Vegan Butter Chicken Style

Name: Vegan Butter Chicken Style
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 600g cooked chickpeas; 400g crushed tomatoes; 200ml cashew cream blended from 100g soaked cashews and 200ml water; 1 large onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp chilli powder; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp coconut oil; 1 handful fresh coriander

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

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

Add tomato paste and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add crushed tomatoes, simmer 15 minutes.

Blend sauce until smooth, return to pan.

Add cashew cream and chickpeas.

Simmer 10 minutes until rich and glossy.

Season generously.

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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