Chilly Tofu

Ingredients

Tofu (Soya Cheese) 1 lb
Soya Sauce 1 Table spoon
Tomato Ketchup 3 Table Spoons
Ajinomoto ½ tea spoon
Corn Flour 1 ½ cup
All-Purpose Flour 3 table spoons
Salt to taste
Red Chili Powder 1 ½ tea spoon
Ginger Garlic Paste 2-3 table spoons
Onion 4 large (Finely Diced)
Coriander or cilantro 1 cup (Chopped finely)
Milk 1 cup
Vinegar 2 Table Spoons
Black Pepper 2 Table spoons
Red Chilies 5-6 or to your taste
Oil for deep frying
Baking soda ½ tea spoon
Sugar 1 pinch.
Spring onions 1 bunch ( Finely Chopped)
Green Chilies 3-4 (finely Chopped)

1. In a small pan add red chilies along with ½ cup of water and cook the chilies till they are soft and mushy. Grind the cooked chilies to a paste.
2. Dice Tofu into ½ inch cubes.
3. In a bowl mix 1 cup of corn flour, Al-purpose flour, salt and red chili powder to taste, ½ tea spoon black pepper ,baking soda and ¼ tea spoon of Ajinomoto.
4. Mix the above prepared mixture with milk till you get the consistency of bajji batter. Make sure the batter should not be too thin or too thick.
5. On the other hand, heat enough oil to deep fry in a deep frying pan.
6. Once the oil reaches the frying temperature, dip Tofu cubes in the prepared batter and fry them till they turn golden brown and keep them a side.
7. Place a wide pan on medium heat and add 3-5 tea spoons of oil. Once the oil is hot enough add onions, ginger garlic past, little salt, chopped chilies and ajinomoto. Let the mixture cook on low flame for 5-6 min, make sure onions should not turn brown.
8. After 5-6 min add red chili paste that is prepared in step 1, let the mixture cook for 2 minutes. Now add as much water as you want for the gravy, for 20 people add 5-6 cups of water.
9. On the other hand in another small bowl mix 1 cup of water with 2 tea spoons of corn flour ,vinegar ,tomato ketchup, Soya sauce, 1 pinch sugar, salt to taste. Mix all together and add to the onion mixture prepared in step7 and let the mixture cook till the gravy is thick enough to eat.
10. Before serving add the deep fried Tofu to the gravy and heat the mixture for 4-5 min.
    Finely add chopped cilantro and spring onions to garnish and most of all for great flavor.