Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe

Name: Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 150 grams Tofu cubed; 1 null Onion chopped to chunks; 8 cloves Garlic; 6 null Thai Red chilli (Birds Eye Chilli); null Thai basil leaves A small bunch, chopped; null Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon Light soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon Dark soy sauce; 1/2 cup Shiitake mushrooms fresh, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon Sugar; 2-1/2 tablespoons Sesame (Gingelly) Oil or groundnut oil; 1-1/2 tablespoon Oil; 3/4 cup Jasmine Rice; 1-1/2 cups Water; null Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) few to garnish (optional)

Neeru Srikanth

January 22, 2025

816 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Thai

Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe is one of the popular foods on menu in most Thai cuisine restaurants. I have modified the recipe to make it a Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe instead. Thai red chilli’s & Garlic are cooked along with Tofu & Onion in Sesame oil, Soya sauce & shiitake mushrooms with added basil leaves. The curry is then layered with Thai jasmine rice. The flavours of Thai style basil and tofu seep into the rice and the mix of flavours in mouth in worth taking in heaped spoonfuls. Serve Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe along with Thai Yellow Curry Recipe for dinner or lunch.

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Ingredients

For the Basil Tofu Curry

150 grams Tofu, cubed

1 Onion, chopped to chunks

8 cloves Garlic

6 Thai Red chilli (Birds Eye Chilli)

Thai basil leaves, A small bunch, chopped

Salt, to taste

1/2 teaspoon Light soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon Dark soy sauce

1/2 cup Shiitake mushrooms, fresh, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon Sugar

2-1/2 tablespoons Sesame (Gingelly) Oil, or groundnut oil

1-1/2 tablespoon Oil

For Rice

3/4 cup Jasmine Rice

1-1/2 cups Water

Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali), few to garnish (optional)

Instructions for Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe

To start cooking Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe, get prep with all the ingredients and then pound red chilli and garlic in a pestle & mortar.

Cook rice in an electric rice cooker. Electric cooker is the best for the measurements given above.

While the rice is getting done, heat oil in a wok.

Add the ground red chilli and garlic paste and fry them well.

Add Onion and fry for a minute.

Add tofu and continue to fry until they turn golden brown.

Add, light & dark soya sauce, shitake mushroom to this mix.

Add very little salt as soya sauce has already salt in it.

Mix them all well and fry for 2 minutes. Keep stirring continuously.

Add basil leaves and mix them well. Cook for a minute.

For layering the rice, take a serving bowl and layer the bottom portion with rice followed by the basil tofu curry. Repeat layering for 2 or 3 times and end with tofu basil curry on top.

Garnish with roasted peanuts (optionally).

Serve Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe along with Thai Yellow Curry Recipe.

Editor's Notes:

Note:

If you are using dry shiitake mushrooms, soak them in warm water before use.

Thai red chilli is very spicy and hence we add some sugar to balance with some mild sweetness. The Red chilli & garlic would give the best flavor when they are ground in mortar pestle rather than mixer.

Most important point to note is the soya sauce already comes with lot of salt in it. Hence you need to be careful while adding extra salt.