Tofu is a plant-based food packed with protein, essential amino acids, iron, calcium, mineral, magnesium, copper, Zinc, and vitamin B1. It is a great meat substitute for the vegetarians' as well as vegans. We also can replace Panner(Indian Cottage Cheese) with Tofu if we can make it right. Trust me, most of the times when I take the Tofu dishes for my potlucks, people will think that I made Panner dish. The method I follow to make Tofu bites can be used in multiple dishes like Soups, Tofu Butter Masala, Tofu-Stir Fry Vegetables, and even Tofu veg biryani.
Cut the Tofu into cubes and place them in a strainer. For a better result, keep it overnight in the refrigerator or else minimum of an hour to drain the water from it. (In this blog post, I used 4 blocks of Organic Tofu available in costco)
Here I'm going to give you the 2 methods of marination. All the given measurements are for 4 blocks of Tofu
Method 1:
4 tbsp - Soya Sauce
1 tbsp - Hot Sauce(optional)
1 tbsp - Black Pepper
Lemon/Lime - 1 medium (or 1 tbsp vinegar)
Oil - 2 tbsp (any type of oil)
Salt - to taste
Method 2: (Goes good with Indian dishes)
1 tbsp - Ginger Powder ( I noticed using the fresh ginger/garlic is giving the strong flavor)
1 tbsp - Garlic Powder
2 tbsp - Red Chilli/Peprica Powder (or according to your spice level)
1/2 tbsp - Tumeric
1 tbsp - Black Pepper Lemon/Lime - 1 medium (or 1 tbsp vinegar) Oil - 2 tbsp (any type of oil) Salt - to taste
Take all the ingredients into a bigger bowl(except oil, lemon/vinegar)and mix them well.
Add drained Tofu cubes into the bowl and toss them well.
Add oil, lemon juice/vinegar and toss them again.
Keep it marinated for 15 - 30 minutes
Preheat the oven 375 degrees (I'm using Ninja Foodi, air fry option for 30 mins, every 10 mins, tossing)
Place them in a tray and bake it for 30 mins (toss every 10 mins)
Your baked Tofu bites are ready to use. You can use them in whatever the dish would like to whenever you want by storing them in ziplock bags.
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