Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Vegetarian Spaghetti Recipe

Plate of Malaysian vegetarian spaghetti, with tofu, red chillies, cheese and crispy coriander in a spicy, creamy sauce.

The ultimate vegetarian spaghetti reflecting Asian tastes. This Malaysian-style spaghetti is spicy, buttery, and scented with fresh coriander leaves, also known as vegetable spaghetti (VEGETARIAN FRIED RICE). 

 

The fresh spaghetti sauce is made from scratch in a Malaysian kitchen using dried chili paste, ginger, shallots, and tomatoes, not store-bought spaghetti sauce. Tofu and green peas are added, making this vegetarian spaghetti recipe stand out from other spaghetti dishes.

Fresh spaghetti sauce combined with al-dente spaghetti creates a quick, kitchen-friendly, and affordable meal. Store-bought spaghetti keeps it convenient for those who don’t have time to make pasta from scratch, with plenty of quality spaghetti or pasta options available.

 

Cooking spaghetti to al-dente texture is still important for the ideal meal. This recipe (EASY CHICKEN SALAD) is for anyone looking for a vegetarian meal, easy spaghetti recipe, or Asian-style pasta.

 

How to Cook Spaghetti

Ingredients

½ packet spaghetti

 

Steps

1. Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil.

2. Add spaghetti.

3. Stir occasionally, to prevent spaghetti from sticking together.

4. Cook to a preferred texture.

5. Pour the cooked spaghetti into a colander to remove the water.

Ingredients for Vegetarian Spaghetti
Cooked spaghetti 

2 tbsp butter

1 brown tofu - sliced

Some coriander leaves - sliced

½ inch ginger - thinly sliced
4 shallots  thinly sliced
1 large tomato - thinly sliced

Dried chili paste - as needed
Frozen green peas - as needed
Water -  as needed
Salt - to taste
Some red chilies - sliced 
Grated cheese - as needed


How to Make Vegetarian Spaghetti

Heat butter and quickly fry coriander leaves till crispy.

Remove and set aside.

In the same butter, fry tofu for a light crispy on both sides.

Remove and set aside

Add more butter if needed, sauté ginger and shallots.

Add chilli paste and cook till aromatic. 

Add tomato and cook till a thick sauce.

Pour in water, stir and let the sauce simmer.

Add peas and salt. 

Stir all in. 

Pour the sauce over cooked spaghetti.

Top with tofu, cheese, chilies and crispy coriander leaves.

Sprinkle cheese atop. 

Thick spaghetti sauce, before adding water.

Vegetarian spaghetti sauce simmering in a wok.
Frozen peas added to spicy thick spaghetti sauce in a wok.

Close-up of spicy, creamy vegetarian spaghetti with cheese, red chilies, tofu, and coriander leaves

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