Chilli tofu/ cottage cheese
- 300 grams tofu/cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup green bell pepper
- 1/3 cup red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cup green onions
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 liter oil (to fry)
- 1 eggs
- For marination, take cubed pieces of tofu add some black and white pepper, ginger paste, garlic paste , olive oil, vinegar, salt, a pinch of sugar and mix thoroughly and let it remain like this in refrigerator for minimum of 2:30 hrs.
- Now till then chop all the vegetables in cube/square shaped pieces.
- Now after 3 hrs take out the marination add 1 egg to it, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup corn flour and some water to make a thick coating on the tufu pieces, put it in rest state again for 15 mins
- Now heat sunflower/soya/vegetable oil for frying the tofu pieces till they are golden brown and crispy.
- Use a absorbing paper which will soak the excessive oil.
- Now in another pan take some olive oil add ginger garlic paste, green chilli(very finely chopped), and all the chopped bell peppers, onion and saute for 9-10 mins.
- Now in a small bowl add the corn starch and make a thick paste of it .
- Add this paste into the veggies and stir, add more water if needed.
- Add soy sauce , vinegar, msg, black pepper , white pepper and red chilli flakes to it.
- Now add the crispy tofu cubes to it and saute well.
- Cover the pan for 5-6 mins.
- Now turn off the flame and pour the chilli tofu in a bowl garnishing with chopped green onion.
cottage cheese, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green onions, flour, cornstarch, liter oil, eggs
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/367721-chilli-tofu-cottage-cheese (may not work)