Thursday, July 1, 2010

Hara Tofu Bites With Coriander & Mint Stalks

Its has been a long i wanted to make out something with a combination of coriander leaves and mint leaves along with cubed tofus as a simple but spicy fritters as an appetizier..Finally i prepared this easy breezy tofu bites with coriander and mint stalks along with ginger, garlic, green chillies,chaat masala, cumin seeds, yogurt, salt and lemon juice..Wat all u need is to grind a grounded masala with those stalks and spices, in which cubed tofus are marinated for more than two hours or for overnite, i always prefer to prepare my marination always overnite..So that this marinated tofus are ready to get shallow fried or baked the next day, i went for shallow frying coz everyone at home wanted to taste this hara tofu cubes even before frying, so i choosed shallow frying as i wanted them to get ready with less minutes, u can also go for baking by preheating the oven to 350F, bake these cubes for 15-20minutes at 350F..These shallow fried tofu cubes tastes fabulous, spicy and we loved it.

Hara bara tofu kebab

250grms Extra firm Tofu (cubed or cut as any shape as u desire)
1cup Coriander leaves stalks (chopped)
1/4cup Mint leaves stalks (chopped)
1tsp Cumin seeds
2nos Green chillies
3nos Garlic cloves
1tsp Ginger (pieces)
3tbsp Yogurt
1/2tsp Lemon juice
1/2tsp Chaat masala
Salt
Oil

Grind the coriander stalks,mint stalks with cumin seeds, green chillies, garlic cloves, ginger, chaat masala, lemon juice and yogurt as fine paste, add this grounded paste to the cubed tofu, mix gently until the tofu cubes get well coated with the grounded green paste...let this cubed marinated tofu cubes sit either for 2 hrs or overnite in fridge..

Heat enough oil for shallow frying..drop gently the marinated tofu cubes to the hot oil, fry them on both sides until they turn golden brown, pick them with a toothpick and enjoy either with hot chilly sauce or with ketchup...

44 comments:

PranisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

thats a nice idea of combining the stalks with tofu sure it have a nice flavor

Srividhya Ravikumar said... Reply To This Comment

lovely recipe priya..looks yumm..

Jaisy James said... Reply To This Comment

nice recipe

~ Lopa said... Reply To This Comment

yummy Priya.
Something new to try.

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! Very yummy tofu bites, love to have a bite.

Padhu Sankar said... Reply To This Comment

Nice recipe ! You come out with so many recipes for Nithu's best out of waste!! Great Priya

Sandhya Hariharan said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely idea.. to make it healthy.. out of the ingredients.. we normally usE!

Simplyfood said... Reply To This Comment

Interesting combination looks delicious.

Cool Lassi(e) said... Reply To This Comment

My, what a way to enhance the flavor of bland Tofu. Looks delicious!

Suhaina said... Reply To This Comment

looks so yummy and fabulous.

Rach said... Reply To This Comment

Looks yumm. Must say u r soo soo innovative!

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

wow , tofu, looks nice, although not really a big fan of tofu :)

Rachana said... Reply To This Comment

Another creative recipe from you, Priya! Looks delicious!

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

Spicy bites Yummy Priya

sanjeeta kk said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful recipes. How do you manage to posts so many yummy recipes so frequently!

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Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

looks yummy priya, very flavourful

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Very innovative and healthy tofu bites....

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Malar Gandhi said... Reply To This Comment

Hara tofu sounds super' luks yumm:)

divya said... Reply To This Comment

Mmmmmmmm looks sooo yummy and this is really wonderful and delicious appetizer...

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Sounds interesting and love the innovation

Satya said... Reply To This Comment

lovely n healthy recipe priya ....the concept is very new ...thanks 4 sharing dear

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Trupti said... Reply To This Comment

lovely recipe priya..looks delicious & healthy

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

Creativity at its best..thats what this recipe is Priya..Looks yummo..

Love
Kairali sisters

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Love Love Love it!!

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

This sounds wonderfully exotic and deliciously flavorful to me, Priya. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Looks really delicious priya. Healthy one with tofu.

Kiran said... Reply To This Comment

Hara Tofu Bites look very delicious.

Vidya Chandrahas said... Reply To This Comment

looks delicious and falvourful..

Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

the tofus looks tempting, feel like having them now

Nitha said... Reply To This Comment

The hara tofu looks so yumm....

Krishnaveni said... Reply To This Comment

such a flavourful tofu, great

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said... Reply To This Comment

yummmmo....very creative....delicious bites

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Spicy and flavourful Tofu bites.. fantastic idea dear.

Suman Singh said... Reply To This Comment

very innovative dish..liked the combination of coriander leaves stalk and mint leaves stalks...sounds very light and refereshing..and healthy too with tofu..yum!

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said... Reply To This Comment

thast a very tempting but healthy snack. would like to sprinkle some lemon juice over.

Rachana said... Reply To This Comment

This will make an awesome appetizer Priya! Looks delicious!

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said... Reply To This Comment

very nice and healthy recipe Priya!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely idea dear, bookmarking it for future !!!

fimere said... Reply To This Comment

une excellente idée, j'en prends note
bonne soirée

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said... Reply To This Comment

It is mouth watering dear...

Suma Rowjee said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious and healthy!!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy bites, looks delicious and healthy too.