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Vegetarian recipe · breakfast, dinner

Tofu bhurji

டோஃபு புர்ஜி (tofu burji)

Serves 2 · 15 min

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Firm tofu scrambled with Indian spices. Good protein for vegetarians who eat no eggs and want less dairy.

VegetarianTofu & soy

5.5 gnet carb / serving
27 gprotein
19 gfat
6 gfiber
292kcal

Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.

Ingredients

  • 300 g extra-firm tofu, crumbled
  • 50 g onion
  • 60 g tomato
  • 50 g capsicum
  • 2 tsp oil or ghee
  • cumin, turmeric, chilli powder, kala namak (black salt), coriander leaves

Method

  1. Press the tofu dry with a towel, then crumble.
  2. Cook cumin, onion, capsicum and tomato in oil with the powders.
  3. Add tofu and cook 5 minutes until hot and lightly browned. Kala namak gives an egg-like taste.

Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com.