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Green Coconut Curry with crispy tofu

Creamy, vegan curry with green vegetables in coconut milk and crispy roasted tofu – a healthy and simple meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 people
Author: Lena

Ingredients

  • ½ onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g aubergine
  • 250 g green beans can be frozen
  • 150 g broccoli
  • 3 tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp tumeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • salt and pepper
  • 100 ml vegan white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 100 ml vegetable stock
  • 200 ml full fat coconut milk the thick and creamy part only
  • 3 hands fresh spinach
  • 350 g tofu optimal: pressed for 10 minutes under a heavy pan
  • 50 ml soy sauce

Instructions

  • Mince onion and garlic, chop aubergines and broccoli into larger cubes and half the green beans.
  • Fry the onion in a saucepan with the olive oil and the spices (curry, turmeric, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper), like that the spices can develop their entire aroma. After about 3 minutes add garlic, aubergine, broccoli and beans and roast everything for another 5 minutes.
  • Deglaze the vegetables with white wine, add the vegetable broth, coconut milk and bay leaves and let the curry simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Cut the tofu into cubes and fry it in a pan with some oil for about 10 minutes to make it crisp on the outside. Season with salt and pepper and deglaze the pan with soy sauce.
  • Stir the spinach into the curry and then serve it with the tofu and optimally with rice, flatbread, quinoa, coriander etc.