Tag Archives: tofu

Garlic Scape Coconut Curry Soup With Summer Vegetables & Tofu

June 17, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

Garlic scapes are the curly green shoots that grow on young hardneck garlic and are harvested for a short time in early summer. I first encountered them in my farm share a few years ago and have been seeing … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Easy, Lunch, Mains, Noodles, Recipes Index, Soups & Dals, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged broccoli, coconut, curry, garlic scapes, noodles, soup, sugar snap peas, summer, tofu | 4 Comments

Lettuce Wraps with Curried Tofu and Coconut Basil Chutney

August 7, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

For some time, I’ve wanted to make an Indian recipe using lettuce wraps and the opportunity showed itself on Sunday! I remember the first time I was introduced to the idea was at Koryo, a Korean restaurant in Berkeley that … More »

Posted in Appetizers, Autumn, Curry, Easy, Gluten-Free, Mains, Popular, Recipes Index, Salads, Stir-Fry, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged coconut basil chutney, gluten-free, Indian cooking, indian recipe, lettuce wraps, Nasoya, recipes with basil, tofu, vegan | 3 Comments

Tandoori Tofu Curry for Ediomi

June 18, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

A couple weekends ago, my friend Ediomi asked me to prepare a dish for her birthday/fundraising event to benefit her non-profit, Converse 4 A Cure. She founded this organization to raise awareness and educate people about Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) … More »

Posted in Appetizers, Autumn, Curry, Dinner, Gluten-Free, North Indian, Recipes Index, Sides, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged Converse 4 A Cure, jallof rice, tandoori, tofu | 3 Comments

Mustard Greens and Tofu Curry

May 11, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

Mustard greens are used in North Indian cooking. The leaves have a really spicy, pungent flavor and come from the mustard plant, which also produces the seeds used in dijon mustard. They are mildly bitter – kind of halfway between … More »

Posted in Autumn, Curry, Dinner, Gluten-Free, North Indian, Recipes Index, Sides, Stir-Fry, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged curry, mustard greens, north indian cooking, tofu, vegetarian | 4 Comments

A Birthday Feast

April 9, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

This week I’m in San Francisco visiting my nephew and to thank his nanny Kenda for being so great to him, I prepared a special birthday meal for her and her partner Charity. We had Indian tacos which I’ve made … More »

Posted in Chutneys & Pickles, Curry, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Mains, Recipes Index, Sides, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged mint chutney, salsa, tacos, tofu | Comments Off

If I Were A Street Food

June 30, 2009 Chitra Agrawal

I often daydream about having my own food cart and thinking about what I would serve in it. This recipe is definitely it. It has been a favorite of mine for many years. I like to revisit it often … More »