A spicy, tender and tasty tofu tikka masala which is served in a curry sauce alongside garlic naan.
So this Tofu tikka masala was made two months back, I think it was something we were celebrating, I don’t remember exactly but we did have a wonderful feast. I made the naan on the stove top but as here we don’t have the open flame cookers, they did not turn out as good as they should be. 
I don’t normally make it often as it is kind of like a festive dish or you can say a little time-consuming. But let me tell you all the time and effort you put into the dish are all worth it when you get to taste it with some hot garlic naan.
If you like tofu here are few more Tofu Recipes to try.
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Spicy Tofu Tikka Masala
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
A spicy, tender and tasty tofu tikka masala which is served in a curry sauce alongside garlic naan.
Ingredients
For Tikka
- 300 gm extra firm tofu
- 2 cups hung curd
- 1 bell pepper (cubed)
- 1 onion (cubed)
- 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoon ginger (grated)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon fennel powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For Gravy
- 2 onions
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 ” ginger piece
- 3 to matoes
- 2 green chilli
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon dried methi leaves
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- salt to taste
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves
Instructions
For tofu tikka
- In a mixing bowl add hung curd, garlic, ginger, lemon juice and all the spices powders and salt. Give a nice stir and set aside.
- Using paper towels absorb the extra water in tofu and cut into cubes or triangle shape.
- Add the tofu, onion and bell pepper cubes into the curd mixture and gently stir to combine.
- Let it marinate for about 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator. Once done arrange the tofu and veggies onto bamboo skewers.
- Heat a grill pan and drizzle some olive oil. Grill the skewers until slightly golden. Set them aside.
For masala gravy
- In a blender make a puree of onions, garlic, and ginger and likewise make another puree of tomatoes and green chilli.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add onion puree, saute for about 10 to 12minutes or until golden in color.
- Stir in all the spice powders and salt along with tomato puree.Cook until oil comes out from edges of the pan, stirring in between.
- Add 2 cups of water and cook until desired consistency. Once cooked drop in the tofu skewers into the curry.
- Stir and add chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve with naan.
Notes
Alternatively, you can grill the tofu skewers in the tandoor, or in the oven at grill mode.
The same way you can use paneer instead of tofu.
Adjust the spices and salt as per your taste buds.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Indian
