Press Tofu using weight and leave it for 30-40 minutes, then cut into cubes.
Then take tofu cubes in a wide plate/bowl, sprinkle chilli powder, salt and kasoori methi on all over the tofu cubes.
After that heat a tawa, drizzle oil and arrange the tofu cubes and toast on both sides till it turns golden brown and crisp.
Once done remove from the stove and keep it on a plate and keep aside.
Now in a wide vessel, add washed n chopped spinach, pinch of sugar, sprinkle little water and cook for 2 minutes.
Once done allow to cool for a while and blend it to a fine paste and keep ready.
Then heat oil in a pan, when it gets heated add cumin seeds and allow to splutter and add finely chopped onions and saute till it turns golden brown.
After that add tomato paste and cook till all the moisture absorbs and the oil appears on top.
Now add chilli powder, cumin powder and turmeric powder and stir fry for a minute.
Then add spinach puree stir well and cook for 1-2 minutes.
And add garam masala and stir fry and add toasted crispy Tofu cubes and simmer for 2 minutes.
Finally add ginger julienne and few cilantro and Turn off the stove.
That's it..Tofu Palak ready. Serve with roti/Chapathi/Naan.
Hi Sangeetha, I loved this recipe. We've always had palak paneer and saw a lot of recipes of palak tofu. Your recipe is so beautifully explained with pictorials that nothing can go wrong it seems. I loved the pictures.
Wowwww... very elegant pictures.. looks yummy.. love it!!
Healthy dish. Looks very luscious palak tofu.
Your pics looks amazing & loved all your clicks. I too add in tofu instead of Paneer in most of the Paneer recipes.
Delicious! With tofu, we would definitely have a feel of reduced calorie intake when compared to paneer!
Tofu palak looks really delicious and inviting. Loved the clicks and presentation.
Am in love with ur no cream tofu palak Sangee, they wont be that much heavy as like the one with cream na..Lovely vegan curry.
looks super delicious and tempting,love to have it with roti..
Thank you for the recipe, not a big fan of cheese so this is great alternative! Why is tofu not more common in indian food? I enjoy eating out at Indian restaurants and never see tofu. Great pictures!
Tofu makes the dish such a healthy & yummy one !