THE BEST EGGPLANT & SPICY TOFU RECIPE & HOW TO PROPERLY COOK BRINJALS
Miranda | My Anosmic Kitchen
This recipe is combination of sweet, sticky and chili. The fried tofu, fried eggplant and chili vegetables make this an absolutely amazing dish! If you like vegetarian recipes and you don't mind tofu or eggplant then you simply must try this recipe. All it takes is a bit of organization but its very easy.
Slice the rinsed EGGPLANTS, place on a board/bowl and sprinkle with coarse salt & cover to drain the water. 30 min should be good.
Place the TOFU on a board and cover it with a clean kitchen towel then place another board on top of that and then place a skillet/grill or any heavy object to help drain the tofu. Leave it for 30 min.
Meanwhile prepare your veggies by finely chopping the onion, yellow pepper, chili, radish and garlic cloves.
Mix all the prepared veggies in a bowl and add the rest of the curry powders, spices, sauces and set aside till the eggplant and tofu is ready. (you can also leave it in the fridge)
TOFU
Remove the heavy objects from the tofu. Rinse under cold water. Tap dry with kitchen towel.
Cut into squares and place in a colander or strainer and cover with maizena/flour.
Heat a pan with vegetable oil and fry the tofu (just make sure its properly dried you don't want water in that hot oil!) till golden brown on both sides. Set aside.
EGGPLANT
Remove the salt from the eggplant by rinsing under a running tap. Dry the eggplant off before frying brown on both sides and let it rest on tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
Toss together the fried EGGPLANT, fried TOFU and the CHILI VEG MIX!
Notes
Keeping it SimpleThere are 3 parts to this recipe:Eggplant Tofu VegIts best to start with the eggplant draining and tofu draining. While that's happening you can get started on the Veg Chili Mix and leave it in the fridge until you are ready to toss the tofu and the eggplant in. The ingredients are a long list of nothing but spices and sauces really so don't be overwhelmed. These are your every day ingredients. You are more than welcome to add your favorite spices and sauces as well.