Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe
A high protein Thai recipe with tofu - cubed, onion - chopped to chunks, cloves garlic. Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byChatchai Siri🇹🇭
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To start cooking Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe, get prep with all the ingredients and then pound red chilli and garlic in a pestle & mortar
tofu - cubed(150 grams)cloves garlic(8)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 2
Cook rice in an electric rice cooker
jasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 3
Electric cooker is the best for the measurements given above
- 4
While the rice is getting done, heat oil in a wok
jasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 5
Add the ground red chilli and garlic paste and fry them well
cloves garlic(8)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6) - 6
Add Onion and fry for a minute
onion - chopped to chunks(1) - 7
Add tofu and continue to fry until they turn golden brown
tofu - cubed(150 grams) - 8
Add, light & dark soya sauce, shitake mushroom to this mix
light soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon)dark soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Add very little salt as soya sauce has already salt in it
salt - to tastelight soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon)dark soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
Mix them all well and fry for 2 minutes
- 11
Keep stirring continuously
- 12
Add basil leaves and mix them well
thai basil leaves - a small bunch - 13
Cook for a minute
- 14
For layering the rice, take a serving bowl and layer the bottom portion with rice followed by the basil tofu curry
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 15
Repeat layering for 2 or 3 times and end with tofu basil curry on top
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai basil leaves - a small bunch - 16
Garnish with roasted peanuts (optionally)
roasted peanuts (moongphali) - few to garnish (optional) - 17
Serve Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe along with Thai Yellow Curry Recipe
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup)
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Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe
A high protein Thai recipe with tofu - cubed, onion - chopped to chunks, cloves garlic. Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byChatchai Siri🇹🇭
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To start cooking Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe, get prep with all the ingredients and then pound red chilli and garlic in a pestle & mortar
tofu - cubed(150 grams)cloves garlic(8)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 2
Cook rice in an electric rice cooker
jasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 3
Electric cooker is the best for the measurements given above
- 4
While the rice is getting done, heat oil in a wok
jasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 5
Add the ground red chilli and garlic paste and fry them well
cloves garlic(8)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6) - 6
Add Onion and fry for a minute
onion - chopped to chunks(1) - 7
Add tofu and continue to fry until they turn golden brown
tofu - cubed(150 grams) - 8
Add, light & dark soya sauce, shitake mushroom to this mix
light soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon)dark soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Add very little salt as soya sauce has already salt in it
salt - to tastelight soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon)dark soy sauce(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
Mix them all well and fry for 2 minutes
- 11
Keep stirring continuously
- 12
Add basil leaves and mix them well
thai basil leaves - a small bunch - 13
Cook for a minute
- 14
For layering the rice, take a serving bowl and layer the bottom portion with rice followed by the basil tofu curry
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup) - 15
Repeat layering for 2 or 3 times and end with tofu basil curry on top
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai basil leaves - a small bunch - 16
Garnish with roasted peanuts (optionally)
roasted peanuts (moongphali) - few to garnish (optional) - 17
Serve Layered Thai Basil & Tofu Rice Recipe along with Thai Yellow Curry Recipe
tofu - cubed(150 grams)thai red chilli (birds eye chilli)(6)thai basil leaves - a small bunchjasmine rice(3/4 cup)
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