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Total cook time: 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
For Soba Noodles
- 150 gms soba noodles (or any other noodles of choice)
- 1 tsp sesame seeds + extra for garnish
- 1 cup cabbage (sliced)
- 1 carrot (sliced thinly)
- ½ red/green pepper (sliced)
- ½ onion (sliced)
- 1 spring onion (chopped) + extra for garnish
- 2 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 green chilli
- 1 tsp honey (Vegan option: Maple/Agave syrup)
- 1 inch ginger (chopped)
- 4-5 cloves garlic (chopped)
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
- Water to boil noodles
For Tofu:
- 180 gms firm tofu (cut into chunks)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
Method
For Tofu
- Pre-heat the oven at 200 degrees.
- In a bowl, add the tofu along with the olive oil, salt, chilli powder, garlic powder, soya sauce and vinegar.
- Mix all the ingredients together and spread it on an oven tray.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20-30 minutes until the tofu forms a crusty top.
- Add cooked tofu to the noodles as below.
For Soba Noodles
- Blend the ginger, garlic, chilli along with honey, soya sauce and vinegar to form a thick paste (You can also use a mortar and pestle to crush the ginger, garlic, chilli and add the honey, soya sauce and vinegar to form the paste).
- In a pot, bring water to boil.
- Add the noodles to cook until soft (soba noodles usually take about 5-7 minutes).
- In another pan, heat the olive oil.
- Add the sesame seeds, spring onions, onions and cook until the onions become golden brown.
- Next, add the sliced cabbage, pepper and carrots and stir.
- Add the sauce paste along with salt.
- Cover with a lid and let the vegetables cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame.
- Add the oven baked tofu and stir.
- Once the noodles are cooked, drain the water and let it run under cold water for a few seconds.
- Add the noodles to the above and mix.
- Cook for another 5 minutes on medium heat and garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions.
Hope you enjoy this!
Payal
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