High Protein Lentil and Tofu Korma @sophsplantkitchen

Ingredients

Ep. 6 of dishes I eat as a vegan personal trainer!

This Indian inspired dish packs a ton of flavour and nutritional value - definitely one to add to your repertoire.

PROTEIN BREAKDOWN

235g Lentils: 14.6g

280g Silken tofu: 18.85

30g cashew nuts: 6.2g

20g almonds: 4.2g

400g Firm Tofu: 56g

20g Nooch: 11.75g

3 Sourdough bread slices: 15g

Other minimal amounts in spices and veg: ~5g

INGREDIENTS (in order of use, serves 3)

TOFU ‘CHICKEN’ CHUNKS

400g block of tofu

3 tsp cornflour

1 tbsp olive oil

Tofu marinade: 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp nooch, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp curry powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/3 tsp salt, 1 tbsp lime juice. Mix together and add more oil if you need to make it runnier to coat the fried tofu.

ROASTED CAULI

1/2 a large cauliflower, or a whole small one, broken into florets

1 ½ tbsp olive oil

Spices for roasting: 1 tsp cumin, coriander, 1/3 tsp turmeric, pinch chilli, salt and pepper

CREAMY SAUCE:

30g soaked cashews

20g soaked almonds

290g silken tofu

1/3 cup nooch

Juice of one lemon

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Pinch of turmeric

Pinch of curry powder

Black pepper

WHOLE SPICES

1 tsp whole coriander seeds

1 tsp whole cumin seeds

Seeds from 4 green cardamom pods

MAIN BODY:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 white onion, diced

Pinch salt

4cm piece of ginger, grated

4 garlic cloves, grated

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (omit if you like less spice)

Ground spices: 1 tsp Garam masala, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp sweet curry powder, 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder (optional) 1 tsp turmeric, 1/3 tsp ground cardamom, half a cinnamon stick, pinch salt, pinch black pepper

More olive oil

4 medium grated tomatoes

235g cooked lentils (if from an organic tin, pour their water in too, if not, add 150ml water)

100ml water

TO SERVE: pink picked onion, fresh coriander, a little more of the creamy sauce for drizzle (wash a small amount of water around in the blender cup then pour over) Nigella seeds.

Directions

Pre heat oven to 200c

Soak the nuts in boiling water and set aside. CONT. IN COMMENTS 💚