Tofu Fried rice

Tofu Fried rice

Ingredients:

cooked Basmathi rice or any raw rice - 2 1/2 cups
Tofu - 250 gms

Vegetables (carrot+beans) - 1/4 cup , chopped (Optional )

Garlic - 6pods

Oil - 4 tsp

Soy sauce - 1 tsp

Ajina motto - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

salt - to taste

Red chilli - 4 nos

Preparation:

In a kadai , heat 2 tsp oil, add the whole red chilli and fry it in low flame till the colour of red chilli, turns brown.Filter the oil and keep it aside
Chop the garlic in to very small pieces.

Cut the tofu in to rectangular pieces, add a drop of oil in griddle, and fry them in a tawa / griddle  till they turn golden brown in colour.

In another kadai, add 2 tsp oil, add the minced garlic and fry for a minute.

Now add the chopped vegetables, salt,pepper powder and stir

cook till the vegetables turn crunchy.

Now add the cooked rice to the vegetables , add soy sauce, ajina motto,  filtered oil and give a gentle stir.
Add the fried tofu, check for salt .

Serve hot with chilli sauce and tomato sauce.