Tofu Butter Masala - Restaurant style!!

Tofu Butter Masala - Restaurant style!!

Serves 4:

Updated the above pic on 7/10/09...Below pics are the older ones

Ingredients:

1 packet Tofy

2 tbsp butter

2.5 medium sized onions

2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 tsps red chilli powder (acc to taste)

5 small tomatoes

2 tbsp cashewnut

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dont omit this)

1 tsp garam masala powder

Salt to taste

2 pinches of orange food color (optional I didnt use it, I like the natural color)

Sugar - 2 pinches

Milk - 1/2 cup

Method:

1. In a pan, let about 3 cups of water to boil. When the water starts boiling, drop in the onions, and tomatoes. Let them cook on high flame for 10 mins and allow it to cool

NOTE : This is where its a bit different from other recipes, as most of them says to take raw puree but this one works very fine!

White paste 1 : Grind onions to smooth paste.

White paste 2 : Grind cashews to smooth paste with little water/milk

Red paste : Peel the skin of the tomatoes and grind to smooth paste separately.

2.Heat a tsp of ghee and fry the tofu cubes to golden brown

3.While the tofu fries, bring one cup of water to boil and switch it off. To this add the fried tofu cubes and let it be there for 5-10mins

(not more than that..this is to avoid tofu from hardening)

4.In a kadai heat 2 tbps of butter on low flame. Add the onion paste to the butter, increase the flame to medium, and fry for 5 mins stirring frequently till the gravy starts turning light brown in color and the raw smell goes off.

5.Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for another minute. Add chilli powder, turmeric, cashew nut paste, and salt to taste. Combine well. Add tomato puree, kasoori methi, coriander powder, garam masala. Simmer the flame and let it cook for 5mins.

6. Add fried tofu, mix gently and let it cook for another 10mins , add water if the gravy is very thickened. Now add 1/2 cup of soymilk, and cook on medium flame till the butter seperates. Check the salt and add 2pinches of sugar.

7.Serve hot with rotis or naan

I am sure u'l also be surprised like me once u taste it!