• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Yummy Tummy
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Travel
  • Advertisers
  • Media
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Travel
  • Media
  • Advertisers
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • Recipe Index
    • About Me
    • Masterchef Journey
    • Travel
    • Media
    • Advertisers
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home

    How to Make Tofu at Home

    June 16, 2022 By Aarthi 4 Comments

    TwitterFacebook3PinterestTelegramWhatsAppYummly
    3
    SHARES
    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    Homemade Tofu Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Learn How to Make Tofu at Home easy way using only two ingredients.

    Pin
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. Homemade Tofu Recipe - How to Make Tofu at Home (Easy Recipe)
    2. Homemade Tofu Step by Step
    3. Tips & Tricks

    Homemade Tofu Recipe

    Few of my readers had doubt in tofu, they keep on sending me questions about tofu. Many of them cannot find it in their place. So i decided to create homemade tofu and it is much more easier and quicker. Many of you think that making tofu is so hard and needs so much effort, but actually speaking it is not a big deal..It is so much simple and easy to make your own.

    First thing you have to make is Soy milk. If you can get your hands on store bought soy milk then great, you can use those. But for all those who cannot get soy milk, don't worry. I have the recipe for you. 

    While making this, you will get the water which is left from the curdled milk..That is called as whey water, it is so healthy..you can use it to make all kinds of stuffs..Don't throw that away..You can make rasam out of it or use that water to knead chapati dough.You can use that in your dishes..So hope this helps out...So try it and let me know what you think.

    CHECK OUT MY HOMEMADE SOY MILK.

    Similar Recipes,
    Homemade Paneer
    Condensed Milk
    Homemade Oats Milk
    Homemade Coconut Milk

    Pin

    Ingredients for Homemade Tofu

    This Recipe makes 250 grams of Tofu.

    • Unsweetened Soy Milk – 1 liter
    • Lemon Juice – 3 to 4 tblspn
      Water - ¼ cup

      (Instead of lemon juice or vinegar, if using them, you will need only 1 tblspn to 2 tblspn)

    How to Make Tofu at Home

    1. Take lemon juice in a bowl, add in ¼ cup of water and mix well. Set aside.
    2. For making tofu, bring milk to a boil, once it reaches boil, add in lemon juice and keep mixing, it will start to curdle, if it didn't curdle add in more lemon juice.
    3. Now place a sieve over a bowl, line it with clean cheesecloth or white cloth. 
    4. Pour the curdled mix over the sieve and once it is poured in, take the curdled mix carefully and run it under tap water really well.
    5. Now tie it like a bundle, and place a heavy thing over it. Press it often to remove the water as much as possible. I left it for 1 hour and i got a beautiful block of tofu.
    6. Cube it out and tofu is done.
    Pin
     

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

    Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.

    IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE OR ANYTHING FROM YUMMY TUMMY, MAKE SURE TO POST IT AND TAG ME SO I CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR CREATIONS!! #YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI AND @YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI ON INSTAGRAM!

    Pin

    Homemade Tofu Recipe - How to Make Tofu at Home (Easy Recipe)

    Homemade Tofu Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Learn How to Make Tofu at Home easy way using only two ingredients.
    No ratings yet
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Resting Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 25 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese, Japan, Thai, Thailand
    Servings 250 grams

    Ingredients
      

    • Unsweetened Soy Milk – 1 liter
    • Lemon Juice – 3 to 4 tblspn
    • Water - ¼ cup
    • Instead of lemon juice or vinegar, if using them, you will need only 1 tblspn to 2 tblspn

    Instructions
     

    • Take lemon juice in a bowl, add in ¼ cup of water and mix well. Set aside.
    • For making tofu, bring milk to a boil, once it reaches boil, add in lemon juice and keep mixing, it will start to curdle, if it didn't curdle add in more lemon juice.
    • Now place a sieve over a bowl, line it with clean cheesecloth or white cloth.
    • Pour the curdled mix over the sieve and once it is poured in, take the curdled mix carefully and run it under tap water really well.
    • Now tie it like a bundle, and place a heavy thing over it. Press it often to remove the water as much as possible. I left it for 1 hour and i got a beautiful block of tofu.
    • Cube it out and tofu is done.

    Notes

    1. The whey water which you get is very nutritious, use that for kneading chapati dough or making rasam.
    2. You can use vinegar to curdle milk.
    3. Store tofu in a container with cold water in fridge. 
    4. You can use this tofu in all the recipes which calls for tofu.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @yummytummyaarthi or tag #yummytummyaarthi!
    Prevent your screen from going dark

    Homemade Tofu Step by Step

    Pin
    Take lemon juice in a bowl
    Pin
    add water
    Pin
    mix well and set aside
    Pin
    place a colander over a bowl
    Pin
    line it with clean cheese cloth or muslin cloth
    Pin
    take soy milk in a sauce pan
    Pin
    bring it to a boil..keep stirring
    Pin
    once it boils, take it off the heat and add in the lemon mix
    Pin
    mix well
    Pin
    add more
    Pin
    you will see the curds separating
    Pin
    now it is almost done
    Pin
    cover with a plate and let it sit for 10 mins
    Pin
     
    Pin
    drain it
    Pin
    pour it carefully in the cheesecloth
    Pin
     
    Pin
    gently squeeze the cloth so the water drain off
    Pin
    like this
    Pin
    take it and squeeze gently
     
     
    Pin
     
     
    Pin
    now fold it
    Pin
    place a heavy weight over it
    Pin
    done
    Pin
    cut it in cubes and store covered with cold water in fridge

    Tips & Tricks

    1. The whey water which you get is very nutritious, use that for kneading chapati dough or making rasam.
    2. You can use vinegar to curdle milk.
    3. Store tofu in a container with cold water in fridge. 
    4. You can use this tofu in all the recipes which calls for tofu.
    • Malaysian Fried Noodles Recipe
    • Tofu Burger Recipe
    • Crispy Tofu Recipe
    • Tofu Paratha Recipe
    • Thai Red Curry
    • Sweet and Sour Tofu | Sweet & Sour Tofu Recipe
    « Nutella Oats Energy Balls Recipe
    Masala Mathri Recipe »
    Aarthi

    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Unknown

      at

      Hi,
      My daughter is allergic to milk and she is completely on Soy. Thank you for posting this easy and wonderful tofu recipe. Will definitely try it out.

      Gayathri

      Reply
    2. Ammy

      at

      Oh, this recipe is simple and I'm sure that tasty because I have never tasted it but I cannot cook it because my child has an allergy. I thought that it's a huge problem but after reading http://stopallergyguide.com/ I understood that it's not 🙂

      Reply
    3. Sivani M

      at

      how many days will it stay good in fridge? And, do we need to change the water everyday for storing this?

      Reply
      • Aarthi

        at

        you can keep it for a week in fridge. change water everyday to keep it fresh

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    MEET THE AUTHOR

    Hi, I'm Aarthi!

    WELCOME. Over the past few years, I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    More about me →

    STAY CONNECTED

    Diwali Sweets & Snacks

    • Ghevar
    • Ulundu Murukku Recipe | How to Make Easy Urad Dal Murukku
    • Garlic Sev Recipe - Poondu Oma Podi Recipe - Diwali Snack Recipe

    Recent Posts

    • Mullu Murukku Recipe
    • Purple Cabbage Coconut Poriyal
    • Brinjal Fry | Andhra style vankaya fry
    • Crispy Oats Dosa Recipe

    As seen in

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Privacy

    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertisers
    • Contact
    • Recipe Index

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Stay Connected

    Copyright © 2021 Yummy Tummy | Technical Partner </> Host My Blog