Restaurant-Style Butter Chicken Vegan
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Restaurant-Style Butter Chicken Vegan

NUTRITION · PER SERVING75M COOK
CAL 19%·PRO 31%
CARBS 30G31% OF CAL
7G FIBER13G OTHER10G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 26G61% OF CAL
15G SAT11G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Crispy air-fried tofu in a creamy, spiced tomato-coconut butter sauce inspired by Indian butter chicken. Rich and decadent with warm spice notes.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 14 ounces extra firm tofu (pressed for at least 15 minutes, then torn into 3/4” bite-sized pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons non-dairy yogurt (or non dairy cream )
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or use 3 cloves minced garlic and 1/2” ginger, minced plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice.)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves ((kasoori methi))
  • 2 teaspoons Kashmiri chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala blend (or use 1/8 teaspoon Indian sulfur salt (aka kaala namak or black salt))
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or other starch )
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (or use 1 tablespoon ground coriander (add later, with the garam masala))
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (divided)
  • 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste (or use chopped 6 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger )
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
  • 10 ounces canned tomato puree ((or unseasoned tomato sauce/ passata) )
  • 3 tablespoons raw cashews
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vegan butter (or oil)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 green cardamom pods (partially opened)
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1" or 2" cinnamon stick
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (crushed )
  • chopped cilantro, lemon juice, chopped green chili such as Serrano, cayenne or pepper flakes
PREP
30M
SODIUM
1069MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.