Lunch & dinner

Tofu and chana masala with brown rice

  • Lunch & dinner
  • South Asian
  • 30 min hands-on
  • Vegan
  • Halal

Ingredients

One standard portion

  • 150g firm tofu
  • 50g brown basmati (dry weight)
  • 80g cooked chickpeas
  • 150g tomatoes
  • 50g onion

Season as the method describes. Spices, salt, lemon and water aren’t weighed or counted below.

Per portion

Calories
575kcal
Protein
35g
Carbs
73g
Fat
16g

Added up from each ingredient’s typical values per 100g. A standard portion is this meal’s share of a 2,000 kcal day.

Method

  1. Fry the tofu in half the oil until golden; set aside.

  2. Cook the onion, tomato and chana masala in the rest; add the chickpeas and simmer ten minutes.

  3. Fold the tofu back in and serve over the rice.

In a plan

This is one of the dishes our plans cook from, and plans serve it for lunch or dinner, or as the iftar meal in Ramadan. There, the firm tofu, brown basmati (dry weight) and rapeseed oil are weighed out to your own numbers; everything else stays as written.

General guidance, not medical advice. Please check with your doctor if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or are new to exercise. Check every ingredient against your own allergies.