Homemade Tofu Butter Masala

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Homemade Tofu Butter Masala

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :6 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 25 Min

Total Time : 6 Hr 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 6
  • 250 gram soyabean daal


  • 2 tbsp vinegar


  • 2 roughly chopped onion


  • 2 roughly chopped tomato


  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste


  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder


  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder


  • 1 tablespoon coriander powder


  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder


  • 8- 10 soaked cashews


  • 2 tbsp fresh cream


  • 1 bay leaf


  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi


  • 3-4 teaspoon butter/oil


  • 1 inch cinnamon


  • 4 clove


  • 4 - 5 black pepper


  • 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves


  • 1 teaspoon salt as per test

Directions

  • Firstly soak the soyabeans dal in water over night. Next day discard water and rinse soyabeans in warm water. Remove skins as best you can.
  • Add soyabean dal and 4cup water to blender. Blend until smooth. Strain the blended mixture using sieve, cotton or muslin cloth. Remove the excess foam.
  • Heat the strained milk in a pan bring it to a boil. Now in a bowl take vinegar mix it with 2 spoon of water. Add this to soya milk gradually keep stirring. Within 5-8minutes milk well start the curdle.
  • Now take a large strainer and cover it with a cotton muslin. Now pour the curdled milk on top. Fold the fabric over the curd and place a weight on top to begin pressing out the liquid for 1 hour.
  • remove the block of tofu from the mold and cut it into cubes.
  • For Tofu butter masala-heat oil in a pan add garlic, ginger and green chilli, mix and saute for a minute. Add onion mix and saute for a minute. Then add tomatoes mix and cook till the tomatoes turn soft and pulpy. Add cashew nut, salt mix it and cook for a minutes. Add 1/4cup water mix and cook for 5-6minutes.
  • Remove from heat and blend to a smooth paste. Now heat another pan add butter, cumin seeds, whole spices, bay leaf saute and let it Crackle them and nice aroma.
  • Now add all dry masala Mix well cook in low flame for few minutes. Then add onion, tomato puree cook for oil separate.
  • Now add salt, dry fenugreek leaves mix well and cook for a minutes. Then add tofu cubes mix well add water and cook for 4-5 minutes. add fresh cream and mix well.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and cream.