Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu

This flavorful Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu is a comfort recipe and yet nutritious. Its loaded with fiber and protein and tossed in delicious homemade Thai spices.

I love Thai and it’s my 2nd preferred cuisine after Italian.

Even though, I have been trying to prepare Thai curry powder from scratch, I was still surprised that it’s super easy to make.

Now, I wonder why I always thought that some magical spices are required for Thai dishes to make it so scrumptious.

Believe me you don’t require any exotic grocery planning. It’s simple to mix up this curry powder since it requires mostly pantry staples.

Its aromatic and beautiful yellow curry powder took me by surprise with its taste and outstanding flavor.

This curry powder can be prepared in just a few minutes and without any mess.

I usually make batches of this curry powder and store it for a month in a cool dark place along with my other spices.

Here, I wanted to make a healthier version of Yellow Curry fried rice. My idea was that I wanted to enjoy favorite restaurant type flavors in a healthier way. So that we can practically indulge while maintaining our fitness. 🙂  . Also I am not very fond of the Fish oil/sauce and wanted to create some vegan version.

Therefore, after trying few times to perfect the taste, today I am finally sharing my healthy vegan Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu. I made it from scratch and it takes only 30 minutes to prepare.

For quinoa I just made a small change. While cooking quinoa instead of boiling only in water I combined coconut milk along with water to bring out that delicious Thai flavor in this protein rich grain.  This can also be cooked ahead of time.

How to make Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu

Now that all the prep is done let’s get started with combining all the ingredients to cook Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu.

I simply heated oil in a pan and added herbs, curry powder, vegetables, seasonings, tofu and quinoa.

Later, I Served it hot with a lemon wedge and enjoyed this healthy Thai cuisine guilt free in the comfort of your home. 🙂

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Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu

This flavorful Yellow Curry Veggie Quinoa with Tofu is a comfort recipe and yet nutritious. Its loaded with fiber and protein and tossed in delicious homemade Thai spices.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: quinoa and tofu recipe, yellow curry, yellow curry recipe

Servings: 5

Calories: 458kcal

Author: Gunjan

Ingredients

For quinoa

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups quinoa (rinsed)
• 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk (tetra pack/carton)

For curry powder

• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp yellow mustard powder
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp kasoori methi/dry fenugreek leaves

Others

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 Thai basil leaves
• 1 tsp chopped fresh lemongrass
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp dried garlic
• 1 tsp white sesame seeds
• 1/8 cup scallions
• 1/4 cup julienned carrots
• 1/4 cup chopped baby corns
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1 15 oz extra firm pack of tofu (drained,pressed,chopped)
• 1 1/2 tsp salt or as per taste
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice or as per taste

Instructions

• In a saucepan bring water to a boil and then add quinoa. After few minutes when the water starts to dry add coconut milk. Keep stirring at intervals for quinoa to stay fluffy. When the liquid starts to dry simmer the flame and cook covered until quinoa absorbs all the liquid. Turn off the flame for quinoa once cooked and set it aside and fluff with a fork.
• While the quinoa is being cooked combine all the ingredients for curry powder in a glass bowl and mix thoroughly with a spoon and set it aside.
  
•  In a nonstick pan/ wok heat oil and add basil leaves, lemongrass, garlic, sesame seeds and cinnamon stick. Immediately add the scallions and stir.
• Add carrots, baby corn and celery and mix very well.
• Now add tofu and curry powder to the pan and mix gently so that tofu does not break but at the same time all the tofu pieces are well coated with the curry powder. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. (Avoid browning of tofu).
• Now add quinoa, salt, sugar, lemon juice of the ingredients and mix very gently to maintain the tofu pieces.
• Take it out in a serving bowl and serve warm.
  

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Notes

• The above recipe of curry powder yields little less than ¼ cup.
• You can make more quantity of curry powder and store in a glass container in your spice rack for 3-4 weeks.
• This recipe is slightly spicy. Feel free to adjust the spice level according to your preference. If you reduce the cayenne pepper the color of the yellow curry may become bright yellow which is perfectly fine.
• If you adjust the spice level you may want to adjust the measurement of the salt, sugar and lemon juice according to taste in this recipe.
• When you are making this recipe and plan to make the recipe for fewer people make sure to adjust the curry powder measurement according to your other measurements.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 571mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 5mg