Tofu Bhurji (High Protein Tofu Crumbles)
Pick up cheese and eggs! Fat Burning Golden Tofu Scramble
Description
Vegan protein food replacing Indian Paneer (cheese) or eggs with hand-crumbled drained firm tofu, stir-fried spicy-crumbly with turmeric, cumin, onions.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Firm tofu
- Onion
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Cumin
- Turmeric
- Garam Masala
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- block firm tofu (~300g), 1/
- minced onion, 1/
- minced tomato,
- minced green chili,
- tsp garlic-ginger paste,
- tsp cumin seeds, 1/
- tsp turmeric, 1/
- tsp Garam Masala,
- tsp oil, salt pinch, massive cilantro, lemon juice.
- Place weight on firm tofu—a protein chunk—leaving ~
- mins draining water firmly. Once drained, crumble finely by hand into 'crumbles (scrambled egg state)'.
- Heat minimal oil (
- tsp) in pan, pop cumin seeds, fry minced onions, green chilies, garlic-ginger fragrantly until golden.
- Add tomatoes and spices (turmeric, Garam Masala, salt), frying until tomatoes become gooey Masala paste (*Turmeric dyes tofu golden like eggs).
- Dump hand-crumbled firm tofu here.
- Vigorously stir-fry mins on medium, pressing against pan sides to completely evaporate tofu moisture until crumbly 'meat crumbles' state.
- When tofu absorbs spice flavors to limit and savory smell rises, remove from heat.
- Mix massive fresh cilantro, squeeze lemon juice to finish. Ultimate side dish saving carb-restricting dieters, generating intense richness and satisfaction via spice power without using eggs/cheese.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Paneer (Indian cheese) or eggs (as original Bhurji ingredients not for diet)
Pairing
Whole wheat Roti、Lettuce wraps、Eat directly
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Bhurji' means scramble (crumble) in Hindi. Originally a high-calorie side made with eggs/Paneer (cheese), but replacing this with 'Firm Tofu' is the latest hack mega-trending in Western/urban Indian vegan fitness circles. Evaporating firm tofu's moisture to limit births 'meat-like elasticity', and turmeric's golden color visually triggers intense placebo effect of 'eating eggs'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Instead of rice/bread, heap this piping hot Tofu Bhurji massively on 'large lettuce leaves', biting wide open as low-carb Asian Tacos!
Allergen
Soy