By jacob
TOFU PANEER BUTTER MASALA with GARLIC ROTI 🇮🇳 A vegan take on the
TOFU PANEER BUTTER MASALA with GARLIC ROTI 🇮🇳
A vegan take on the popular Indian dish, using tofu instead of cheese. Delicious, healthy and very easy to make. This recipe doesn’t skimp on flavour and uses LOTS of spice - check out
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INGREDIENTS:
For the Roti
500g
Chapati flour or Atta flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp
garlic powder
1 tsp salt
35ml oil, more for rubbing on top if the dough ball while resting
120 ml buttermilk (110 ml plant milk + juice of one lemon)
125 ml vegan yoghurt
Toppings: Vegan butter, chopped garlic, coriander and nigella seeds (optional)
For the Tofu Paneer
Olive oil
400g tofu, broken into small pieces
Spice mix: 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp ginger powder (I used
), 3 tbsp nooch, 2 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt, juice of 1 lime, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp + more if needed of water)
For the Butter Masala
Olive oil or vegan butter
Thumb sized piece of ginger
5 cloves garlic
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
5 tsp curry powder
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
2 tsp kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves)
2 tins chopped tomatoes
To serve:
Cashew cream (100g soaked cashew nuts blended with the juice of one lemon, 2 tbsp nooch, ½ tsp of salt, 2 cloves garlic, ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp turmeric, pinch of black pepper, 50ml water)
Chilli flakes, chopped coriander
METHOD
💚Mix the dry roti ingredients together in a bowl, then pour in the wet ingredients and knead until you have a smooth ball. Cover with a little oil and a tea towel, leave to rest for 1 hr whilst you get on with making the rest.
💚Drain and pat the tofu dry, break into rough cubes with your hands, cover in cornflour and fry in olive oil until golden brown. Remove from the heat.
💚Mix the paneer spice mixture in a bowl and coat the fried tofu. Pop onto a baking tray and bake at 200c until golden brown, about 10-15 mins.
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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:43:30 GMT
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Ingredients
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for the roti

500gchapati flour
sub atta flour

2 tspbaking powder

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tspsalt

35mloil
more for rubbing on top if the dough ball while resting

120mlbuttermilk
of

125mlvegan yoghurt

Vegan butter
Toppings al

garlic
chopped

coriander

nigella seeds
option
for the tofu paneer

olive oil

400gtofu
broken into small pieces

1 tspSpice mix

garlic powder

1 tspginger powder
I used

nooch

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

1lime

1 Tbspoil

1 tspwater
for the butter masala

Olive oil
or vegan butter

5cloves garlic

2 tspcumin

1 tspcoriander

1 tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

½ tsppepper

5 tspcurry powder

2 tspgaram masala

2 tspsweet smoked paprika

1cinnamon stick

2bay leaves

2 tspkasuri methi
fenugreek leaves

2tins chopped tomatoes

100gCashew cream
soaked ed with the juice of

cashew nuts

1lemon

2 Tbspnooch

0.5 tsp vessalt

garlic

½ tspcumin

½ tspturmeric

black pepper

50mlwater

Chilli flakes

coriander
chopped
Instructions
Step 1
💚Mix the dry roti together in a bowl, then pour in the wet and knead until you have a smooth ball. Cover with a little oil and a tea towel, leave to rest for 1 hr whilst you get on with making the rest.
Step 2
💚Drain and pat the tofu dry, break into rough cubes with your hands, cover in cornflour and fry in olive oil until golden brown. Remove from the heat.
Step 3
💚Mix the paneer spice mixture in a bowl and coat the fried tofu. Pop onto a baking tray and bake at 200c until golden brown, about 10-15 mins.
Step 4
Fry the onion for 5 min until translucent on a medium heat, then add the minced garlic and ginger (you can also use @fudcouk garlic and ginger paste here). Saute until fragrant, then add your spices, mix well and saute for 1-2 mins. Add the tomatoes, then fill up both cans halfway, swill the juices around and add to the pan. Taste and a good pinch of salt.
Step 5
Reduce and simmer for 10 mins, stirring occasionally
Step 6
Divide the roti dough into 8 balls, cover with a towel and leave by the stove for 10 mins.
Step 7
Soak the cashews and blend the cashew cream ingredients together until you have a smooth pourable consistency. Add more water/salt if needed
Step 8
Roll out the roti balls into ¾ mm shaped circles, brush vegan butter, garlic and chopped coriander into one side. Heat a dry pan, wet the underside of the roti slightly and cook until it rises, then flip and cook the other side. Repeat the process.
Step 9
blend the tomato, onion and spice mixture before serving.
Step 10
Add the baked tofu paneer to the butter masala, drizzle the cream over and dig in.
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