Healthy High Protein Dinner Meal For Weight Loss Made with Homemade Chana Dal Tofu. Nutritious Wholesome Meal Ready in 20min
Ingredients:
For Homemade Chana dal tofu:
- Chana dal 1/4 Cup
- Water 2.5 Cups or as required
- Salt to taste
For Base:
- Quinoa 1/4 Cup
- Mix Vegetables
- Salt to taste
- Water 3/4 Cup
For Dressing:
- Olive oil 1 tbsp
- Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Seasoning of choice (Oregnao, dried herbs, chilli flakes, garlic powder)
- Fresh herbs (Optional)
Directions for making Chana Dal Tofu:
- Rinse & Soak chana dal for minimum 6 hours to overnight
- Remove water & add to blender with fresh water
- Blend to make a smooth paste
- In a pan heat 2 cups water with little salt
- Once water starts to boil add chana dal paste
- Stir constantly to avoid sticking to bottom
- Mixture with thicken soon, keep stirring
- Cook on low heat for 7-8 minutes
- Let it cool slightly, transfer to a container
- Keep in fridge for few hours
- Once set, remove from container
- Cut into small cubes, store In chiller for upto 5 days
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Directions for making quinoa base:
- Rinse & Soak quinoa for minimum 2 hours
- In a pan heat 3/4 cup water
- Once water starts to boil, add quinoa
- Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes
- Chop veggies in a vegetable chopper
- Add veggies to pan with Quinoa when it’s 70% cooked
- Roast tofu in little oil until crisp from all sides
- You can use oven or air fryer for roasting
Directions For making Dressing:
- In a small jar / container add 1 Tbsp Olive oil
- Squeeze juice of one lemon
- Shake the bottle well to mix
Seasoning: oregano, garlic powder, dried herbs, chilli flakes, black pepper powder, salt
- Mix everything together to make dressing
- Add dressing to cooked quinoa vegetables mix
- Serve on a plate or in a bowl
- After serving squeeze some lemon juice on top
- You can add fresh herbs like coriander, green chillies, Dil, spring onion
- Approx 16g of quality complete Protein per serve