Sweet and sour tofu recipe
Indo chinese style Sweet sour tofu with vegetables
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- ½ cup Tofu cubes
- few Broccoli florets
- 1 Capsicum | Bell pepper
- ¼ cup Pineapple cubes
- 3 cloves Garlic
- a small piece Ginger
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Corn flour
- ¾ tsp Honey
- ½ tsp Sugar
- ½ tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- ½ tsp Chilli sauce optional
- Salt to taste
- Spring onion to garnish
Instructions
- Gently squeeze the water from the tofu and cut it into cubes. Pat them dry with a kitchen towel
- In a pan, add the oil and finely chopped ginger and garlic. When it turns brown, sauté the tofu until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, mix the corn flour, soya sauce, sugar, honey, and chili sauce (if using) into a fine paste without any lumps.
- Chop the bell pepper into cubes and keep the broccoli into medium-sized florets. Let the tofu get sauteed in a medium flame. Stir gently.
- Now add the broccoli, pineapple cubes, and capsicum. Cook for a few minutes. Do not cook them too much, let them all be crunchy and ensure they do not lose their color too. Add salt.
- Add the prepared sauce and pepper powder. Mix well and let the sauce coat all the tofu and veggies.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on a low flame and switch off the flame.
- Sweet and sour tofu with vegetables is ready to serve.
- Squeeze lemon juice before serving. Garnish with spring onions.
Notes
1. You can add bean sprouts and bok choy to this while adding the veggies.
2. Adjust the sweetness and sourness according to your taste buds. I have given the measurements according to my own taste.
3. If you do not like the pineapple chunks, you can grind them and add them to the corn flour mixture. This will give the taste, but you won't get to bite the pineapple.