How tofu is prepared|Tofu making [at Home] 100% healthy and homemade

Tofu is an alternative to paneer. You wish to know how tofu is prepared at home in an easy way. so let me tell you it’s made from Soybean and the extraction is a little lengthy process which is considered to be the best for people consuming a vegan diet. Secondly, for those who are giving importance to calories and are considering weight loss for them tofu is the best option.  In Addition to vitamins & Minerals, tofu contains zero cholesterol and contains less fat.

Overall 65% of the population have lactose intolerance and they cannot digest milk-based items hence tofu is considered to be the best option for this.

How tofu is prepared-Ingredients

• 500 Grms of Soaked soybeans
• Lemon Juice (1 lemon)

How tofu is prepared- quick steps

• Soak 500 grams soybeans overnight
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• Rinse well before use

• Blend the soybeans
• Blend little at a time with enough water to cover the soybeans

• Use cheese cloth to strain the soybeans

• Press as much as you can to get the liquid until the mixture gets dry
• The Pulp which gets remained in cheese cloth is known as Okara or soy pulp
• Now start to boil the soy milk
• strain the Milk before cooking to get the smoother tofu
• Pour the soya milk into a large pot with 1500 ML water
• Stir frequently and simmer for about 15 Minutes
• At this point, the foam will start to rise so be careful a bit not to let it over boil
• Lower the heat when foam rises up
• Remove the bubbles from the top of the soy milk
• Simmer for another 10 Minutes
• Pour the soy milk into the pot for making tofu
• Prepare Juice with 1 lemon and add 4 tbsp of water
• Heat up the soya milk, wait till it gets almost boiled and turn off the heat
• Slowly pour the lemon mixture, do not over mix and make sure not to stir too much
• Let it sit for 15 minutes, the curds will separate on its own
• Meanwhile prepare a tofu mould (as shown in Picture)

• Slowly pour the curd into the tofu mould

• Cover and leave it for one hour

• Put some weight for an extra firmer tofu
• Tofu is set

• Soak in water for 30 min for a firmer texture and to remove the bitterness

• Cut the tofu in a desired shape

Thank you for going through this blog. Do it at your home. For any queries feel free to comment us below. We have also covered brown-rice, cauliflower-rice recipes as well. hope you try them out as well will tofu curries at home. we will try to make recipes using tofu on this blog. Thank you. Have a great day.