Fruits And Veggies Monday - Spicy Indonesian Tofu Dish

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Have you heard about “Tahu Gejrot”?? This is one of the foods Indonesian can’t live without, I believe. Am I being too much by saying that?
well, other than tempeh, tahu or tofu is a very typical Indonesian food where you can easily find everywhere in Indonesia, especially Java Island I guess.
And today I’m bringing simple recipe “Spicy Indonesian Tofu Dish” or we called it Tahu Gejrot in Indonesia, so this tofu dish is come from Cirebon, West Java Indonesia. is basically tofu fritters served with Indonesian spicy tamarind sauce.

Spicy Indonesian Tofu Dish

INGREDIENTS

Tofu Puffs

For the sauce:

• 3 fresh tamarind
• 3 red Thai chillies
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 shallot
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 25 g palm sugar
• 50 ml sweet soya sauce
• 200 ml water

You can actually change the fresh tamarind with any kind of tamarind, it doesn’t have to the fresh one, or you can even change it with vinegar if you don’t have tamarind.

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Fry the tofu
for 1 portion, take about 6-8 tofu puffs and deep fry them.

Step 2: Making the sauce

• Boil the tamarind and palm sugar in 200 ml water, about 10-15 minutes or until the flavours of the tamarind comes out and the palm sugar is melted.
• While tamarind and palm sugar is being boil, make the spicy paste, grind the chillies, garlic and shallots.
• And then, place the spicy paste in a bowl, place the strainer on it and pour the hot tamarind sauce into it. Stir to mix it well.

Step 3: Preparing the Dish
Cut each of fried tofu into four pieces, place cut tofu in a shallow bowl, and pour the sauce on top of the tofu and serve immediately.

Thanks for stopping by,
Till next time ❤️