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Cereal Tofu

This Cereal Tofu is a vegan version of the popular Singapore Cereal Prawns dish and is absolutely mouthwatering! Gluten free option too.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Singaporean
Keyword: tofu recipes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 300 g pressed tofu firm silken tofu
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (sub gluten free flour or rice flour for gluten free)
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup plant milk
  • 1/2 cup nestum cereal (sub crushed cornflakes for gluten free)

Vegan Cereal

  • 1 tbsp vegan butter
  • 2 chili padi
  • handful curry leaves
  • 1/3 cup nestum cereal (sub crushed cornflakes for gluten free)
  • salt as needed

Instructions

  • Mix the ingredients for the batter - flour, corn starch, salt, plant milk. Give that a good mix.
  • Pour nestum cereal on to a separate plate. Drain excess water from the pressed tofu and cut them into cubes.
  • Coat them in the batter, followed by the cereal.
  • To a pan, add oil and fry a few minutes on each side until crispy.
  • To another pan, add vegan butter and wait until it melts. Add curry leaves and chili padi (be careful, it pops!) and saute for 30 seconds.
  • Add nestum cereal, salt and give that a good mix.
  • Pour that on top of the fried tofu and serve!