Seared Chilli Tofu Steaks

Necessities:
-gas cooker
-frying pan or (aluminium) oven plate for searing panir,

Ingredients for 2 persons:
- 250 gr. Tofu
- +/- 2 table spoons of olive oil or sunflower oil
- +/- 1/2 teaspoon yellow asafoetida powder
- +/- 2 tablespoons of sweet soya sauce
- +/- 2 tablespoons of sweet chili sauce or curry ketchup.

Cut the Tofu in big steak like pieces.

Take a thin frying pan and put in the olive oil, or sunflower oil,
and fry the yellow asafoetida. Then add the Tofu Steakes, and fry on both sides until golden brown or crusty.  Then add hot chili sauce or curry ketchup, fry it for about 2 minutes, then add the sweet soya sauce and fry for another 2 minutes. Fry or rather, sear - the soya steaks.

Serve with hot chips (Chili Fries), Mashed Potatoes or simply Boiled Potatoes and Salad (Avocado Salad, Iceberg Salad with Roasted Sunflower Pits etc.)

Enjoy :)

This recipe was taught to me by the great, if not greatest living, vegetarian chef Kurma Das.
Please check out his website: www.kurma.net
The original recipe of the Grand Master himself, vegetarian chef Kurma: Steak & Chips

PS This recipe can also be used for Panir.