Mint Chana With Grilled Tofu is an exotic vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free chickpea (chola) curry. This healthy and hearty is well served with chapati, or rice.
Hey friends!
I was struggling in deciding between recipes a few days back. This is pretty bad, when you think continuously and end up with all boring ideas, sometimes don’t get any idea which clicks. I was doing the same thing, and thinking to myself; ahhhh, I already cooked something similar a couple of days back.
And then out of nowhere, I stumbled upon this curry idea, and talked to myself, ‘OH!, this is going to be perfect in this cold weather’. And at a perfect time too. I just remembered that I bought a whole bunch of fresh mint earlier.
Yes! you heard me right, a BIG bunch of fresh mint leaves. Mmmmmmm I just love the smell of that gorgeous green, and aromatic mint. You can even call this in one of my favorites. Whenever I bring fresh mint, either I make curry using the mint paste, or simply make chutney.
Now as a full disclosure, making this curry is very fast. This is flavorful and nutritious. You might want to include this to your fancy dinner category. I am just saying 😉 🙂 What else would you need, if it is quite cold outside, and you get piping hot curry prepared with your favorite ingredients. Wow, that’s an heavenly experience. You just want to live that moment until you feel full. It happens every time, especially when I am so hungry, and right now I am feeling hungry again!!! 😉 😉
And they will be in love with this exotic curry. Although, I think that the only reason I got my Ado to try this was because of the gravy. Sometimes she really loves saucy curry dishes full of non-spicy gravy. YES! I made a less hot version for her.
The only reason she was hesitant to try this curry initially, because it looked a bit green owing to the mint paste. But once she tasted she was totally in love with this curry. The bottom line is, we all pretty much loved this cozy and delicious curry mint chickpea curry with grilled tofu!
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Method for mint paste:
- Add all the ingredients to a grinder, and grind until smooth.
Method for grilling tofu:
- Brush a little oil on each side of tofu. Heat grill, and grill on a medium heat until golden color on both the sides.
- Remove from grill and keep aside.
Method for mint chana:
Soak chickpeas into water for 7-8 hours or overnight. In the morning wash them with fresh water and pressure cook with salt, tamarind paste and whole garam masala (bay leaf, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick). Cover the lid and pressure cook till the pressure cooker whistles 3-4 times. Reduce heat to low and cook it on low heat for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let the cooker cool down. When the cooker has cooled off, open the lid and pour into a bowl. Now slightly mash the chickpeas with the back of ladle. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add cumin seeds to it. When they start to splutter, add mint paste to it. Cook for about 7-8 minutes. Now add chana masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala powder.
Mix well, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Now add tomato puree, green chili and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes more. Stir well and add boiled chickpeas with a cup of water and cook on high heat for 2 minutes. Add salt if needed.
Cook covered on low heat for at least another 30-40 minutes. Remove from heat, and add grilled tofu to the chickpeas curry. Serve hot with steamed rice and tortilla.
Mint Chana With Grilled Tofu (Vegetarian-Recipe) [Recipe]

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(Rating: 4.1 from 67 reviews)
Prep time 🕐 | Cook time 🕐 | Total time 🕐 |
---|---|---|
1 hours 15 mins | ||
Category ☶ | Cuisine ♨ | Serves ☺ |
Main | Indian | 4-6 |
Nutrition Info ⊛ | Serving size ⊚ | |
207 calories | 1 serving |
INGREDIENTS
For Grilled Tofu //
- tofu, cubed - ¾ cup
- oil for brushing
For Mint Paste //
- fresh mint leaves- 1½ cup
- sea salt - 1 tsp
- tomatoes, diced - ¾ cup
For Curry //
- chickpeas - 1 cup
- olive oil - 3 tbsp
- cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- tomato puree - 4 tbsp
- green chilies, chopped - 2
- chana masala - 2 tsp
- turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
- red chili powder - 1 tsp
- garam masala powder - ¼ tsp
- tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
- whole garam masala (1 bay leaf, 2 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 black cardamom)
- tofu, cubed - 2 cups
INSTRUCTIONS:
Making Grilled tofu //
- Brush a little oil on each side of tofu. Heat grill, and grill on a medium heat until golden color on both the sides.
- Remove from grill and keep aside.
Making Mint paste //
- Add all the ingredients to a grinder, and grind until smooth.
Making Mint chana //
- Soak chickpeas into water for 7-8 hours or overnight.
- In the morning wash them with fresh water and pressure cook with salt, tamarind paste and whole garam masala (bay leaf, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick).
- Cover the lid and pressure cook till the pressure cooker whistles 3-4 times. Reduce heat to low and cook it on low heat for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let the cooker cool down. When the cooker has cooled off, open the lid and pour into a bowl.
- Now slightly mash the chickpeas with the back of ladle.
- Heat oil in a saucepan. Add cumin seeds to it. When they start to splutter, add mint paste to it.
- Cook for about 7-8 minutes. Now add chana masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala powder.
- Mix well, and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Now add tomato puree, green chili and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes more.
- Stir well and add boiled chickpeas with a cup of water and cook on high heat for 2 minutes.
- Add salt if needed. Cook covered on low heat for at least another 30-40 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and add grilled tofu to the chickpeas curry.
- Serve hot with steamed rice and tortilla.
NOTES:
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Author: Anupama
Recipe Source Link: https://www.mygingergarlickitchen.com/mint-chana-grilled-tofu/
Date Published: 2023-06-25