Vegan Alternative to Goila Butter Chicken with Naan, raita & a Carrot Sambal

Name: Vegan Alternative to Goila Butter Chicken with Naan, raita & a Carrot Sambal
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 2 portions

Preparation time: 45 min
Cooking time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h

Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

For the vegan “Butter Chicken”

175 g vegan chicken style chunks

50 g vegan yoghurt alternative, plain

1 ts mustard, medium hot

2 tb coconut oil

3 tb garam masala

3 cm ginger, grated

3 pc cloves of garlic, finely chopped

1 ts chili paste

1 Pinch(es) cardamom

Some salt and pepper

For the sauce

70 g vegan spreadable fat

2 ts vegan alternative to whipping cream

1 ts agave syrup

150 ml soy drink

1 Bar(s) cinnamon

1 pc bay leaf

4 pc whole cloves

1 pc mace aril

5 pc green cardamom pods

1 kg tomatoes, roughly chopped

250 g onions, finely chopped

60 g cashews

3 ts dried coriander

1.5 ts chili powder

2 ts fenugreek seeds

150 ml water

1 pc spice bag

For the naan bread

60 g vegan yoghurt alternative

120 ml warm water

3.5 g dried yeast

1 ts sugar

1 tb olive oil

0.5 ts salt

300 g wheat flour

For the vegan raita alternative

300 g vegan alternative to yoghurt

0.5 pc cucumber, grated

0.5 ts cumin, ground

0.5 Bunch(es) fresh coriander, finely chopped

1 Handful fresh mint, finely chopped

0.5 pc lime, juice

Some salt and pepper

For the carrot sambal

4 pc carrots, finely grated

2 tb desiccated coconut, toasted

1 ts black mustard seeds, toasted

1 ts coriander seeds, toasted

1 tb raisins

1 pc lime, juice

1 tb agave syrup

1 tb peanut oil

0.5 Bunch(es) fresh coriander

Some fresh coriander for garnishing

Preparation

For the “Butter Chicken”

1. Put the chunks in a large bowl, and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well, and leave to marinate (covered) in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

For the naan bread

1. Mix the lukewarm water with the yeast and the sugar in a bowl, and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Next, add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

2. On a floured work surface, knead the dough for at least 5 minutes until smooth. Now put the dough back into the bowl, and leave to prove in a warm place for an hour.

For the sauce

1. Place the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves, mace and the cardamom pods in a spice bag, and tie it shut. Put the bag in a saucepan along with the tomatoes, onions, garlic and the rest of the sauce ingredients. Put the lid on the saucepan and simmer for an hour.

2. Then remove the spice bag, and blitz the sauce with a hand blender. Stir in the alternative to cream and the soy drink, and keep warm over a low heat.

3. To prepare the “chicken”, spread the marinated chunks on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 30 minutes until crispy.