Vegan Palak Tofu "Paneer" - Tofu in Spinach Sauce

Name: Vegan Palak Tofu "Paneer" - Tofu in Spinach Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons oil; 7 oz firm tofu block (, 1.5 cups cubed tofu, pressed for 10 mins to remove excess moisture and then cubed); 1/4 tsp salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; a generous pinch of kala namak (, optional, or use 1 tsp nutritional yeast); 1/2 tsp cayenne (Or use paprika for less heat ); 2 cups packed Spinach (washed, chopped if large, Or 6-8 oz frozen spinach ); 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup almond milk or coconut milk ((use less or more for preferred consistency)); 2 Tablespoons soaked cashews (, soaked for 15 minutes or use ground raw cashew (less or more for creamy consistency to preference)); 4 cloves of garlic; 1 inch ginger; 1 Serano chili pepper (or to taste); 1 medium tomato chopped; 1/4-1/2 tsp salt to taste; 1 teaspoon raw sugar or maple syrup; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; cashew cream, pepper flakes to garnish

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 2 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

23% of a 2,000 cal day

456KCAL

Protein

26g53% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat32g

41%

Saturated6g

30%

Unsaturated26g

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Total Carbs24g

Fiber6g

20%

Total Sugars9g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch10g

—

Sodium811mg

35%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy fried tofu in a creamy spinach sauce infused with coconut milk, cashews, and warm spices. This dairy-free, gluten-free Indian-inspired curry is ready in 20 minutes and offers rich, savory comfort in a plant-based form.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

2 tspoil
7 ozfirm tofu block — pressed, cubed, 1½ cup
¼ tspsalt
½ tspcumin powder — ground
½ tspgaram masala
½ tspgarlic powder
kala namak — generous, or nutritional yeast, optional
½ tspcayenne — or paprika
2 cupspacked Spinach — or frozen spinach
¼ cupwater
¼ cupalmond milk — or coconut milk
2 tbspsoaked cashews or ground raw cashew — soaked or ground, adjustable for creamy consistency
4cloves of garlic
1 inchginger
1Serano chili pepper
1medium tomato — chopped
¼–½ tspsalt
1 tspraw sugar — or maple syrup
¼–½ tspgaram masala
cashew cream, pepper flakes to garnish

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Method

45m total

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