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Vegan Butter ‘Chicken’ recipe

A tasty butter curry using plant based ingredients

Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Vegan
Vegetarian
Vegan Butter ‘Chicken’ recipe
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Ingredients

For the curry
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 260g vegan 'chicken'
  • 30g tomato puree
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 75g Oatly creamy oat fraiche, or similar dairy free alternative
  • 1 tbsp dairy free butter
For the beans and rice
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 packet green beans, or vegetable of choice
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 150g rice
  • to taste salt & pepper

Many thanks to Tamara (@tamaraeats) for this tasty recipe. 

“I used plant-based chicken chunks but this can be replaced with any vegan alternative such as Quorn or tofu.”

This recipe serves 2

Method

01
Rinse the rice and add to a small pot on low heat, for every 1 cup of rice add 1.5 cups of water, cover and leave to cook for 15 minutes until fluffy
02
Heat the oil in a pan, once hot add the “chicken”, salt and pepper
03
Once golden, add the tomato puree and all the powdered spices
04
Add sugar, 200ml of water and the stock cube
05
Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to simmer for 3 minutes, once reduced, add the creme fraiche, remove from the heat and add the butter.
06
Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan, add the green beans, a splash of water, salt and pepper and stir fry until starting to char, then stir in the mustard seeds
07
Enjoy all together!