Palak Tofu, or vegan palak paneer, switches out tofu for cheese but has all of the delicious fragrant flavor of a traditional palak paneer recipe! It’s a healthy but indulgent dish that is super easy to make.
Dice your tofu into big cubes. Spray a large pan with olive oil cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Pan-fry the tofu cubes on each side until it is firm and slightly browned.
Take the tofu out of the pan, place in a bowl and set aside. Meanwhile, in a food processor, blend the tomatoes and ginger until they come together in a smooth puree.
In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce mixture with the coriander powder, turmeric, garam masala cumin powder and cayenne. In a separate medium bowl, mix the whole wheat flour with the coconut milk and set aside.
Heat coconut oil in a large pan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks/pops right away, then the oil is hot enough and is ready to go. Once the cumin seed pops, add hing and remaining cumin seeds.
Add the spinach and salt. Let cook on low for about 10 minutes. At this point, you can either blend the entire mixture to give it a spinach gravy / spinach puree like consistency, or leave it a little chunky.