One Pan Tikka Masala Tofu And Lentils

Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 50 minutes.

INGREDIENT:

Sauce (makes 3.5 cups)

• 2/3 cup raw Cashews *(soaked)
• 1 15 ounce can Tomato Sauce
• 1 1/2 cups Water
• 1 Tbs Curry Powder
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp ground Cumin
• 2 cloves raw Garlic
• 1 tsp Sea Salt
• 1/2 tsp Coconut Sugar (or other sweetener)
• pinch of Cayenne Pepper (optional)

Lentils (takes 35 min)

• 1 cup dried Green Lentils
• 1/2 cup diced yellow Onion
• 2.5 cups Water

Tofu

• 1 block Extra Firm Tofu **(pressed)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

Served Over

• 8-10 Yukon Gold Potatoes

*if you aren’t using a high speed blender we recommend soaking your cashews a minimum of 4 hours or longer until they are soft and swollen, you can boil them for faster results.

**cut open and drain the water from your tofu, press for 15 min or so using either a tofu press or wrap in a towel with heavy plates on top (YouTube has quick videos) or don’t do this and your tofu will just be softer, no biggie!

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 450° and bake potatoes for 30 to 45 minutes. ***alternatively you can cube the gold potatoes, add them in the pan with the lentils and an extra 1/2 cup of water and steam with the lid on.
2. Lentils: in your big wide lidded one pan you will be using for this recipe, water saute diced onions until translucent (a few min). Add the water and lentils. Bring to a boil. Cover with lid and simmer on low for 35-40 minutes.
3. Tofu: cube the drained and pressed tofu. When the lentils are tender, add the tofu and sprinkle with turmeric and sea salt.
4. Sauce: in your blender combine all the sauce ingredients and blend until thick and smooth. Add the sauce to the pan. Stir, turn the heat to low-medium and cover with lid for another 10 minutes until well heated and combined.
5. Serve: over baked potatoes, rice, or pasta. Season with Salt to taste.
6. Enjoy!

If you enjoy Indian dishes check out:

Vegan Red Lentil Curryhttp://bellavirtue.com/eat/vegan-red-lentil-curry/

Baked Aloo Gobi Matar Curry (GF+V)http://bellavirtue.com/eat/baked-aloo-gobi-matar-curry-gfv/

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