Butter Chicken Curry (with no butter or chicken!)

Butter Chicken Curry (with no butter or chicken!)

Rating

Difficulty

Intermediate
Cooking Mode

Very tasty vegan alternative to the classic Punjabi classic butter chicken!

Ingredients

Yields
  • 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. 1

    Heat oil in large skillet

  2. 2

    Add cumin, coriander seeds and bayleaf - cook for 1 minute

  3. 3

    Add garlic til slightly browning on edges

  4. 4

    Add onions and ginger and cook until golden

  5. 5

    Add turmeric, cayenne and garam masala and mix for a minute

  6. 6

    Add tomatoes, cashews and salt and cook until tomatoes have broken down and saucy (about 5 mins)

  7. 7

    Cool slightly then add to blender

  8. 8

    Blend with milk until smooth

  9. 9

    Pour sauce back into skillet and heat over medium heat

  10. 10

    Stir in veggies / legumes / meat replacement, fenugreek and sugar

  11. 11

    Reduce heat and cover - sauce will thicken

  12. 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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