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Tomato and tofu

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Preheat the oven to 375.
A childhood egg and tomato dish, made with tofu
  • 350 g extra-firm tofu
Pat the tofu dry with paper towel, slice in half and break into bite-sized pieces.
  • salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1½ tsp Indian black salt
  • avocado oil
Add a pinch of salt and the turmeric; crush the black salt to a powder in a mortar and sprinkle over; drizzle with avocado oil and toss.
Seasoning the tofu with turmeric and black salt
Spread on a parchment-lined baking tray and bake about 6 to 7 minutes.
  • 2 sticks green onions
  • 2 whole tomatoes
Cut the green onions into batons and chop the tomatoes.
  • 1 tsp avocado oil
  • salt
  • 2 tsp cane sugar
Saute the tomatoes in a saute pan over medium heat with 1 teaspoon avocado oil for a few minutes; season with a pinch of salt and the cane sugar and cook a few minutes more.
Crush the tomatoes with the back of a spatula to make a sauce; add the water and green onions.
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp potato starch
  • 2 tsp water
Stir the potato starch into a couple teaspoons of water and add the slurry to give the sauce body.
  • white rice
Stir in the baked tofu just to combine; serve with white rice.
Potato starch slurry and combining