Tofu Tikka Masala

I am so glad to be writing a post in my beloved blog after a long break. One week of blogging break has extended into few long weeks. Life has become very hectic, with new job and a hyper active pre-schooler leaving no time for not only blogging but also cooking.
Past Friday I managed to make something interesting to break the monotomy, actually I tried to use what was the only thing left over in the refrigerator. This recipe is slightly adapted from  Mansi's Fun and Food cafe and is definitely a keeper.

Ingredients:
For marinade:
1 pack Extra firm Tofu
1 Red bell pepper, cubed(optional)
1/2 cup yoghurt
1 tsp tandhoori masala (optional)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp kasuri methi powder
1 tsp oil
salt per taste.

For the Gravy:
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 medium tomatoes, pureed
1 tsp jeera
1 bay leaf
1tblsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
1tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp crushed kasuri methi
salt to taste

Method:
Drain the water from the tofu, wrap it in layers of kitchen towel and keep it aside for about 10 mins.
Cut it into cubes and marinate with the ingredients mentioned in marinade, along with red bell pepper.
Let it sit for a minimum of 15 minutes. Puree the tomatoes and keep aside.
In a large pan, add 2 tsp of oil and the spread the marinated tofu and peppers and roast it in a medium flame till it browns on all the sides.
Heat about a tsp of oil in a sauce pan, add jeera and bay leaf when its hot.
To this add the chopped onions and fry till translucent.
Now add the ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.
Now add the tomato puree, salt, chili powder and coriander powder.
 Reduce the heat and allow it to boil for 10 mins.
Finally add the fried tofu and the veggies, mix well. Add crushed kasuri methi to the gravy.
Simmer for another 5 mins in low flame.

Serve with Roti/Chapati's

Chicken , Tofu Fajita Wraps

Chicken Fajita Wraps


Nowadays it seems that each and every post of mine is linked to one or the other eventin the food blog world.This shows either the number of events is more or I have become so lazy that these events keeps me going. The later is very true.
This is one such event where the theme is my favorite too - Chicken. Though Iam a big fan of Non-veg especially chicken, I have blogged only one or two dishes based on it.I made chicken several times this month for lunch and dinner for guests, but never found the time and patience to click some pictures.Finally last week I made a simple and quick dinner with the few tortilla wraps and managed to take a few shots of those.

Here is the recipe.



Slice some onions and peppers (any colors, I used red ,yellow and green) into thin strips








Slice 2 chicken breasts into thin strips.Marinate them with chili powder, 1 tblsp lemon juice, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp of dried oregano, some chopped garlic and salt.marinate it for
minimum of 20 mins.



Method
Add 2 tblsp of olive oil in a pan, Add the marinated chicken strips , toss and turn the chicken pieces, allowing them cook well for atleast 10 mins. Remove the chicken pieces and keep aside. Add the sliced onion and peppers in the same pan and stir fry till the onion is browned and caramelized.

Assembling:

Warm the tortilla in a pan. spread the chicken pieces , spread the stir fried onion-peppers, add 2tbsp of fajita sauce or salsa.(I used store bought ones) Finally top it up with some lettuce and a dollop of sour cream or yogurt.I used the later.Fold it into wraps.

Wrap the bottom of the fajitas with a thin strip of aluminum foil to hold it together.


These Fajita wraps are going to Chicken - My Favorite


Tofu wraps

The tortilla package I bought had 8 of them and the instructions told not to refrigerate them for more than 4 days.Since I used only 4 of them I decided to do an other Fajita wrap this time with Tofu.



Squeeze the water from the tofu ,cut into cubes and marinate with 2 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of chilli powder, 2 tsp of chopped garlic and salt for aleast 20 mins. Add it in a hot pan with 2 tblsp of oilve oil. Toss and turn for 10 mins, until the tofu is cooked through.




Rest of the ingredients , and assembling is the same as in chicken fajita recipe above.


Since both Tofu and chicken are rich in Protein, these Fajitas also goes to Sangeeths
'Eat Healthy - Protein rich'



Check out an other yummy protein rich recipe here ,