PETA India Animal Times Monsoon 2020

A Classic Chicken Dish With a Twist … It’s Vegan!

With its creamy tomato sauce and flavourful spices, butter chicken is, sadly, a favourite Indian dish. Now, this classic can be enjoyed by everyone – including people with dairy sensitivities and those who don’t want to kill birds or steal the milk meant for baby cows – thanks to this recipe, adapted from

VeganFirst.com . It’s perfect for a laid-back Sunday dinner – serve it with hot basmati rice, naan, and mango chutney. For more vegan versions of family favourites, check out VeganFirst.com .

© VeganFirst.com

Vegan Butter Chicken

Makes 2 servings

INGREDIENTS 1 cup vegan curd (try Chetran’s SoyaGurt Dahi) 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp MDH Deggi Mirch red chilli powder ¼ tsp garam masala 1 tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper 2 tsp lime juice

METHOD • In a bowl, add the vegan curd, ginger-garlic paste, ½ teaspoonful of the chilli powder, the garam masala, salt, black pepper, and lime juice and stir well. • Add the vegan drumsticks and marinate for 1 hour. • In a pan over a medium flame, add 1 teaspoonful of the vegan butter and the onions and sauté for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2 more minutes. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 more minute then add the water, cover with a lid, and cook for 10 minutes. • In a separate pan, fry the marinated vegan drumsticks in the oil until crispy then set aside. • Add the tomato mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. • In a wok over a medium flame, add the kasoori methi leaves, green chillies, and remaining chilli powder and vegan butter. Stir in the tomato sauce and sugar and cook for 2 minutes then add the vegan drumsticks. Add the coconut cream and cook until heated through. Serve hot.

2 vegan chicken drumsticks (try Vezlay’s Soya Leg Piece) 2 tsp vegan butter (try Hearth & Heart Natural butter)

1 cup chopped onions 2 tomatoes, chopped ½ cup tomato purée ¼ cup water 1 tsp oil ¼ cup kasoori methi leaves 2–3 green chillies 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp coconut cream

Order Chetran’s SoyaGurt Dahi and Vezlay’s Soya Leg Piece online at Rare Earth – The Organic Store. They're also available from some Nature’s Basket and Reliance Fresh stores.

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