hannahbanana
March 9th, 2006, 03:44 PM
Thai Pumpkin Hummus
Category: Appetizers and Dips
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
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tofu pieces (see below) - 2 Tbsp
sesame seeds - 2 Tbsp
cashew nuts - 1 Tbsp
soy sauce (light) - 1 Tbsp or to taste
liquid sugar (see below) - 1 Tbsp or to taste
Thai red chili - 1/2 crushed or to taste
onion - 1/2 sliced
pumpkin (or eggplant) - 1 c pre-cooked until soft
coriander (or mint) - 1/4 c fresh
salt - 1/4 tsp
for tofu pieces:
oil - to cover bottom of wok
tofu - 2 c pre-soaked
liquid sugar (see below) - 2 Tbsp or to taste
soy sauce (light and dark) - 4-6 Tbsp of each
salt - 1/4 Tbsp
for liquid sugar:
water - 8-10 c
palm sugar - 1-2 c grated
Instructions:
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for liquid sugar:
boil water and dissolve sugar with stirring
remove from heat once sugar has dissolved
for tofu pieces:
squeeze out excess water from tofu
place oil in heated wok
add tofu, sugar, soy sauce, salt and stir-fry until brown
for hummus:
Place tofu pieces, sesame seeds, and cashews into mortar and pestle. Mash. Add soy sauce, sugar, chili, and onion. Mash. Add pumpkin and coriander. Mash to desired consistency.
Additional comments:
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In preparing the liquid sugar, you obviously don't need to make that much of it for this recipe - just try and get a saturated sugary solution. You can also use regular sugar, although I like palm sugar better.
You also don't need as many tofu pieces as the recipe makes, but the left-overs are yummy just to snack on!
I've only made the pumpkin hummus, and it's delicious. You can change it up quite a bit by altering the amount of certain ingredients - especially the chili. It doesn't have to be a Thai chili, you can use a less hot variety if you're not so into spicy foods.
Enjoy!
~Hannah
P.S. I got this recipe when I took a cooking class at a vegetarian restaurant in Thailand - the restaurant that actually started me on my road to veg*nism - so you know it must be good!! :)
Category: Appetizers and Dips
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
------------------------------------------------------
tofu pieces (see below) - 2 Tbsp
sesame seeds - 2 Tbsp
cashew nuts - 1 Tbsp
soy sauce (light) - 1 Tbsp or to taste
liquid sugar (see below) - 1 Tbsp or to taste
Thai red chili - 1/2 crushed or to taste
onion - 1/2 sliced
pumpkin (or eggplant) - 1 c pre-cooked until soft
coriander (or mint) - 1/4 c fresh
salt - 1/4 tsp
for tofu pieces:
oil - to cover bottom of wok
tofu - 2 c pre-soaked
liquid sugar (see below) - 2 Tbsp or to taste
soy sauce (light and dark) - 4-6 Tbsp of each
salt - 1/4 Tbsp
for liquid sugar:
water - 8-10 c
palm sugar - 1-2 c grated
Instructions:
------------------------------------------------------
for liquid sugar:
boil water and dissolve sugar with stirring
remove from heat once sugar has dissolved
for tofu pieces:
squeeze out excess water from tofu
place oil in heated wok
add tofu, sugar, soy sauce, salt and stir-fry until brown
for hummus:
Place tofu pieces, sesame seeds, and cashews into mortar and pestle. Mash. Add soy sauce, sugar, chili, and onion. Mash. Add pumpkin and coriander. Mash to desired consistency.
Additional comments:
------------------------------------------------------
In preparing the liquid sugar, you obviously don't need to make that much of it for this recipe - just try and get a saturated sugary solution. You can also use regular sugar, although I like palm sugar better.
You also don't need as many tofu pieces as the recipe makes, but the left-overs are yummy just to snack on!
I've only made the pumpkin hummus, and it's delicious. You can change it up quite a bit by altering the amount of certain ingredients - especially the chili. It doesn't have to be a Thai chili, you can use a less hot variety if you're not so into spicy foods.
Enjoy!
~Hannah
P.S. I got this recipe when I took a cooking class at a vegetarian restaurant in Thailand - the restaurant that actually started me on my road to veg*nism - so you know it must be good!! :)