Pakcoy Curry With Crispy Tofu
Coconut curry has a creamy savory flavor which makes veggies richer in taste. Combined with tofu which is crispy outside but smooth inside, it makes the whole dish more meaningful.
It feels like it's been a long time since I cooked vegetables in coconut curry way. I think this could be a fun reward for the weekend. Because I have managed to consistently exercise and managed to avoid sweet foods and snacks that are high in salt and flour.
Coconut curry can be a delightful gravy that is suitable for drizzling over various vegetables. So, you can adjust the type of vegetables you will use with your favorite green vegetables.
Fun fact, curry gravy is cooked separately with vegetables. So, you can also use it as a salad dressing. In this recipe, I will use pak choy vegetables. You can also use kale or even lettuce.
CRISPY TOFU USING CORN FLOUR
As much as possible I avoid using "all-purpose flour" in my cooking nowadays. I replaced the flour with gluten-free flour. For cake making, there are many alternatives. Meanwhile, what about substituting flour for fried food? Mostly, people use all-purpose flour” for fritters. but, we can use corn flour instead. Corn flour also has a high fiber content but is low in calories.
I learned how corn flour works in fried food, although not for the deep frying method. Just for pan frying. Well, it turns out the results are quite good. Crispy outside. So, this crispy tofu is my favorite.
THE INGREDIENTS
- 100-200 grams of tofu
- 200 grams of pak choy
coconut curry
- 300 ml of coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- cinnamon stalk
- 2 star anise
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 5 small cloves of red onion
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Split the pak choy in the middle of the stem lengthwise towards the leaves. So you will get a nice pak choy shape. Then, wash the pak choy clean. Gently open the stem so that water can flow.
Cook the pak choy with a little water for about 3-5 minutes. You can also cook pak choy using the blanching method.
Puree the garlic and red onion. I use traditional equipment, a pestle, and mortar. So, I have to mash them so they become paste. Of course, you can use a blender or chopper.
Heat some oil. Then stir-fry the onion paste. Then, add all the seasoning.
Add coconut after the onion paste has caramelized with spices and herbs. Then, keep stirring them for about 2-3 minutes until they simmer. Don't let them boil. That's why you have to use ready-to-drink water if you make coconut milk from fresh coconut.
I split the tofu into two pieces for each block so the tofu wasn't too thick. Make sure the tofu is completely dry. I used food towels to dry the tofu. Then, I sprinkled them with a little salt, ground coriander, and cornstarch to taste.
Heat some oil. Then fry the tofu on both sides. Per side, I used 3 minutes. You can use it longer if you want the tofu to be more golden brown.
SERVING WAYS
Serve the pak choy with coconut curry gravy. For dinner, we can serve them with rice or potatoes.
For the crispy tofu, I skewered them with an ice cream stick for a more pleasing presentation. I'm sure children will also be more excited to like tofu.
I hope you guys have a great weekend with your comfort food. see you, veggie lovers!
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Very clever presentation; that “ice-cream” stick tofu is pure genius. Your plate is a fabulous balance of color, taste and texture. YUM! ❤️💕
In fact, I really enjoy to eat that tofu with ice cream stick too 😅🤭
I tried cooking tofu with corn flour before.. It stick too well so it's better to fry right away after coating it with cornflour..
!PIZZA
Yeah that's why I fry them in the last of my cooking. No rest time because tofu is easily became watery after we put salt and flour.
Also, we have to dry with paper towel first until the water comes out from the tofu.
$PIZZA slices delivered:
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I love the creativity in the recipes and presentation of your dishes, dear friend @anggreklestari, you are very good, the ducks always invite us to sit at the table
I take this opportunity to wish you a great day.
Thank you @jlufer 🙂
You've been curated by @amazingdrinks! Delegations welcome!
Of course your cooking is very delicious...
Thank you. Especially for Indonesian, it must be yummy because coconut flavour
Yes... Hopefully I can try it later😀👍
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This is looking so sweet and delicious.
Coconut milk has a bit sweet taste, also savory 😊
Yeah, I could remember I tasted i once but I love the taste of it.
It seems a healtly Dish and only seeing the decoration i feel hungry. When i was a kid i did not eat any vegetable. I remember that was a particular war with My mom. Now a day it is a habit for me to eat it. At the time i have left the food that is not si healtly.
Glad now you have healthier habbit 🙂
In fact, when we grew older, we want to put the best thing for our body.🙂
My, I love this. I can imagine the crispiness of the tofu and the creaminess of the coconut curry. Love also that these are all healthier version. If we really want no, we can have that kind of food, healthy but still yummy (✯ᴗ✯)
Yeah, we just need to create the alternative and everything Will be okay
Thank you dear ❤️
This is just lovely! I like the whole thing, but my favorite part is definitely those tofu lollipops. Incredibly cute ❤️
This one looks really good! 🤤😋
Garlic and red onions are such a great combination and a starter for the stir fry dish. Also my favorite part of it!
In Indonesia, red onion and garlic are daily seasoning for side dishes 🙂
Same here in Thailand! And it rooted in my lifestyle growing up, honestly
I like the way you put the tofu on a stick. It makes you more creative and unique. I love the materials you've used in your presentation, they're impressive.
Happy Sunday my friend!. Glad to see you are focusing on your body's health even more than before and allowing yourself to exercise during the week, in fact we have coincidentally started at the same time. Where I am still failing is in eating, I need to make it more balanced, and I think it will help me if my food looks as striking as yours 😍 Reading your post I have discovered something, I don't think I have ever eaten Tofu, or at least not consciously. I don't know how something like that can happen to my 35 years hahahaha, I think it's a special occasion to make me a call and start to vary a little. Your posts always enjoyable in readings and pictures, quite an experience. I hug you from here!...
This dish looks very interesting and I will try to arrange all these ingredients and try to make it at home once.
Unique way to present veggie, sis.. ice popsickle on tofu and curry pakcoy!
This looks really appetizing. Corn flour...hmm...good idea. I will try it soon.
Oooh this look delicious 😍 need to try that one day tooo. Normally I eat meat but this is inspiring to give vegetarian variations a try. 🤤🥦🥬🥘
😊 You can use curry Sauce for many ingredients as well
Coconut curry is really a very tasty dish. But I have never made it but I think it would be very easy to prepare with the necessary ingredients you mentioned. I have always loved to cook but I lack some cooking experience. But I will try to create something new this time. One of them is this coconut maker. I love this wonderful experience of yours. I hope to be able to make such wonderful dishes in the future. I hope God bless you always. I hope you have a nice healthy time with your family.
best regards @mdakash62
Thank you for all your good words
Have a great day 😊
you are most welcome my dear friend
Kamu pinter sekali plating hehehe. It makes the dishes look even more appetizing.
I'm not so good in it LOL.
Makasih, Mba. Saya masih kebanyakan waktu luang. Jadi rasanya happy aja kalo otak-atik makanan kelihatan punya bentuk yang berbeda. 😅
Entah nanti kalau udah punya anak, bakalan riweh pasti 😅
Setiap postingan nya kreatif banget ya kk, jadi motivasi pngin kek gini, mampir yuk kak d post ku, new account lagi soalnya akun lama lupa pk nya
thanks for your support
This is a successful Indonesian blogger. I'm already drooling just looking at his photos and wanting to learn how clever he is.
Fotonya mantap mbak apalagi rasanya
Terima kasih teman.