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Home » All recipes » Tofu no butter Masala| Healthy version of Paneer Butter Masala

Tofu no butter Masala| Healthy version of Paneer Butter Masala

Published: Feb 6, 2013 · Modified: Nov 7, 2019

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Tofu no Butter Masala, pan fried tofu cooked in a onion tomato cashew based curry and spices. Perfect vegan meal to enjoy with any flat bread or rice.

 
 
tofu butter masala, tofu curry

Tofu no butter masala, is my healthy take on the popular Indian curry paneer butter masala. Paneer is the Indian cheese, I replaced the paneer with tofu and skipped the butter and the cream in the curry.

North Indian curry’s are popular for their creamy base, we get that from cashew cream.  Making cashew cream is very easy at home, just soak cashew in warm water for 15 minutes and blend it  until smooth. 

 
In addition to the tofu no paneer butter masala, I have some more side gravy’s in the blog. Do check out my Paneer butter masala , paneer mushroom masala, tofu masala curry , matar palak tofu.
 
Tofu No Butter Masala Recipe:
 
Ingredients:
 
  • Extra firm Tofu- 10 oz/280 gms (Cut to cube size pieces)
  • Green bell pepper- 1 thinly sliced (for that extra dose of veggies)
  • Medium onion- 1 thinly sliced
  • Red juicy tomato- 2 chopped
  • Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
  • Tomato paste – 1 tsp
  • Bay leaf -2
  • Cloves-2
  • Cinnamon stick -1
  • Powdered Coriander leaves – 1 tsp
  • Garam masala – ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder- ¼th tsp
  • Red chilly powder – ½ tsp or to taste
  • A generous pinch of Kasoori methi
  • Cashew cream- ½ cup
  • Water for the gravy ( about 1 to 1.5 cups)
  • Lemon juice to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil – 3 tbsps ( 1 tbsps to fry tofu & 2 tbsps for the curry)
  • Sugar – ¼th tsp (optional)
 
Procedure:
 
Pat the tofu dry with few paper towels to remove excess moisture. Cut to cube size pieces and pan fry them till light brown. Add some salt and chilly powder towards the end. Set a side.
 
In a wide skillet add the oil, followed by bay leaves, cloves, Cinnamon. Fry for few seconds. Add the onion bell pepper, turmeric powder and some salt. Fry till onion turn translucent.
 
Add the ginger garlic paste. Fry for few seconds. Now add the coriander powder, garam masala and red chilly powder. Fry for few seconds.
 
Add the tomato. Cook till they turn soft. Now add the tomato paste and mix.
 
Add the bell pepper and saute for two minutes. 
 
Now add the cashew cream, salt and water. Bring it to a boil and add  in the pan fried tofu.
 
Let the curry simmer for ten minutes in a low flame.
 
Finally add the kasoori methi, lemon juice,sugar and coriander leaves.Give one final mix and turn off the heat.
 
Let stay for few minutes before serving.
 
Serve Tofu no butter masala with Naan!
 
 
 

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Comments

  1. shanthi d

    December 02, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Looking delicious…Need to try this… spices

    Reply
  2. Sebeena Loyd

    February 16, 2013 at 3:07 am

    this looks so healthy

    Reply
  3. padma priya

    February 09, 2013 at 8:32 am

    Wow..protein rich with no butter,I bet its every diet lovers favourite.
    Sai Padmapriya
    http://www.soundaryasbeautyworld.com

    Reply
  4. Divya Pramil

    February 08, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    Sounds and looks so yummilicious dear!! Awesome

    Reply
  5. Manju

    February 08, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    That looks super awesome!!

    Regards,
    Manju
    http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  6. Amy

    February 07, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Masala looks so delicious…I think your slight changes are good for the recipe as it is with low calories….Good healthy treat for Valentine’s Day!
    Thanks a lot for linking with the event…

    Reply
  7. Kitchen Queen

    February 07, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    Lovely and healthy add on of tofu.

    Reply
  8. Dipti Joshi

    February 06, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Really good recipe for calorie conscious people.

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      Yes Dipti!

      Reply
  9. Ramya Krishnamurthy

    February 06, 2013 at 11:16 am

    spicy tofu:)

    Reply
  10. Latha Madhusudhan

    February 06, 2013 at 11:02 am

    Such a tempting clicks and recipe.

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Thanks Latha!

      Reply
  11. Akila

    February 06, 2013 at 4:56 pm

    Need to try this… U have nice space…. Drop at mine when u get time

    Event: Dish name starts with Q till Feb 28th

    Reply
  12. Maha Gadde

    February 06, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    healthy and yummy.liked d name of d recipe…’NO’ butter

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      Haha… No butter! Thanks Maha!

      Reply
  13. Ramya Krishnamurthy

    February 06, 2013 at 9:59 am

    yummy and tempting:)

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Do try it Ramya!

      Reply
  14. Vimitha Anand

    February 06, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Healthy masala for chapathis

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:47 pm

      Definitely!

      Reply
  15. Sireesha Puppala

    February 06, 2013 at 6:46 am

    The name looks very attractive madhu:) will try this

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:47 pm

      Thanks Siree..! do try it…

      Reply
  16. kausers kitchen

    February 06, 2013 at 10:14 am

    Looks delicious…drooling here.

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      February 06, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Thanks dear!

      Reply

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