This Tofu in Peanut Sauce is probably the easiest dish I have tried out in the recent past. It requires no grinding, no chopping (unless you count cubing tofus as 'chopping'), no frying, its ultra super simple and you end up with a creamy side dish for your roti or rice in no time.
I made this for dinner a couple of weeks back, which explains the extra 'warm' pictures under artificial lighting. I wasn't sure if TH would like it since he doesn't like peanut sauces and gravies like they use in gado-gado much (but loves peanut butter, yeah, men are weird no?).
He ended up saying "this is not bad at all" so I guess if you like peanuts then this one will be a winner for you too.
Tofu in Peanut Butter SauceNags' Original RecipeServes: 2What I Used:1 block firm or silken tofu - cubed3 tablespoon peanut butter2 tablespoon soya sauce1 tablespoon vinegar2 teaspoon minced garlic2 teaspoon minced ginger1 tablespoon oil½ teaspoon sugar (optional)Salt and pepperWaterFresh parsley/coriander/spring onionsHow to make Tofu in Peanut Sauce:1. Make a loose paste with the peanut butter, soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, and some water.2. In a pan, heat the oil and add the cubed tofu. Fry lightly (if using firm tofu, otherwise go on to the next step).3. Add the minced ginger and garlic and fry until the flavour comes out and the kitchen smells really good.4. Add the peanut butter sauce and mix well, coating the tofu pieces completely. Add about 1 cup water and cook covered for 5 mins on very low fire.5. The dish will keep getting dry because of the peanut butter so keep adding required water to keep it saucy.6. After 5 minutes, make sure consistency is right for you by adding enough water and bring to boil. Remove from fire, add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with chopped fresh cilantro/parsley or spring onions. Be careful when you add salt since the peanut butter will already have some.
I served this with some simple vegetable rice. I am sure it will go great with roti too.
Variations:
Try replacing tofu with paneer or soya chunks/meal maker. Anything that soaks up the flavours should be a good addition. I am even thinking cubed potatoes. Hmmm.. 🙂
Lore
Sounds delish! Some of the greatest (culinary) ideas are ever so simple and ingenious. Thank you for sharing your recipe with the Original Recipes Round-Up!
Shama Nagarajan
different tasty recipe..looks yummy
Nags
Sig - a colleague tried it with chicken and said it was yummy! 🙂
Bong Mom
This is indeed lovely, shall try
Shri
Personally, not a big fan of Peanut butter but the dish looks quite tempting.I wish I could ask if I could replace peanut butter...I know:( it looks like the main ingredient..
Nags
Shri - yes, this is a peanut butter sauce so if you want to replace it, then you are looking at another base for your gravy, like maybe pureed onions and tomatoes?
Mahimaa's kitchen
so easy to make.. it will go great with brown rice too.
Ann
Awesome adn drool worthy pics:) I love the way you presented.
chakhlere
Hey this is a amazing sauce recipe!!
Just very simple. I have never tried anything with peanut butter. Will surly try this weekend.
Meira
Will try it out some. Lil domestic catastrophe happening currently 😀
And oh..I made sambhar after going through your chow-chow recipe. Only I substituted chow chow with potatoes as none of us like the former too much. It came out heavenly.
Thanks 🙂
Will try out some other recipes and tell you how great they are 😛