Homemade Vegan Nando's Bowl

This homemade vegan Nando's bowl is like a healthier, vegetarian-friendly Nando's meal - with the classic spicy rice and this marinated tofu in a Nando's sauce. It's easy, packed with flavour, and ready in under 30 minutes.

This is a great meal to cook for yourself when you don't want to spend money on a takeaway - and the tofu cooked in cornflour until crispy and then coated in a spicy sauce is just spot on.

Meal Components:

• Tofu: The tofu in this recipe is coated in cornflour and seasonings, air-fried, and then coated in a Nandos marinade. Instead of tofu, you could also use a meat substitute.~
  
• Spicy rice: I've used my spicy rice recipe here - it's a homemade copycat version of the super popular Nando's rice.
  
• Sides: I served mine with a mixed salad, but you could also add corn on the cob, tender-stem broccoli, peas, garlic bread, or roasted green beans.

Storing

Store any leftovers in air-tight containers for 3-4 days in the fridge. Make sure your rice, especially, is piping hot before eating. 

Tofu Nando's Bowl

Author: By The Forkful

156kcal

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Cook 25 minutes mins

Total 25 minutes mins

This tofu Nando's bowl is full of flavor and like a healthier alternative to a Nando's takeaway - but vegetarian-friendly! The tofu is spicy, crispy, and full of flavor - and the spicy rice is absolutely delicious.

Servings 2 servings

Course Main Meals

Cuisine Portugese

Ingredients

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For the Tofu:

• ▢ 200 g extra-firm tofu
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cornflour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cajun spice
• ▢ 0.5 teaspoon oregano
• ▢ 0.25 teaspoon cayenne chili pepper
• ▢ Salt and pepper
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 3 tablespoon Nando's marinade sauce
• ▢ 2 servings spicy rice
• ▢ Mixed salad

Method

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1. Prepare your spicy rice according to the recipe instructions.
   2 servings spicy rice
2. While that's cooking, prepare the tofu.
   200 g extra-firm tofu
3. Slice your tofu into 2-3 cm cutlets, then sprinkle over the cornflour and seasonings and make sure both sides are fully coated.
   2 tbsp cornflour, 1 tsp cajun spice, 0.5 tsp oregano, 0.25 tsp cayenne chili pepper, Salt and pepper
4. Coat the tofu "steaks" with some olive oil, then air fry at 200C for 15 minutes or fry in a pan for 5-6 minutes until crispy on both sides.
   1 tbsp olive oil
5. Add the marinade to a pan on medium heat, then add the tofu to get it fully coated. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
   3 tbsp Nando's marinade sauce
6. Cut the tofu into strips and serve with the spicy rice and mixed salad.
   Mixed salad

Nutrition

Calories156kcalCarbohydrates11gProtein8gFat9gSaturated Fat1gPolyunsaturated Fat2gMonounsaturated Fat5gSodium65mgPotassium190mgFiber1gSugar1gVitamin A605IUVitamin C0.2mgCalcium42mgIron2mg

Notes

You could also bake the tofu if you don't have an air fryer and would prefer not to fry it - I would recommend baking for 15 - 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.

You could also serve the tofu and spicy rice with some corn on the cob, tenderstem broccoli, or peas.

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