# Butter Tofu

A quick and easy vegan butter tofu recipe that's ready in under 25 minutes.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g firm tofu
- 2 Tbsp corn starch
- 0 salt
- 0 pepper
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 thumb size piece ginger
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 2.5 cups tomato passata
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 squeeze lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp agave
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp chili flakes

## Instructions

1. Tear tofu into chunks, season with salt and pepper, add oil and cornstarch, mix well, then bake or air fry.
2. Finely chop onion, garlic and ginger.
3. In a pot, fry the onion, garlic and ginger for a few minutes.
4. Add tomato paste, chili powder, ground coriander, cumin and garam masala. Stir well.
5. Add tomato sauce, stir and let it simmer.
6. Blend the sauce using an immersion blender.
7. Add coconut milk, lemon juice and sugar. Season with salt to taste.
8. Add the baked tofu and stir.
9. Make a cucumber salad by smashing and chopping a cucumber and mixing it with vinegar, soy sauce, agave, garlic powder and chili flakes.
10. Serve the butter tofu with the cucumber salad and naan bread.

## Equipment

- baking tray
- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- pot
- immersion blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEiYQrGCsFA/?igsh=MW5icDg1NGc3cTJtdA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/69511b93-bf0e-4473-a411-d61e21da11dd
- Extracted: 2025-01-09

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