Please refer to the photos above for references on how I made my skewers. Feel free to cut them at different lengths

Warm the water in the microwave for a few seconds till it is warm but not hot

Mix the tamarind paste into the water and try and break it apart

Let it sit for about 10 minutes till it has dissolved

While the tamarind is soaking, combine all the spices into a spice grinder and blitz till everything is well combined into a powder

Squeeze out as much water as you can from the tofu and cut into one-inch bricks (refer to photo above)

Mix the powder spice mix with the soaked tamarind and oil till you get a thick paste

Mix the paste with the cut tofu and marinade for at least 2hours or overnight

While the tofu is marinating, soak your skewer stick (I used 6 inch skewer sticks)

After marinating, skewer about 4-5 tofu chunks per stick

You have two options to cook the skewers, depending on the amount of time you have to really tender the skewers

You can either bake the skewers for 45 minutes at 425°F, flipping after 30 minutes

you can sear the tofu in a cast iron pan/or any pan of choice till each side is brown then pop it in the oven for 10 mins at 425°F

You might be tempted to increase the temperature to make the tofu cook quicker but I do not recommend this