Vegan Pad Thai Recipe
Home made pad thai easily done in under 30 minutes. This is the vegan version made with rice noodles, vegan pad thai sauce, tofu, bean sprouts and peanuts.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
To cook noodles
- 8 oz rice noodles ¼ inch wide
- boiling water to cook noodles
For the tofu
- 10 ounce extra firm tofu cut to ¾ inch cubes
- 1.5 table spoon of corn starch
- 1 table spoon of oil
Vegan Pad Thai Sauce
- 2 to 3 teaspoons of tamarind paste
- 2 to 3 teaspoons of chili garlic sauce or sriracha ( or to taste)
- 3 teaspoons of light brown sugar
- 7 teaspoons soya suce light
- 2 tea spoons rice vinegar (or to taste)
- 1 tea spoon vegetable oil
- 4 tea spoons of water
other ingredients-
- 1 table spoon oil
- 1 shallot finely chopped
- 3 garlic pods minced
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- ¼ cup peanuts slightly crushed
- 2 spring onion
- lemon wedges
Instructions
Cooking the noodles-
- Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook for for 6-8 minutes, until al dente. They should be pliable but not very soft.
- Drain the noodles and set a side.
Cooking Tofu -
- Pat tofu with few paper towels and let drain for few minutes.
- Cut the tofu to ¾ inch cubes.
- Toss the tofu pieces with corn starch and shake gently to remove the extra starch
- Heat a table spoon of oil on a non stick skillet. Add the tofu and pan fry them until crisp and browned on both sides. Set a side.
Making the pad thai sauce-
- Add the tamarind paste, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, oil, chili sauce and water in a bowl. Whsik until well combined. The sauce should be spicy, salt, sour and sweet.
Making pad thai -
- Heat a table spoon of oil in a large wok on medium heat.
- Add the shallots and garlic and cook till soft, about 2 minutes.
- Now slightly increase the heat, and add the noodles and half of the sauce. Gently toss the noodles in the sauce.
- Now add the tofu, bean sprouts and spring onion.
- Add the rest of the sauce and toss gently until all the ingredients are well coated with the sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Taste it and add some salt if required. Finally garnish with peanuts and cilantro.
- Serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce or chili flakes (optional).
Notes
- If tamarind paste is not available, add some lemon juice.
- Adjust the chili sauce according to how spicy you prefer your noodles.
- You can add vegetables like bell peppers, carrot and broccoli. Add them after sauteing the onion and cook for couple of minutes.
- Make extra sauce to add while eating.