Lemongrass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe
A lemongrass flavoured rice that is tossed with caramelized onions, bell peppers and soft Tofus for an Asian Style dining experience.
Lemongrass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe is a slight twist to the usual fried rice that we make with vegetables. We first cooked the rice with some coconut milk, lemongrass and crushed ginger so that the rice gets infused with the aroma of the lemon grass. Once it is cooked it is then tossed with some caramelized onions, red bell peppers. Cubes of Tofu adds in the extra flavor texture to the whole dish.
Serve the Lemongrass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe along with Gobi manchurian and spring rolls to make it a complete meal.
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4 Servings
Ingredients
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For the Rice
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 cup Coconut milk
- 2 Stalks Lemon Grass
- 1 inch Ginger , crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- Salt , to taste For the Stir Fry
- 4 cloves Garlic , chopped
- 1 inch Ginger , chopped
- 1 Onion , chopped
- 1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum) , chopped
- 1 Green Chilli , chopped
- 1/2 cup Spring Onion Greens , chopped
- 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Green Chilli Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
- Salt , to taste
- Oil
How to make Lemongrass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe
To begin making the Lemon Grass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe, cook the basmati rice in a pressure cooker by adding coconut milk and 1/2 a cup of water, chopped lemongrass, crushed ginger and turmeric powder.
Pressure cook for about 2 whistle and switch off the heat. Allow the pressure to release naturally and rest it aside for some time.
Take out the lemon grass and crushed ginger from the pressure cooked rice and mix the rice well with a fork.
Heat a wok with some oil, add ginger and garlic that are chopped and saute till they soften.
Add chopped onions and saute till they turn translucent. Once that is done you can add chopped bell peppers as well.
Sprinkle some salt, chopped green chillies and saute till the bell peppers soften.
Add cubed tofu pieces, pepper powder, soy sauce and green chilli sauce and give it a toss.
Add the flavored lemon grass rice and toss well into the sautéed vegetables. Check for salt and finally add chopped spring onions and serve warm.
Serve the Lemongrass Flavored Tofu Fried Rice Recipe along with Gobi Manchurian Recipe and Spring Rolls Recipe to make it a complete meal.
