatha (@ 65.64.216.26) on: Tue Jul 27 12:34:04 EDT 2004
  
  I made chicken kurma the other day replacing the coconut part with firm tofu and served to my guests. Everyone enjoyed it so much and nobody found out that I didn't use coconut at all. A very good substitute Still to try mor kulambu and aviayl with tofu.
  
  

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