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Receta Recipe | Desi Health Bites – Tofu Pasanda aka Tofu in White Gravy
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Ingredientes
- You can read more informative articles about various kinds of Oils here:
- Rediff
- Huffington post
- Tofu Pasanda aka Tofu curry in white gravy
- Ingredients;
- (serve 3)
- 1 cup Tofu cubes
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup Yogurt
- 2 tbsp. Fortune Oil
- 1 tsp. Kasuri Methi
- 1 tsp. Cornflour
- Salt to taste
- Spices and herbs;
- 2 onion
- 10 Cashew nuts
- 1 tbsp. Melon seeds
- 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
- 1 green chilies
- 1/2 tsp. Garam masala
- 3 cloves
- 2 cardamom pods
- You can also try out these gravies and recipes with Tofu;
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 732g | |
| Calories 442 | |
| Calories from Fat 171 | 39% |
| Total Fat 19.21g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat 8.61g | 34% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium 234mg | 10% |
| Potassium 1286mg | 37% |
| Total Carbs 42.45g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.2g | 17% |
| Sugars 25.95g | 17% |
| Protein 27.92g | 45% |
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