If you are used to tofu made from soybeans, then try changing your taste with 2 ways to make almond tofu and chickpea tofu that are fragrant, fatty, and nutritious right at home, as TasteVN reveals right below! Let’s get cooking now.
1. Almond Tofu
Preparation time
30 minutes
Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Almond Tofu Serves 2 people
Sliced almonds 60 gr Filtered water 200 ml Gelatin sheets 3 gr Whole milk 200 ml Rock sugar 2 teaspoons Dried cinnamon flowers 20 gr (if available) Cinnamon sugar 1 tablespoon
How to Make Almond Tofu
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Blend Almonds
You fill a bowl containing sliced almonds with water and soak for about 1 hour.
After that, you take the almonds and put them in a blender, adding 200ml of clean water, then press the button to blend until smooth.
Finally, strain the blended mixture through a sieve lined with a cloth to obtain smooth almond milk, avoiding any residue.
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Soak Gelatin
You add 3g of gelatin (which can be cut into strands) to a bowl containing 200ml of water, and soak until it expands and softens.
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Heat Milk Mixture
Place a pot on the stove, turn the heat to low, and add all the gelatin from the bowl into the pot, stirring well with 1 teaspoon of rock sugar.
After the rock sugar dissolves, add 200ml of whole milk along with the filtered almond milk. Stir until the milk mixture heats up (but does not boil), then turn off the heat.
Finally, strain through a cloth filter and pour the milk mixture into a mold to let it set into tofu.
Tip: Allow the tofu mold to cool in a well-ventilated place until it sets, about 3 – 4 hours. -
Completion
Take the tofu out of the mold, and cut it into bite-sized squares.
Put a moderate amount of tofu into a bowl, drizzle with 1 teaspoon of rock sugar, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar, and sprinkle a little dry cinnamon before enjoying.
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Final Product
The almond tofu is smooth and soft, seemingly melting in your mouth. The nutty flavor of almonds blends with the creaminess of milk, the subtle sweetness of rock sugar and cinnamon sugar, especially with the characteristic aroma of cinnamon.
2. Chickpea Tofu
Preparation
20 minutes
Processing
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chickpea Tofu For 2 people
Chickpeas 200 gr Water 600 ml
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Tools needed
Blender, stove, pot,….
How to make Chickpea Tofu
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Soak the chickpeas
Soak the chickpeas in a large bowl full of water, leave overnight.
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Blend the chickpeas
You take the chickpeas and put them in the blender, then add 500ml of water, press the button to start blending until smooth.
Then, you pour the mixture into a strainer and pour the remaining 100ml of water into the blender to rinse off the leftover chickpeas.
Squeeze the blended chickpea mixture well to extract the juice.
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Boil the mixture
Place a pot on the stove, turn the heat to low and add the freshly squeezed chickpea juice into the pot. Stir continuously and cook until the mixture thickens slightly and starts to boil, then turn off the heat.
Note: Avoid boiling the chickpea mixture too much, as it can cause the mixture to thicken and produce foam, making the tofu look unappetizing and less appealing. -
Completion
Pour the boiled chickpea juice into a mold (size to your preference), then place it in a cool place to let it set into chickpea tofu.
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Final Product
Chickpea tofu has a slightly yellowish color, looking very appealing. Even without using any gelling agents like agar powder or gelatin, chickpea tofu still solidifies and remains soft due to the starch content that binds the chickpeas together when heated.
You can eat chickpea tofu directly to experience the creamy and nutty flavor of chickpeas, or drizzle a bit of rock sugar syrup to add a sweet balance to the creaminess.
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Wish you success with 2 methods of making almond tofu and chickpea tofu that are fragrant, rich, and nutritious at home as TasteVN has just guided!
*Compiled and referenced information from YouTube sources Congass Team and Peaceful Cuisine
