At the beginning of August I decided to have a week dedicated to abstaining from meat and with this in mind I bought some tofu. I enjoy tofu but I have never cooked with it until now that is!

So anyway during my veggie week I bought some organic tofu and put it in the fridge and there it sat. Every time I opened the fridge there it sat, looming, haunting… TOFU .. COOK ME… EAT ME… I was scared..

Well I knew the day would finally come, the expiry date on the tofu is tomorrow and I was faced with the reality that I would either need to cook the tofu or chuck it in the bin…

OK..OK..I GIVE UP.. I will cook the tofu!!

I had a look to see what other ingredients in the fridge required liberation before ending up in the bin and so I came up with this recipe. Have a look and see what you think.

Turns out I shouldn’t have been scared the tofu was delicious and easy to cook.

CREAMY TURKEY & TOFU CURRY

Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

• 350g Tofu
• 260g Turkey breast (I used garlic marinaded turkey)
• 2 Tbsp Garam masala
• 1/2 Tsp Barbecue masala (here are the constituents of barbecue masala)
• 1 Tsp Tomato puree
• 6 Small tomatoes, chopped
• 2 Small onions
• 1 Green chilli
• 6 Cloves garlic
• 2″ Ginger, peeled
• 2 Small peppers, chopped
• 6 Cobs of baby corn
• 1/2 Vegetable stock cube
• 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 Tsp Ground cumin
• 1 Tsp Ground Coriander
• 1 Tsp Mstard seeds
• 1/2 Tsp Asafoetida
• 1/4 Tsp Turmeric
• Tbsp Fresh coriander
• 180ml Low fat natural yogurt
• 1 Tsp oil
• 500ml water

PREPARATION

1. Add the fresh ginger, garlic, green chilli and onion into a small food processor and blitz into a puree.
2. Heat the oil in a non-stock wok.
3. Fry the mustard seeds and cumin seeds quickly until fragrant.
4. Add the garlic/ginger/chilli/onion paste and fry for two minutes.
5. Add the rest of the spices and continue to fry for a further minute and then add the tofu, turkey, tomato puree, stock, yogurt, fresh coriander and the vegetables.
6. Pour over the water and bring to the boil.
7. Simmer the curry for 30 minutes and serve alone or with basmati rice.

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