Crumbled Breakfast Tofu

Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day as it gives us the energy to begin our day. So naturally the kind of breakfast we eat makes great difference for our body. 

Hence, I have tried to prepare protein rich healthy breakfast that can be enjoyed by everyone in the family - the Crumbled Breakfast Tofu. It is super easy and quick to prepare with just a few ingredients. All you need is tofu, your choice of vegetables and some basic spices. Sauté some veggies, add crumbled tofu and spices and the delicious breakfast tofu is ready to serve. You can serve this Breakfast tofu however you like it. My family enjoy eating it over some nicely toasted bread and fresh fruits or fruit juice. 

You can also prepare this simple crumbled breakfast tofu and turn it into an extravagant weekend breakfast by adding some beans, salsa and avocados to it. Serve it over a tortilla and viola you have a giant breakfast burrito ready to devour. This Tex-Mex breakfast is seriously tasty and can be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or fresh juice. 

Important Tips/ Notes

Before we get started let's go over some Tofu 101  and other tips.

Silken Tofu vs Firm Tofu - There are different types of Tofu available in the store ranging from Silken Tofu to Extra Firm Tofu. For this recipe, I have used 1 block of silken tofu and 1 block of firm tofu. Silken tofu is very soft which adds creaminess to our Crumbled Breakfast Tofu. While firm tofu, as the name suggests, is firm that can be sliced or chopped according to the need of the recipe. Here I have crumbled it in my palms as we don't need it to hold any shape. Firm tofu gives the texture to this dish. Hence, I suggest to use both silken and firm tofu. However, you can still prepare this amazing breakfast if you have either one of the two types of tofu. The outcome texture will be different.

Pressing the Tofu - Usually tofu holds a lot of water/moisture that need to be drained out before cooking. I have only pressed my tofu for few minutes as we are going to cook it until water evaporates. However, you can press it overnight or for few hours if you are able to do it. The longer the pressing time, the lesser the cooking time and firmer the tofu.

Vegetables - This recipe is very flexible for the types of vegetables that you may want to add to your Crumbled Breakfast Tofu. I have only added colorful bell peppers and tomatoes for the recipe. But here are some of my favorite vegetables to add to this breakfast tofu - Spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini and squash. Feel free to add the vegetables to your liking. 

Spices - The spices used in the recipe are mostly available in pantry except black salt/ kala namak/ sanchal and nutritional yeast. You can skip black salt if you wish, however it does add some nice flavor to the dish. Nutritional yeast is another ingredient that is not commonly found in pantry. But you can easily replace it with some parmesan cheese or you can completely skip adding it. Instead you can sprinkle regular cheddar or mozzarella cheese at the end. 

Crumbled Breakfast Tofu 

Prep time - 10 minutes

Cook time - 10 minutes 

Serves 4-6 

Video recipe -

Ingredients

1 Pack Silken tofu (14 oz/ 397 gm)

1 Pk Firm/Extra firm tofu  (14 oz/ 397 gm)

1/3 Cup Colorful bell peppers chopped

1/3 Cup Cherry tomatoes halved

1 Chili finely chopped (optional)

1 Clove of garlic minced 

2 Spring onions chopped

Salt to taste

1/2 Tsp Black pepper powder

1/2 Tsp Black salt 

1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder

1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast (optional)

1 Tbsp Oil

Instructions

We will begin with removing extra moisture from silken tofu and firm tofu. Open the container of silken tofu and wrap a paper towel or clean cloth around it. Turn it upside down in a plate, this will absorb the excess water out of tofu without breaking it. Also, remove firm tofu from its container and wrap a paper towel or clean cloth around it to absorb excess moisture. See video for guidance. 

After 10-15 minutes, remove the paper towel from around the silken tofu container. Roughly mash it with a fork. Do to not make a paste. After that remove the paper towel from around the firm tofu. In a plate, crumble the firm tofu in your palms. 

Next, we will heat up oil in a pan at medium flame and add minced garlic and spring onion whites. Sauté for a minute until raw smell of garlic is gone. Do not burn garlic.

Add green chili and bell peppers to the pan and sauté for another minute. 

Add mashed silken tofu and crumbled firm tofu to the pan and gently combine it with the sautéed vegetables. 

After that add salt, black pepper powder, turmeric powder, nutritional yeast and black salt to the pan and give it a good mix. 

Turn heat to low and let it simmer for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally. The excess water from tofu will evaporate slowly. You may have to simmer for longer time depending on the amount of water in tofu.

At the end, add cherry tomato halves to the pan and combine everything well before turning off the heat. Garnish with spring onion greens.

The quick and easy Crumbled Breakfast Tofu is ready to serve with your choice of bread or tortilla. This complete breakfast is healthy and a great source of fiber and protein to start your day!