One Pot Vegan Coconut Curried Brown Rice with Tofu
Delicious, savory coconut curried brown rice made with warming spices, crispy tofu, tons of veggies and a creamy coconut rice. This easy one pot meal is the perfect plant based cozy dinner or lunch for colder months!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 411cal
Ingredients
- For the tofu:
- 1 package Nasoya Extra Firm Tofu, drained and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for cooking
- 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of cayenne pepper (1/8 teaspoon)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- For the veggies:
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 large carrots, sliced
- For the rice:
- 2 cups jasmine brown rice
- 1 can (15 oz) light coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 tablespoon yellow curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- To garnish:
- ½ cup diced fresh cilantro
- ½ cup dried cranberries (or sub golden raisins, dried cherries or chopped dates)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the ingredients for the tofu marinade: olive oil, curry powder, coconut sugar, garlic powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Add tofu cubes and toss with the marinade. Let sit while you chop all your veggies, or place the tofu in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
- When tofu is done marinating, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large pot and place over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, add in tofu and cook for 3-6 minutes until tofu begins to brown and crisp up. Slowly stir tofu so that it browns on all sides as best you can. Once tofu is done browning, transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In the same large pot, place over medium heat and add ½ tablespoon olive oil, plus garlic, mushrooms, onion, bell pepper and carrots. Saute for 5 minutes until mushrooms and onions begin to cook down.
- Next add in brown rice, coconut milk, water, peas, yellow curry powder, turmeric, salt, pepper. Bring mixture to a light boil, then cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 40-45 minutes, then remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes before fluffing rice with a fork.
- Carefully fold in the tofu, dried cranberries and cilantro. Serves 6.
Notes
Feel free to use white jasmine rice, quinoa or pearl couscous in place of the brown rice. Just note that white rice, quinoa or couscous will not need to cook as long as the brown rice listed; instead these usually only take about 20 minutes.
To store: store any leftover rice in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The rice is delicious cold, but feel free to warm up a serving in the microwave until it’s nice and heated.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (based on 6) | Calories: 411cal | Carbohydrates: 69.1g | Protein: 14.2g | Fat: 11.6g | Saturated Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 8.7g | Sugar: 12.8g