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Tofu and Peas Curry Recipe – Tofu Matar Recipe

November 18, 2015 By Aarthi 8 Comments

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Tofu is a great source of protein to include in your meal when you are dieting. This curry is a great sidedish to have wit roti, tofu makes a great substitute for paneer which is not advisable to consume when you are dieting..

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Normally tofu is bland, and it just absorbs all the flavours which you add into it. And pressure cooking the curry makes the tofu really soft and the tofu picks up the flavour better..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Tofu / Soya Paneer – 200 grams cubed
Peas – 2 cups (i used fresh)
Tomatoes – 4 large pureed
Oil – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 inch piece
Bay Leaf – 1
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar – to taste
Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped


Method:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in the whole spices and let them sizzle.

Now add in tomatoes and cook till raw smell leaves away.

Now add in the ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

Add in the spice powders except garam masala powder and mix well.

Add in salt and sugar to taste and cook till oil separates from the mix.

Add in water as needed along with tofu and peas. Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. 

Open the cooker, add in garam masala powder and simmer for a min.

Add in coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve with roti.

Pictorial:
I found some fresh peas in my market, 
so picked a bunch of them
look at those, they are like green pearls
remove them to a bowl and give a good wash and drain them
take roughly chopped tomatoes in a blender
puree till smooth
Now take your ingredients
In a pressure cooker, heat little oil, add in the whole spices
once the spices have sizzled, add in pureed tomatoes
cook till the raw smell leaves from it
add in ginger garlic paste
add in the spice powders
now it is all done
the colour has deepened and oil has separated from it
add in peas
water
mix well
season with salt
add little sugar
add in cubed tofu..you can use paneer too
mix well
now cover it and pressure cook for 1 whistle
after 1 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins, then
 turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. 
now add in garam masala powder
coriander leaves
add a good amount of the coriander, it gives nice flavour
Done
Serve
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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!

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  1. Unknown

    November 18, 2015 at 10:32 am

    Hi Aarthi,

    Thank you for the recipe. It looks yummy. However would like to know if the dish will turn out to be sour as onions are not added. I have a packet of Tofu lying in my fridge. Your reply will greatly help me in going ahead and preparing your recipe

    Thanks in advance for your reply

    Dipshika

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  2. Aarthi

    November 18, 2015 at 11:31 am

    @Unknownno it wont be sour..it will taste balanced

    Reply
  3. Unknown

    November 18, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Thank you Aarthi for taking time to reply me 🙂

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    November 18, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Will prepare this curry tomorrow for lunch. Impressed by this curry tofu with peas. Thanks Aarthi for your hardwork.

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    November 18, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Hi Aarthi! can we use dried peas which are soaked in water for 6 to 8 hrs?

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  6. Aarthi

    November 20, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    @Anonymousif u are using dried peas, soak it and cook it little and then add

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  7. Sonali Prusty

    October 7, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    Can we add onion in the gravy?

    Reply
  8. Ranjini

    October 31, 2019 at 11:57 am

    Can u pls let me know from where u get tofu. Cos I am not able to get in local super markets.

    Reply

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