Tofu In Almond Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 100 g sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 cloves
• 3 green cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 350 g firm tofu
• 50 ml light cream
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 soak the flaked almonds in warm water for a couple hours.
• 2 drain and process almonds in a food processor into a fine puree.
• 3 heat the oil in a pan, adding cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom pods, minced garlic, ground turmeric and bay leaves.
• 4 when spices begin to crackle, add chopped onions and fry for 5-10 minutes.
• 5 add the tofu (in 3-4 cm cubes) and continue to fry, stirring continuously.
• 6 stir in the almond puree.
• 7 cook over low to medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
• 8 stir in the light cream, ground cardamom and garam masala.
• 9 add sugar and salt to taste, cook for another 3-5 minutes.
• 10 garnish with almond flakes and cilantro.