General Tso's Tofu/Vegan Tofu Kangjung

Few of my bookmarked recipes are still sitting sadly to give a try at home. Obviously am trying to clear them one by one. I have been planning for the popular General Tso's chicken for a while, but somehow i couldnt able to dish out. But thank god, i tried my hands with Soya paneer aka Tofu recently. Oh my god, what a easy breezy dish to make at home. I simply loved the mix of sweetness, spiciness and sourness in this dish. This dish makes an excellent side dish to serve along with cooked rice or simply sauteed noodles.

Do you know even Koreans have the same dish but with a different name, yes in Korea, this dish is called as Tofu Kangjung while in Chinese this dish is known as General Tso's Tofu. If you want to make a super delicious tofu dish, you must definitely give a try to this lipsmacking Vegan General Tso's Tofu. Everyone at home enjoyed thoroughly with rice for our lunch. Am running this week's blogging marathon with Healthy Weekday Lunches as theme and this Vegan Tofu dish goes for the theme.

Recipe Source: Here
250grams Extra firm tofu
3tbsp Cornstarch
Oil for frying

For sauce:
2tbsp Brown sugar
3tbsp Chilli sauce/Hoisin Sauce
3tbsp Rice vinegar
3tbsp Ketchup
2tbsp Soya sauce
1tsp Garlic
3tbsp Ginger (finely chopped)
1tbsp Sesame seeds
4nos Dry red chillies (broken)

Slice the tofu as medium sized cubes, add the corn starch to the tofu and mix gently until the tofu gets well coated with the corn starch.

Heat enough oil for frying, fry the tofu cubes until they turns golden crispy.

Keep aside, meanwhile in a pan, heat enough oil, add the broken red chillies, fry for few minutes.

Now add the chopped garlic, chopped ginger, saute until a nice aroma comes from.

Add the Chilly sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soya sauce, bring boil and put in low flame for few minutes.

Now add the fried tofu cubes, toss everything well. Sprinkle the sesame seeds, toss and put off the stove.

Serve with rice or sauteed noodles.

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