THAI SPROUTED CHICKPEA CURRY
WITH PAN-FRIED TOFU
high protein – gluten free – sugar free
*We do not claim to be professional expert in nutrition. These values are based on online nutrition calculator and are merely a suggested estimation*
Yield 2 servings.
Nutritional value 1 serving: 1 cup Thai chickpea curry, 1/2 cup long grain rice, 5 oz canned tofu.
- 582 Kcal
- Protein: 20.9 g
- Carbs: 46.6 g
- Fat: 33.8 g
- Vitamin C: 100% of RDI
- Vitamin A 100% RDI
- Manganese 100% RDI
- Folate 75% RDI
- Omega-3 43% RDI
- Iron 41% RDI
- Copper 42% RDI
- Protein 20% RDI
Ingredients:
for the Thai chickpea curry:
- Oil 1 Tbsp
- Mustard seeds 1 tsp
- Cinnamon stick 1
- Red onion thinly sliced 1/2 cup (1 medium)
- Carrot chopped 1/2 cup
- Red pepper chopped 1/2 cup
- Garlic pressed 1 clove
- Ginger fresh pressed 1 tsp
- Spices:
- sea salt 1 tsp
- cinnamon ground 1/2 tsp
- cumin 1/2 tsp
- ginger ground 1/2 tsp
- turmeric 1/2 tsp
- Chickpeas sprouted cooked 1/2 cup (85g)
- Coconut milk (from a canned whole fat coconut milk) 1/2 cup
- Water 1 cup
for the long grain rice:
- Rice long grain 1/2 cup
- Water 2 cup
- salt 1/4 tsp
- Cardamom 2 clove
for the pan-fried tofu:
- Tofu firm 3.5 oz (350g)
- Rice flour (substitute with regular flour) 2 Tbsp
- Sea salt and pepper a dash of each
Instructions:
for the Thai chickpea curry:
- Heat up a small pan on medium heat.
- Add oil, cinnamon stick and mustard seed. Stir for q few minutes until the mustard seeds pops out.
- Add the sliced red onion, ginger, garlic, carrot, red pepper and the spices. Mix to combine. Cover the pot and allow to cook until soft for about 15 min.
- Stir the water, coconut milk and chickpeas. Bring to a boil, cover the pot and allow to cook for 20 min. Just enough time to cook the rice and the tofu.
for the rice:
- Wash the rice in a colander under running water thoroughly until the water comes clean.
- Place the washed rice in a small pan with 2 cups water, salt and cardamom. Bring to a boil on medium heat.
- Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Let the rice cook for about 20 min.
- Remove the pot from the heat but keep it covered for 10 min.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and remove the cardamom cloves. Set aside until serving time.
for the panned tofu:
- Drain and wrap the tofu in a cotton kitchen towel until needed.
- Heat up a pan on medium heat.
- In a bowl mix together rice flour, salt and pepper.
- Cut the tofu into cubes and lithely season with salt & pepper.
- Place them in the rice flour bowl. Mix to coat thoroughly.
- Add oil to the pan and fry the tofu on each sides until golden.
- Transfer to a kitchen paper towel and set aside until serving time.
Option 2: bake the tofu in a preheated oven at 180ºC/ 365 F for 20 min.
let’s plate:
- In a bowl: serve 1/2 cup rice with 1 cup of the Thai chickpea curry and half of the panned tofu. Garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy !