Food Cart Style Indo-Chinese Tofu Stir Fry (Vegan, Gluten Free) (Edit recipe)

Indo Chinese is a very popular style of cooking across India and is usually served on food carts. It is a fusion culinary style influenced by Chinese cuisine but adapted to Indian taste buds with the spices of India, thereby bringing the best of both the cuisines to the table. In most cases the food is cooked right in front of you and comes together quickly. The smell and sight of the food cooking on the food carts with fresh ingredients is an experience on its own. The food is usually spicy and hits all the right notes leaving you longing for more. The food cart style Tofu Stir fry, which is a vegan adaptation of a similar dish usually made with chicken. This recipe is Plant-Based Whole30 compatible, which is a plant-based version of the original 30-day Whole30 reset. The recipe is spicy and is bursting with flavors while keeping Chinese flavors as the base. The tofu is roasted with the fusion of Chinese and Indian marinades. You can also marinate the tofu and bake it in the oven till crisp for 40 minutes or air fry it. I cooked this the traditional way on the stove top where the tofu is pan fried . Traditionally this is cooked with soy sauce but I substituted that with coconut aminos to keep it Whole30 compatible .The vegetables are cooked for a very short time on high heat to retain the crunch and to seal in the flavors while keeping them still refreshingly fresh.