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Tofu Makhani Recipe – Tofu Butter Masala Recipe

February 24, 2016 By Aarthi 5 Comments

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I made this couple days back and served with pulao, it turned out to be really delicious..I made the same gravy which i make for my butter chicken and butter paneer. The gravy is so good..It goes well with roti, pulao or naan.
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The gravy is so simple, you can use this to add any veggies in this..Such a easy and fool proof base to try..Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time  30 to 40 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Butter – 1 tblspn + 1 tblspn
Oil – 1 tblspn
Shahi Jeera / Black Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Bay Leaf – 1
Black Cardamom – 1
Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Tomato – 4 pureed
Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 2 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 tblspn
Cream – 1/2 cup
Kasuri Methi Leaves – 1 tblspn
Tofu – 200 grams cubed
Water as needed
Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped

Method:

Heat little oil in a tawa and pan fry tofu till lightly golden, remove them and soak them in hot water till use.

Heat oil and 1 tblspn of butter in a pan, add in cumin and other whole spices. Let them sizzle for a min.

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

Add in tomato puree and cook till oil separates from the mix.

Now add in chilli powder and other spice powders and saute till oil separates.

Now add in water, salt and sugar and mix well. Simmer for few more mins.

Add in fried tofu and mix well. Simmer for 5 mins.

Now add in kasuri methi leaves, cream and coriander leaves.Serve.

Pictorial:
Take tomatoes in a blender
puree till smooth
take all ingredients
heat little oil in a tawa..pan fry tofu
fry till lightly golden
now it is done
drain them and soak them in hot water
heat little oil and butter in a kadai 
add in whole spices
let them sizzle
add in ginger garlic paste
fry for a min
add tomatoes
cook them down
keep cooking
meanwhile add in garam masala, turmeric and cumin powder
add in kashmiri chilli powder
add in salt and sugar
mix well
cook this till it starts to leave the sides
like this
add in water
mix well
add tofu
simmer for 5 to 10 mins
add kasuri methi leaves
cream
mix well
add in coriander leaves
mix well
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. Haritha Bolisetty

    March 24, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    I tried this recipe today and the gravy was very tasty. However my tofu was so much rubbery that I had to keep the tofu aside and eat only the gravy . Is there any way to avoid rubberiness in tofu. Also is it possible to do something with the already cooked tofu.

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  2. Aarthi

    March 29, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    @Haritha Bolisettysoak the tofu in hot water and then add it so it will be soft

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  3. dhivya swaminathan

    March 31, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    What is the substitute for cream

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  4. Aarthi

    April 1, 2016 at 6:10 am

    @dhivya swaminathanyou can use milk mixed with some cornflour

    Reply
  5. Naag

    March 7, 2018 at 6:53 am

    Thanks for the recipe, very easy to follow and turned out pretty good for the first time!

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