Friday

Punjab spinach sauce over our classic tofu (tofu recipe in the comments)
Basmati rice
South Indian spiced purple cabbage (our version in the comments)

Hot tea
Candy (we're almost done!)
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It's grocery list night and we're trying a new convenience product - well, new to us: Trader Joe's Punjab spinach sauce. I saw this sauce mentioned in an article about healthy prepared foods and thought, "Indian, spinach, healthy, easy - what could be better!" This has very low sodium for a prepared food (one of my major peeves with convenience fare) and when simmered over our no fail tofu, makes an super easy dinner. I was VERY impressed with this sauce and I always love our tofu, so overall a total success. The cabbage is a new easy Indian side dish I found on a blog I've been checking lately, Raspberry Eggplant. It was mentioned in the Mark Bittman article on microwaving that I posted last week and has some great recipes. M and I are always looking for good, ethnic sides to compliment our meals. The issue is we don't want to do something as complicated as the main dish (obviously not really an issue tonight, but still), but we don't want to have the same side every time we do something, say, Indian (cucumber salad again, eh?). We have a great okra recipe, and this cabbage is a good new addition. It a tiny bit more labor intensive, but the product is excellent, very colorful, and I think it still gets filed under easy.

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Super easy main, easy side
Chopping: Tofu, cabbage
Time: 30 minutes
Make ahead: Jarred products are always "made ahead" :)

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J: "Indian food is SO excellent."
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