Indian Tofu Fritters with Cucumber Cashew Salad and Yoghurt Lemon Dressing

Indian Tofu Fritters with Cucumber Cashew Salad and Yoghurt Lemon Dressing

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, May 8, 2016.

A different approach to preparing tofu!


Ingredients

INDIAN TOFU FRITTERS

  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons natural yoghurt
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup grated orange kumara
  • ½ block tofu, grated
  • 4 tablespoons cornflour
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fritter spice mix

CUCUMBER CASHEW SALAD

  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • 4–5 radishes
  • ½ red onion
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 60g roasted cashew nuts, chopped

YOGHURT LEMON DRESSING

  • ½ cup natural yoghurt
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon fritter spice mix
  • 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce

TO SERVE

  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander and mint

Steps

  1. oven to 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, yoghurt and onion. Add remaining Indian tofu fritter ingredients and mix well to combine.
  3. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on low-medium heat. Spoon ¼ cup of fritter mix into pan and lightly press to flatten each fritter to about 1cm-thick. Cook, in batches, for about 2 minutes each side, until golden brown.
  4. Transfer to prepared tray and bake for 6–8 minutes, until cooked through.
  5. While fritters bake, prepare the rest of the meal. Thinly slice cucumber, radishes and onion. Add to a medium bowl, along with olive oil, lemon juice and cashew nuts, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
  6. Mix all yoghurt lemon dressing ingredients together in a bowl.
  7. Spoon cucumber cashew salad onto each plate, top with Indian Tofu Fritters and drizzle over yoghurt lemon dressing. Garnish with coriander and mint.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2221 kj
531 kcal
Protein 17.4g
Carbohydrate 48.4g
Fat 29.1g