This is the most common way my mother makes bean curd at home.

Fried bean curd

Cooking time: 15 – 20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• Bean curd – 150 g
• Onion – 1
• Ginger – 1 inch
• Garlic – 2 or 3 cloves
• Capsicum – 1 or green chillies – 3
• Soya sauce – 1 tbsp
• Tomato sauce – 2 tbsp
• Low fat oil (sunflower or canola) – 2 tsp

Method:

1. Cut the bean curd into 1 inch pieces and deep fry the pieces until browned.
2. Chop onion, ginger, garlic and chillies.
3. Heat the oil in the pan and sauté the chopped onion, ginger, garlic and chillies.
4. Add the soya sauce and tomato sauce and sauté for 1 minute.
5. Add the fried bean curd pieces and fry for another 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot with rice or soup noodles.

Recipe source: Raji Thillainathan.