[homemade] Vegetable Pad Thai with Brown Rice Noodles

Recipe:

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Ingredients to make Vegetable Pad Thai with brown Rice Noodles:

Preparation Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 45 mins (7+5+20+13)

For Thai Sauce Preparation:

• Tamarind Paste -2 tbsp (mix with 1/4 cup of water)
• Apple Cider Vinegar -2 tbsp
• Chili sauce - 2 tsp
• Sugar -2 tbsp ( cane sugar) 
• Peanut powder - 2 tsp (optional)
• Lemon juice - 1tsp
• Soya sauce -1 tbsp

For Vegetable Pad Thai Preparation:

• Pad Thai Noodles - 100 grams ( I used brown rice pad Thai noodles)
• Onion Sliced - 1 medium
• Vegetables - 1 cup ( I took Carrots, beans, green and yellow capsicums)
• Tofu Cubes - 1 cup (200 grams)
• Garlic pods - 2 (finely chopped)
• Peanut powder - 2 tbsp
• Few spring onions
• Water as required
• Salt as required

Complete recipe is here

Method:

Step 1 - Pad Thai Noodles Preparation:

• In a vessel, boil water. Add noodles in it
• Saute Occasionally and Cook for 5-7 minutes ( as per pad thai packet instruction)
• Once cooked, remove excess water using sieve
• pour some cold water on top to prevent breakage of noodles

Step 2 - Thai Sauce Preparation:

• Take a bowl, add tamarind water (mix 2 tbsp of tamarind paste in 1/4 cup of water. If using normal tamarind at home, soak a lemon size ball in 1/4 cup of hot water 15 minutes early)
• Add soya sauce, chili sauce, sugar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and mix well
• optionally add a tsp of peanut powder. combine everything together without creating any lumps

Thai Sauce is ready now

Step 3 - Tofu Preparation:

• prepare a baking tray with a parchment paper
• Dip each Tofu in our prepared thai sauce and place in baking tray
• Pre-heat oven at 180C/350F. Bake tofu for 20 minutes (10 minutes each side)
• After 10 minutes of baking, take out the baking tray outside carefully
• Flip each tofu to bake other side as well evenly
• tofu is baked well in 20 minutes
• Alternatively, Shallow Fry In Dosa Pan Gently Without Getting Burnt

Crispy Tofu is ready now

Step 4 - Vegetable Pad Thai Noodles Preparation:

• in a pan, add oil. Once hot, add chopped garlic pods
• onions are added. Saute it well
• Colorful sliced vegetables are added, stir fry it for 5-7 minutes. Saute it occasionally
• put Thai sauce in the pan. allow it to cook for 2-3 minutes
• Cooked noodles are added. Mix it gently without breaking the noodles
• baked Tofu cubes can be added. combine it well along with the noodles
• garnish with peanut powder and sprinkle few spring onions on top

bon appetit