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Vegan Butter Chicken Style

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Vegan Butter Chicken Style

Chickpeas simmered in a spiced tomato and cashew cream sauce built on garlic, ginger, garam masala and turmeric, a rich and mild plant-based take on butter chicken, finished with coriander and served with rice or naan.

Total time
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Vegan
vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

600gcooked chickpeas
400gcrushed tomatoes
200mlcashew cream blended from 100g soaked cashews and 200ml water
1large onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2cmfresh ginger, minced
2 tspgaram masala
1 tspturmeric
1 tspchilli powder
2 tbsptomato paste
3 tbspcoconut oil
1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

1

Fry onion in coconut oil until golden, add garlic and ginger.

2

Add tomato paste and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

3

Add crushed tomatoes, simmer 15 minutes.

4

Blend sauce until smooth, return to pan.

5

Add cashew cream and chickpeas.

6

Simmer 10 minutes until rich and glossy.

7

Season generously.

8

Scatter with coriander and serve with rice or naan.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
385
Protein
15.5g
Fat
14.6g
Carbs
52.1g
Fiber
14.3g
Sodium
26mg

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