How to make Paella With Tofu
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Main Ingredients : Paella rice (or short grained rice), Tofu (टोफू)
Cuisine : Spanish
Course : Rice
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Spanish cuisine is the result of a great variety of cooking cultures that have been living together in Spain. The different climates and ways of life of each region to have played their role. Some of the main ingredients that make up Spanish food are vegetables, meat and fish.
Over the centuries Spain has been invaded by Romans, French, Moors, Phoenicians who introduced new cooking styles and ingredients in the Spanish cuisine, but the Spanish food is also influenced by other cultures. Spaniards were the main colonizers of America, Columbus was Spanish!
The discovery of the New World brought new essential ingredients to the Mediterranean gastronomy like tomato, potato, chocolate that are now commonly used in a lot of Spanish dishes.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Paella With Tofu Recipe
Paella rice (or short grained rice) soaked 1 1/2 cups
Tofu ½ inch cubes 150 grams
Olive oil 3 tablespoons
Onion sliced 1 medium
Tomatoes ½ inch pieces 2 medium
Red chilli powder 2 teaspoons
Turmeric (haldi) powder 1/4 teaspoon
Saffron (kesar) few strands
Vegetable stock 3 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Green peas blanced 1/4 cup
Red capsicum (lal shimla mirch) seeded, ½ inch pieces 1 medium
Green capsicum (hari shimla mirch) seeded, ½ inch pieces 1 medium
Fresh coriander leaves (hara dhania) chopped 2 tablespoons
Lemons cut into wedges 2
Method
Step 1
Drain the soaked rice and set aside.
Step 2
Heat two tablespoons olive oil in a deep pan. Add onion and sauté till translucent. Add tomatoes and sauté for two minutes.
Step 3
Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and saffron and mix. Add vegetable stock, salt and rice and mix again. Cook till rice is half done.
Step 4
Meanwhile heat the remaining olive oil in another pan and add green peas, red capsicum, green capsicum and tofu and toss till they are lightly browned and crunchy.
Step 5
Add these to the rice and cook till the rice is completely done.
Step 6
Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves and lemon wedges.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1813 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 263.6 gm
Protein : 53 gm
Fat : 59.3 gm
Other : Iron- 19.8mg
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