Recipe

Red Lentil And Tofu Recipe

	Ecoveg / All my dishes 1 year ago This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Contrary to what their name suggests, the color of "red" lentils is actually closer to orange. You can also use brown lentils, but the results will be different. Red lentils fall apart as they coo... More Prep:2m Cook:31m Servings:2	Ecoveg
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Ingredients

1 small onion

1 garlic clove

a 1/2-inch piece fresh gingerroot

1/2 cup red lentils

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 1/2 cups water

1/2 pound firm tofu

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (optional)

1/2 teaspoon garam masala or curry powder (optional)

1/2 teaspoon salt

a generous pinch cayenne

3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)

Accompaniment: cooked rice

Directions

Thinly slice onion and mince garlic.

Peel gingerroot and mince.

In a sieve rinse lentils and drain.

In a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring, until golden.

Add gingerroot and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

Add lentils and water and gently boil, uncovered, until lentils fall apart, about 20 minutes.

While lentils are boiling, rinse tofu and trim ends.

Cut tofu into 1/2-inch cubes and gently press between paper towels to remove excess moisture.

In a small heavy skillet heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook cumin seeds, stirring, until a shade darker, about 1 minute.

Add garam masala, salt, and cayenne and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 15 to 30 seconds.

Stir hot spice oil into lentils and gently stir in tofu cubes.

Let curry stand, covered, 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop.

Stir in cilantro and salt to taste.

Serve curry over rice.

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Comments

coolhandluke 8 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I made this dish the other day, and yeah, it was really tasty; thanks for the recipe. I'd never used tofu before, I need to experiment more with it. The sauce was delicious, and the creamy texture that the lentils gave is spot on. I'm gonna use more red lentils in my future curries.

Thankyou Ecoveg.

virtualsteve 2 weeks, 2 days ago said:
Brilliant - had this tonight and it was a treat. :)

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