Vegetable Pad Thai Noodles

(with Brown Rice Noodles)

Vegetable Pad thai Noodles is a flavorful combination of noodles, vegetables, Tofu, peanut powder with Thai Sauce. As it contains Tofu and brown rice noodles, it can be added to the diet menu list. The recipe follows four steps of preparation – sauce preparation, noodles preparation, baking tofu and combine everything together. Sharing below the recipe I tried out

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

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