Saag tofu

Name: Saag tofu
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 400 g frozen spinach. Thawed and slightly drained; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp ginger paste; 1 Tbsp garam Masala; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp salt; cayenne pepper or chili powder; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 125 mL water; 250 mL coconut milk; 1 block tofu

3 steps

Can also be made with paneer. Coat the paneer in oil + turmeric and fry or bake.

Updated at: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:46:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories548.5 kcal (27%)

Total Fat40.4 g (58%)

Carbs31.5 g (12%)

Sugars9.2 g (10%)

Protein26.2 g (52%)

Sodium1361.6 mg (68%)

Fiber12.8 g (46%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

400gfrozen spinach

Thawed and slightly drained

1onion

4cloves garlic

minced

1 Tbspginger paste

1 Tbspgaram masala

1 tspcumin

1 tspcoriander

1 tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

cayenne pepper

or chili powder

0.5lemon juiced

125mlwater

250mlcoconut milk

1 blocktofu

Instructions

Step 1

1. Press the tofu slightly and toss in some oil, turmeric, cayenne and salt. Put aside.

Step 2

2. Heat up some oil and fry the onion. Add garlic and ginger. Cook for two more minutes. Stir in all the spices, spinach, tofu and water and simmer for at least 5 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.

Step 3

3. Stir in the coconut milk and lemon juice. Heat it up and serve over rice.