Chickpea and Tofu Curry

Miles
Miles @tapster
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Made a New Years resolution to try and stop eating meat. Totally failed so far, but today I tried to make a quick curry without it! #vegetarian #quickdish #spicy #lockdownlunch

Chickpea and Tofu Curry

Made a New Years resolution to try and stop eating meat. Totally failed so far, but today I tried to make a quick curry without it! #vegetarian #quickdish #spicy #lockdownlunch

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Ingredients

20 mins
4 servings
  1. 250 gfirm tofu
  2. 400 gtin of chickpeas
  3. 400 gtin of chopped tomatoes
  4. 1onion, sliced
  5. 3 clovesgarlic
  6. 2spring onions, chopped
  7. 1 tbspvegetable oil
  8. 1 tbspolive oil
  9. 2 cupsfresh rice (optional)
  10. Spices
  11. 2 tspgaram masala
  12. 1/2 tsppaprika
  13. 1 tspground cumin
  14. 1 tspground coriander
  15. 1 tbspcurry powder
  16. Optional
  17. 100 ggreek yoghurt
  18. 6cherry tomatoes
  19. 100 gbaby spinach

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Gather your ingredients ready to start cooking

  2. 2

    Slice the onions, roughly crush and chop the garlic cloves, and fry in 1 tbsp vegetable oil until browned

  3. 3

    Add the cumin, coriander, curry powder and paprika to the onions, stir and continue fry for a couple of minutes

  4. 4

    Next, pour in the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add a cup of water if it starts to look too dry

  5. 5

    While the onion and tomato sauce is simmering, dice the tofu into small cubes and fry in the olive oil for a few minutes until browned. Turn them out onto a kitchen towel to dry

  6. 6

    Now pour your strained and rinsed chickpeas into the curry sauce and add the garam masala. Stir well on a medium heat for a couple more minutes. Optionally add the yoghurt here if you want a milder dish along with additions like cherry tomatoes or spinach

  7. 7

    Lastly add the fried tofu and chopped spring onions to the pan, stir a few times then serve over fresh rice

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