Spicy Thai Style Tofu With Quinoa Recipe

Tofu cubes are tossed with vegetables in a spicy sauce and served on a bed of Quinoa.

Madhuli Ajay
Spicy Thai Style Tofu With Quinoa Recipe
1152 ratings.

To make this healthy Thai Style Tofu with Quinoa, Tofu cubes are tossed with vegetables in a spicy sauce and served on a bed of Quinoa. You can use any vegetables of your choice. Quinoa is a healthy substitution for rice or noodles. Gluten free, vegan, high protein, this spicy Thai style Tofu with Quinoa ticks all the boxes for a healthy dish.

Serve Spicy Thai style Tofu with Quinoa for quick and scrumptious weeknight meal and have it along with Zucchini Salad Recipe with Thai Hot Chili Dressing and Coconut Kewra Drink Recipe.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Quinoa recipes such as

  1. Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi
  2. Quinoa Phirnee
  3. Mexican Brown Rice and Quinoa Casserole

 

Cuisine: Thai
Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Prep in

0 M

Cooks in

15 M

Total in

15 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Tofu , cut into cubes
  • 1 cup Quinoa
  • 3 to 4 Spring Onion Greens , greens and bulbs chopped
  • 2 to 3 Thai Red chilli (Birds Eye Chilli) , finely chopped
  • 2 to 3 cloves Garlic , minced
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger , finely chopped
  • 1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum) , diced
  • 2 Carrots (Gajjar) , sliced
  • 3 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) , roasted and crushed
  • 2 tablespoon Soy sauce , or thai fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Sweet and Spicy Red Chilli Sauce (Tomato Chilli Sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons Vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon Corn flour
  • 2 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • Salt , to taste
  • 8 to 9 Thai basil leaves , torn
  • 2 sprigs Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , chopped

How to make Spicy Thai Style Tofu With Quinoa Recipe

  1. To begin making the Spicy Thai style Tofu with Quinoa recipe, first cook the Quinoa according to the package instructions.

  2. Heat oil in a wok/kadhai. Add the chopped onion bulbs, garlic, chillies and ginger.

  3. Saute for a few seconds and add the carrots. Sprinkle some salt and stir fry for 2-3 minutes and add the pepper and the tofu pieces.

  4. Toss and stir fry for another minute.

  5. Add the sauces, vinegar, vegetable stock, brown sugar and stir.

  6. Dissolve the corn flour in a about 2 tablespoons of water and add to the tofu. Stir, adjust the seasoning.

  7. Serve immediately over Quinoa garnished with the basil, coriander leaves, peanuts and lime juice.

  8. Serve Spicy Thai style Tofu with Quinoa for quick and scrumptious weeknight meal and have it along with Zucchini Salad Recipe with Thai Hot Chili Dressing and Coconut Kewra Drink Recipe.