Tofu And Broccoli

I would like to share a few Tofu receipes i have created, but before that i would like to write a little about tofu itself.

TOFU

Many people call tofu as a nutritional wonder and that is very true. It is a perfact food with countless health benefits. Its a good source of plant based protein and thus is a very important cholestrol fighting replacement for meat, poultery, cheese and egg receipes.
Tofu's blandness should not be a negative factor, but consider it a asset as you can give it any kind of flavour with different seasonings.
Tofu is very versatile, it can be sauted, deep fried, grilled, baked, broiled or even mashed, so lot of recepies can be created.

TOFU AND BROCCOLI

This is a scrambled form of tofu which can be cooked with broccoli, asparagus or sweet peppers and can replace scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Ingredients

6-7 oz regular or firm tofu, crumbled into very small pieces with hands
1/2 Ts salt
1/4 Ts red chili
1/2 Ts turmeric
1/4 Ts garam masala
2 Tbs olive oil
Pinch of cuminseed
1/2 Ts crushed ginger
Handful of finely chopped broccoli frorets
One lemon cut into wedges
Handful of chopped cilantro

Take a bowl, add tofu, salt, chili, turmeric, garam masala, mix them together and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add cuminseed and let it sizzle a few seconds. Add onions and ginger, cook it for 3-4 minutes or until onions look translucent, stir in broccoli frorets and cook for another minute or so.
Add spiced tofu and saute it with broccoli for 6-8 minutes, covering it for couple of minutes in between for spices to blend on slow to medium heat.
Transfer it to a serving bowl, garnished with lemon wedges and cilantro