Spicy Tofu Triangles with French Beans

This recipe is a combination of two different dishes - Grilled Tofus in Spicy Tomato Sauce  (Feb 2015) and Curried French Beans with Potatoes (March 2016). It turned out quite well, especially with a light lentil curry.
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Ingredients ( Serves 3 as a side) 

• I block of firm tofu cut into 4, sliced sideways and then cut diagonally- you should hv 16 triangles.
• 10 pieces of French beans, deveined and cut into 1 inch pieces. 
• 2 tbsp oil and extra for shallow frying the tofu triangles
• 1 big onion, processed in a food processor to get onion paste
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced fine
• 1 tsp mushroom seasoning
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp Chili paste
• 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
• Salt, if needed
• ​1/4 cup chopped scallions for garnish

Method 

1. Shallow fry the tofu triangles with a little oil.
2. In the meantime, lightly boil the French beans in salted water for 5 mins in microwave. 
3. Take a sauce pan, add 2tbsp oil and fry the onion paste till light brown.
4. Then add in the minced garlic and fry further. At this point, it may look dry but don't add oil as then the end dish will be oily.
5. After a few minutes, add the mushroom seasoning and chilli paste and fry further.
6. This will then be followed by adding the tomato sauce for the tanginess.
7. Now you should have thick tomato chilli paste in your pot. 
8. Add in the shallow fried tofu pieces and the boiled beans. 
9. Add a bit of water ( like 2 tbsps only) and give the whole dish a good stir. Let it cook to come together.
10. Turn off the heat after a few minutes and serve with a light curry, garnishe with chopped scallions.