
Butter Chicken Curry (with no butter or chicken!)
Very tasty vegan alternative to the classic Punjabi classic butter chicken!
Ingredients
- 2tspvegetable oil (I use grapeseed)
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1bay leaf
- 8garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1large red onion, chopped
- 1inch knob ginger chopped
- 1/3 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1tspgaram masala
- 3med tomatoes chopped
- 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 1/2-1 tsp salt (according to taste)
- 1cupof non dairy milk (or water for a less rich sauce)
- 10.5 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (or 1/2 tsp of dried fenugreek seeds)
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- chopped coriander
- Plus whichever veg or meat replacement you prefer. I used chick peas, mushrooms and green beans but you can add seitan, tofu, quorn pieces, legumes, any veggies you have lying around!
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in large skillet
- 2
Add cumin, coriander seeds and bayleaf - cook for 1 minute
- 3
Add garlic til slightly browning on edges
- 4
Add onions and ginger and cook until golden
- 5
Add turmeric, cayenne and garam masala and mix for a minute
- 6
Add tomatoes, cashews and salt and cook until tomatoes have broken down and saucy (about 5 mins)
- 7
Cool slightly then add to blender
- 8
Blend with milk until smooth
- 9
Pour sauce back into skillet and heat over medium heat
- 10
Stir in veggies / legumes / meat replacement, fenugreek and sugar
- 11
Reduce heat and cover - sauce will thicken
- 12
Once veggies etc. cooked (depends on what you are using), taste for seasoning, garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice and roti!
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