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Golden Tofu Scramble

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Soft, savoury curds of tofu seasoned with turmeric, nutritional yeast and a pinch of black salt for a genuinely eggy flavour. Ready in 15 minutes and great piled onto toast.

Recipe byitsvegan Kitchen
Oct 29, 2026
Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Total15 min
Serves2
LevelEasy

Method

  1. Pat the tofu dry with a clean tea towel, then crumble it into a bowl with your hands, leaving some larger chunks for texture.
  2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and cook the onion for 3–4 minutes until soft and translucent.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  4. Add the crumbled tofu and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, so some of the moisture evaporates.
  5. Whisk the nutritional yeast, turmeric, paprika and soy milk together in a small cup, then pour over the tofu and stir until evenly golden.
  6. Fold in the spinach and cook for 1 minute until just wilted and the scramble looks creamy rather than wet.
  7. Take the pan off the heat, then stir in the kala namak and plenty of black pepper. Adding the black salt at the end keeps its eggy aroma.
  8. Scatter with chives and serve straight away on toast or with roast potatoes.

Tips, storage & swaps

Kala namak is what gives the eggy flavour, so it is worth seeking out at Indian grocers or online. Firm tofu gives fluffy curds; silken tofu gives a softer, wetter scramble. Leftovers keep in the fridge for 3 days and make a great breakfast burrito filling. Any plant milk works in place of soy milk.

Every recipe on itsvegan is 100% plant-based: no meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey or gelatin. Always check packaged ingredients such as chocolate, bread and wine for hidden animal products.

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