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Sweet Chili Tofu Stir Fry served over rice in a bowl.
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Sweet Chili Tofu Stir Fry

Simple sweet chili tofu stir fry that's a fast, easy flavour bomb. Ready in under 20 minutes making it perfect for weeknight cooking.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 3 Portions
Author: Richa

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 5 - 6 cloves Garlic chopped finely
  • 1 inch Ginger piece of , julienned
  • 2 Green Chilies slit lengthwise
  • 1 Onion cut into petals
  • 200 grams firm Tofu cut into squares
  • ½ cup Bell Peppers green and red, cut into one inch squares
  • Salt to taste

For the sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Chili paste Soak 3 dried red chilies for 30 minutes and grind into a fine paste/ can be substituted with 2 tablespoons sriracha or any other hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Cornflour
  • ½ cup Water

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add ginger, garlic and green chilies. Saute on high heat for 30 seconds and add the onions.
  • Cook the onions for 1-2 minutes on high heat. Add the tofu and bell peppers and stir-fry for 2 more minutes.
  • Mix all the ingredients under sauce and add to the pan.
  • The sauce will start to thicken and bubble. Keep stirring as you cook on medium heat for a few minutes till you are happy with the consistency of the sauce and switch off the flame.
  • Serve hot with rice noodles or steamed rice.

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Notes

  1. Stir fry all the ingredients on high heat as far as possible.
  2. You can easily substitute tofu for paneer. 
  3. We like our food spicy so feel free to reduce the spice levels.
  4. If you don't have time to soak and grind red chillies, substitute with 2 tbsp sriracha or any other hot sauce
  5. Use firm tofu which is easy to cut and won't disintegrate in the stir fry
  6. If you like your tofu crispy, you can crisp it up the way I do it in this tofu broccoli stir fry and then add it to the sauce
  7. Switch up the veggies to include your favourites - mushrooms, broccoli, bell peppers, carrots, zucchini all taste great in this recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 849mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 798IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 1mg