care to share the recipe?

Ate in china before, quite spicy, the difference of it from local spicy food is that it causes tongue to feel numb

But actually the magnitude of spicy still can't beat the spicy Tom yam in thailand

Briefly mentioned the ingredient up there. Mine would be a simple version so dont expect the taste to be authentic.
You need
- Chopped Garlic
- Sichuan Peppercorn 四川花椒 (Visit some chinese medical shop/grocery shop) Just show them the chinese word if they dont understand english, otherwise replace it with Domino Chili flakes.
- Minced Pork/Beef (Beef would be the authentic one, I use pork since I cannot consume beef)
- White Tofu (I usually get these white, firm tofu from my nearby market, they are firm so they wont shatter easily when you cook, dont get the sourish one)
- Some Fermented bean sauce (Taucu). Not sure if there is any halal taucu, but this is a must for mapo tofu
- Chili paste (a lil bit will do)
- Spring onion for garnish

Instructions
- Saute up the chopped garlic with oil, when you can smell the garlic fragrance, add in the minced beef and stir fry it.
- When the beef is almost 60%~70% cooked, add in the peppercorn, taucu and chili paste and bring it to a stir.
- Add some sugar, and maybe some msg if the taste is lacking, dont add salt as the saltiness came from the taucu and chili paste.
- Add in the tofu and let it absorb the flavor, if possible dont try to stir it as it will shatter the tofu.
- Add in some chicken stock/beef stock/water after awhile and let it simmer for awhile, make sure it covers the tofu just well.
- When the whole pot is sizzling its almost done, add in some corn starch with water to thicken the gravy (dont add too much otherwise it will turn into pudding. pour the starch mixture little by little)
- pour it into a bowl and garnish it with some spring onion
- Best served hot with rice.

Note: try to adjust the flavor or the recipe yourself as this is my own personal preference.

Yes, no thanks to the peppercorn they use. It's like your tongue is fizzing, which cannot be washed off with water.

thank you, will try this during my free time
and yes, there is halal taucu
and the cili paste, do you use cili boh?

Not recommend to use chili boh actually as the flavor is quite strong, try something milder like those dipping chili paste.

I had the best mapo tofu in Puchong. It's called MaoJia Restaurant at IOI Boulevard. Nice and not pricey! I love the soup there. Best!!!! u can check their fb page www.facebook.com/maojia.restaurant