Loaded Veggie Tikka Masala
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This Loaded Veggie Tikka Masala is one THE most popular recipes on my blog and definitely a favorite in our house. I make it for guests on a regular basis and it’s ALWAYS a crowd pleaser. SUPER excited to hear how you like it!
Oh hey, welcome to one of my favorite recipe creations OF ALL TIME! Sometimes (a lot of the time) I exaggerate, but today is not one of those days :)
I didn’t grow up eating a lot of Indian food (and for the record, I’m totally not claiming this recipe to be an authentic Indian recipes) but I have definitely made up for that over the past few years. For a small southern city, Nashville holds its own when it comes to Indian restaurants and I most certainly have my favorites. My GO TO meal…..tikka masala! When I get to the point that I’ve eaten the same dish at the same restaurant more than about 5 times, that’s when I decide it’s past time I try the recipe for myself at home. Enter, THIS AMAZING VEGAN TIKKA MASALA! (sorry for yelling….I’m just really in love with this recipe).
Out of all the recipes on my blog (and there’s something like 300 of them!), this is definitely the recipe that I have tested the longest and the most amount of times. Actually, I first started making tikka masala recipes from cookbooks that I have and from some of my favorite bloggers. I took the elements that I loved most from each of those recipes and made it into my own veggie packed recipe.
The factors that I was most looking for: 1) LOTS of veggies. It took me a while to get the veggie proportions correct but I found a delicious happy medium. 2) The sauce. The first few times I tested my own recipe, there just wasn’t enough sauce. Or, I think there was just way too many veggies. Either way, I personally like a really saucy tikka masala. So, that’s what my recipe is. 3) I really wanted to create a fully plant based recipe. This was pretty easy actually. I simply subbed the yogurt for coconut yogurt and the cream for coconut cream. Everything else was already plant based and vegan.
Many tikka masala recipes start out with a curry paste that gets rubbed all over the meat and left to marinate. Since we’re not marinating anything, we get to skip that part (yay!!).
Instead, we make a simple onion, garlic, and cilantro sauce that adds SO much mind blowing flavor to the dish.
Next, we saute the onions with LOTS of spices. I’ve had a lot of fun lately experimenting with different spices and this recipe was no exception.
As with most of my recipes, the salt is totally optional.
Once the spices become aromatic and the onions are translucent, the tomatoes, sauce, coconut yogurt, half of the coconut cream AND the blitzed onion and cilantro mixture is added in. Then the cauliflower and carrots go in.
Once the veggies are tender and *just* about done, the chickpeas and peas are added in. NOW, if adding only half of a can of chickpeas into this dish is super annoying to you then go ahead and add in the whole can. I tried it this way at first and it works just great. I only add in half because it’s just a large dish already. You can also put in slightly less cauliflower or carrots to account for the extra chickpeas.
And on that note, don’t feel restricted to these veggies. I felt like peas + cauliflower + carrots + chickpeas was a perfect balance but honestly, a lot of other things would work in this dish! If you try other things, please let me know what and how you liked it!!
Alright, well that’s it for this gloomy Wednesday morning. I seriously can’t tell you how much I love this recipe and I hope that you love it as much as I do!
ps- it makes AMAZING leftovers. Like, it’s maybe even better on day 2 than the first time you eat it. So, I highly recommend making this with the intention of multiple leftover lunches. GAH, I wish I still had some leftover in the fridge now.
See How to Make the Vegan Tikka Masala:
More delicious vegetarian dinner recipes to try:
Loaded Veggie Tikka Masala
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 large servings 1x
Description
Easy and delicious loaded veggie tikka masala
Ingredients
- Large yellow onion (1/2 goes in sauce in blitzed sauce, 1/2 is finely chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch of ginger, peeled
- 10 sprigs of fresh cilantro (plus more for serving)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 1 teaspoon of salt (optional)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of garam masala
- 400 g of canned plum tomatoes, not drained
- 1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
- 1 small container of vegan yogurt**, roughly 5 ounces (I typically use So Delicious or Kite Hill unsweetened yogurt)
- 1 15 oz can of full fat coconut cream or milk**
- 1/2 head of cauliflower, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 3 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 15 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup of frozen peas
- Optional for serving: chopped cilantro, extra yogurt, basmati rice cooked
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine half of the onion, garlic, ginger, cilantro stalks, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Blitz until fully combined about 1 minute. (see photo above) Set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Add in the chopped onion and spices, stir to combine and cook gently for 10 minutes.
- Into the skillet, add the plum tomatoes (with the liquid from the can), tomato sauce, yogurt, HALF of the can of coconut milk and the blitzed onion and cilantro sauce. Cook for an additional 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add in the cauliflower and carrots and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Once the veggies are tender, add in chickpeas, frozen peas and the remaining coconut milk. Stir to combine and let cook for 5 more minutes or until peas are fully heated through.
- Serve with rice and (optional) a bit more cilantro leaves and yogurt.
- ENJOY!!
Notes
**To see photos of the kind of coconut cream and yogurt that I use, see photo above!**
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 389
- Sugar: 14.4 g
- Sodium: 734.3 mg
- Fat: 9.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 36.1 g
- Protein: 13.9 g
- Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
Keywords: indian, vegetarian dinner, healthy dinner
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102 Comments on “Loaded Veggie Tikka Masala”
What a beautiful and tantalizing dish! I love Indian food, but it can be tricky to know which dishes to avoid, since I’m lactose intolerant. I love that you’ve made this tikka masala dairy-free!
yes!! Some indian places use hardly any dairy but others do. SO I agree it can definitely be tricky! You don’t even notice the coconut flavor in this recipe at all which I like :)
Are your plum tomatoes canned? Diced? Whole? I can’t tell from the pictures or recipe. Wanna make next week- adding to grocery list now :)
good question! i’ll update my recipe now. it’s 400g of CANNED plum tomatoes, not drained
Would just regular yogurt and cream work in place of the coconut?
Sounds delish, can’t wait to try it!
Thanks.
Yes it would! It’s traditionally made with regular yogurt and cream. I’ve tried it before with greek yogurt and with 2% milk and it works great. *ever* so slightly changes the flavor but it’s still SO GOOD!
Looks delicious. Have you ever added potatoes?
I have not ever added potatoes but someone else asked me that once! Definietly plan to try it soon! If you do, please let me know how you like it!!
Brita
This looks like the recipe closest to the one my Indian neighbor taught me to make (no measurements, of course, just “oh, some of this and lots of that”). Some of our favorite veggies she’d put in were cauliflower, carrots, potatoes (diced small), bell peppers, and mushrooms. Wow, the mushrooms are like the best part because they just soak up all that flavor!! Soooo good. She also put cashews in, and that’s amazing, too. But never peas. Haha.
Thanks for this!! I make this recipe all the time and make it a bit different each time. DEFINITELY going to try it soon with mushrooms…LOVE that recommendation! I’ve also been meaning to try it with potatoes. YUM!
This was SO GOOD! Just as good as it looks in the photos. My whole family (including the 6 and 4 year old) licked their bowls clean. I’m a cilantro hating person so I left that out and rather then food processing I used an immersion blender after the tomatoes went in. I also skipped the chickpeas and added firm tofu for protein instead. Thanks! Will definitely make again!
YAY!! SO glad that you liked it! This is seriously one of my very favorite recipes on the blog!
Hello: is this recipe good to freeze?
Thank you
Are the canned plum tomatoes whole tomatoes? Would canned crushed plum tomatoes also work?
Also, where I live you can only get 28 oz (800 g) plum tomatoes (either whole or crushed). Would the recipe still work if I used 800 g plum tomatoes and skipped the tomato sauce? Thanks a lot! Looks delicious.
SO sorry for the delayed response! YES you could just use the whole tin of plum tomatoes and omit the tomato sauce. I think I’ve done something similar to this once 9 I make this dish A LOT!). You might consider adding in a little extra water if the sauce is thicker than you’d like
Hi is the tomato sauce the same as tomato puree? In the UK so I’m not sure if you mean ketchup or tomatoe puree / paste or maybe passata? Or something else! Thanks xx
I made this and it was amazing! My only changes were I left out the olive oil and used ginger powder instead of fresh.
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YAY! So glad that you liked it! It is by far my favorite recipe on the blog and always happy to see other people enjoying it as well :D
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Wow. It looks delicious. I love veggie tikka masala very much . So, I will try to make it very soon. Your recipe will help me. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Do you think that this recipe would work without the yogurt? Our grocery stores don’t have an unsweetened vegan yogurt
I definitely think it’ll still work okay! It’s great with the yogurt as it adds a nice creamy element but you’ll still get that from the coconut milk. I like a lot of sauce with mine so you might want to add in a little extra milk (almond milk or whatever you have).
Hi! Thanks for sharing. Would this be good with Jasmine rice?
absolutely!! I most often serve mine with Basmati but really any rice, quinoa or anything like that would be great!
Nice recipe. I like the fact that it has plenty of sauce and does not need scraping and stirring constantly while cooking. Here are a few adjustments I made that I liked. Many Indian recipes will have you sautee the spices in oil before adding other ingredients. So I used whole cumin seeds and sauteed them before adding the onions and other spices. Ghee or coconut oil are better suited in flavor for indian cooking than olive oil, and one is vegan. Also, for a little more kick I added one fresh cayenne pepper and one fresh jalapeno pepper to the blitzed ingredients. That provides a spicy but tolerable level of such. Thanks!
Thank you SO much for telling me these variations! I make this recipe on a regular basis and definitely want to try this out! thnkas
This was delicious! It tastes just like the recipe from my favorite Indian restaurant. Thank you so much! You made my day!
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aww yay!! That makes me SO happy to hear. This is easily my favorite recipe on my blog and I make it at LEAST once a month.
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I’ve been looking for vegetarian recipes as my husband and I are trying to cut down on meat. This recipe is incredibly tasty!! Thank you! I will definitely be making this often :)
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aww yay! SO glad that you liked it. This is easily one of my favorite recipes on my blog!
Great recipe! I just made it for today’s lunch. I put half portion of tomatoes (chopped, canned) and only used coconut milk. The only thing that in my opinion was missing was chili pepper :)
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so glad that you liked it! I’m actually making this recipe this week as it’s one of our all time FAVORITE recipes from my blog!
I tried the recipe and it comes out great, although I did take some extra time on Step 2 based on watching my Indian foodie friend cooking similar dish. One comment however: the picture of the final dish is shows thick sliced carrots but the recipe calls for finely chopped one. Different dish?
It was really good. I used one small tomato because I didn’t have the diced in a can. I used plain Greek yogurt and coconut milk. It took longer than it said to cook the cauliflower, so I cooked it longer and I used black beans instead of garbanzo. I added some mushrooms as well.
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So glad that you liked it and thanks for coming back to let me know! I always love hearing about the different ways that people modify my recipes. Love the idea of adding mushrooms!
Wow. This looks amazing. Thank you. I’m having this tomorrow night. ????
I made this twice back to back! It’s super delicious, easy to make and so much fun to eat. I added mushrooms, sweet bell peppers, kale and sweet potato and left out the chickpeas.
This is will be added to my family’s weekly meals for now on. Thank you!
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aww yay! SO good to hear. This is seriously one of our favorite family dishes as well!
Easy great tasting vegan curry
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The flavor was great, and I really think the vegetables tasted better than the chicken I am use to having in Tikka masala. (Not vegetarian myself but my brother is so I cook vegetarian meals frequently. I often discover that the vegetarian versions of meals are as good or better, just different.) Next time I am going to increase the amount of spices however, it was a little tame with these proportions.
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This was delicious. Definitely restaurant quality. I was not looking specifically for a vegetarian recipe as I had a pound of boneless chicken breasts to use, but I always like the idea of adding vegetables into my recipes. I sautéed the chicken (in 1” cubes) first, removed it from the pan and then followed your directions exactly. I added the chicken back in when I put the veggies into the sauce. Used spinach, yellow pepper and carrots for veggies (add fresh spinach when adding the garbanzo beans at the end). Will make again for sure. Note to all, although pictures show carrots in slices, they took forever to soften. Suggest cutting them about half the size as shown in Brita’s photoshop you will be simmering for quite a while.
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This was so wonderful! I am happy to have a good vegan Tikka Masala recipe! Thank you.
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omg yay! so glad that you liked it! This is a household favorite for us!
This is so good!!! I made this for my vegan in-laws and they loved it. Even the meat eaters loved it. So much flavor and delicious and creamy. Thank you!
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Wonderful recipe! Added potatoes, mushrooms, Heavy on the garlic & cilantro & small chopped a large jalapeño. Also omitted the garbanzos but served over basmati with cubed and browned tofu on the side. My love said yummy about 10 times eating last night and made me promise that we could make it again soon! It’s going in my favorite recipe folder! It was simpler and faster than I anticipated it to come together! Thanks for the recipe!
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omg yay! So glad that you liked it and thanks for coming back to tell me the alterations that you made. I love hearing those! I’ve actually never tried this with tofu but really want to!
The recipe itself is just fine. But can you please remove half of the ads, there are too many and makes this recipe hard to read.
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The best tikka masala we’ve had! Better than in some restaurants. I came across to this recipe some time ago and honestly I was put away buy the “blending” part, for some reason it seemed so complicated but in fact blending onion, garlic, ginger and coriander made the preparation easier and faster!
For the vegetables I used cauliflower, carrots and peas – as suggested but also threw in some potatoes, bell peppers and mushrooms (a sort of “clean your fridge” recipe ;-) ).
I didn’t add slat while cooking but I suppose that potatoes require some salt so we added some salt directly to the bowl.
The final effect: AMAZING, the sauce is addictive and the best part: we are still having the leftovers!!!!
The only thing missing was naan bread to wipe up the bowl.
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YES! Isn’t it SO good! We had this Saturday night for dinner. Usually when I make it, I do the same thing- throw in a bunch of random stuff leftover in the fridge. And the leftovers are even better!! Thanks for coming back to comment!
I never leave reviews, but this one deserves it. It was soooo delicious and my boyfriend agrees! It’s only my boyfriend and I, but I made the whole batch and froze the rest for nights where I don’t want to cook. I left out the peas, subbed 8 oz pack of mushrooms, and added a small zucchini I had sitting in the fridge. I’m going to add some bell pepper to it next time. I also added about 1/4 tsp of cayenne because it is quite sweet without it. So happy I came across this recipe, it is soooo good. This landed in my recipe rotation. Thank you!
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Looks amazing! But with just two of us in the house would this freeze well?
yes! It does freeze well! We often make it for dinner for the 2 of us and then have it for lunch for the next 2 days.
This is delicious! Even our friends’ picky son had a spoonful more out of the pan before he left! The only thing I will do different next time is to grate the carrots. They took about double the time allotted to get tender.
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Looks complicated, but actually very easy. Flavors are wonderful, and it tastes like what we get in our local Indian restaurant!! Excellent recipe, I will make this again. Note that it is a huge recipe, so have some clean mason jars on hand for Lunchbox treats!!
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yay! So glad that you liked it!
I make Chicken Tikka masala all the time and have never made veggie version. This certainly looks very appealing especially with the coconut flavor twist. Can’t wait to try it! Also, would you be kind enough to share your countertop name? We are in the process of choosing and love the marble look yours have? thanks!
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I hope you like it if you give it a try! These countertops are actually a marble slab that I got from Williams Sonoma so it’s not something you can buy for a whole countertop. Sorry about that :)
Very delicious. Everybody loved it especially my husband. Thanks Brita?
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So delicious. I’m newer to vegan and this recipe is such a crowd-pleaser. Everyone loves it! I’ve made it at least three times and will be cooking it for my omnivore family tonight.
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YAY! so glad that you liked it. This is BY FAR one of our favorite family dishes and I’m making it again this week :D
What else can you use instead of chickpeas and no tofu either? Thanks!
This was really delicious and EASY! I’m a newbie to cooking, and love Indian take out, but have wanted to watch my dairy intake. This was perfect.
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This recipe was so easy and so delicious!!! Thank you for sharing.
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I used this recipe as a launching pad and made a number of tweaks:
– I mix my spices before hand, but reserve the turmeric for the end. My amounts of each spice took a bit of experimentation, more of this and less of that. Once blended, I toast the spices in 2 Tbs. of peanut oil; meanwhile, i sautee one chopped onion in 2 Tbs. Peanut oil until just soft. Then add minced garlic and ginger, followed by tomato paste. Next, add spice blend and combine.
– Then I add 28oz. Can of San Marzano tomatoes with their juice, crushed by hand.
– i use cauliflower and broccoli florets, sliced zucchini, sliced potatoes, sliced sweet potatoes, sliced carrots, and sliced celery. I add all the veggies to an electric pressure cooker, intermingling veggies and sauce.
– i top with chopped fresh cilantro and add 4 cups of vegetable broth. I cook for 8 minutes and allow the slow natural release of pressure.
– Final steps: I transfer contents to a Dutch oven and add turmeric, chickpeas, green peas, and coconut cream.
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Unfortunately the cauliflower and carrots were not even close to tender after 20 minutes. Very frustrating – I should’ve cooked these before adding to the sauce. Big time fail for me.
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so sorry that this didn’t work out for you! i make this very often and found that the size I chop my veggies makes a big difference. Next time you can simply continue to cook the veggies in the sauce until they’re done and everything will still turn out perfect!
This was sooo good. will definitely be making this again
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This recipe is amazing! My husband loves it and he hates chickpeas, we’re not vegan so I use Greek yogurt and I don’t like cilantro so I don’t use it and it still tastes amazing. Our go to recipe!
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Oh my goodness this was amazing.
I adapted this for my instant pot, but kept all the spices etc the same. For the veggies I used cauliflower, mushrooms, orange bell pepper, chickpeas, carrots, and spinach. I also used about 8oz of heavy cream instead of the coconut cream, and powdered ginger instead of fresh. The flavor wasn’t there until it had cooked a while under pressure. But after it came out… oh.my.goodness. It was a massive win. One of the best meals I’ve made (had) in a long while.
If anyone’s curious about the instant pot, I basically just followed the recipe, but replacing the IP for the skillet. However, I chose to roast all the veggies in the oven, except for the carrots (which I added to the IP). After everything was in there, I put it on high pressure for 11 minutes, and I think a 20 minute natural release. I could have gotten away with less for the release, but I was busy making Naan. After that, I added the spinach and chickpeas so they could warm up.
I served basmati rice topped with the roasted veggies, and generously poured this on.
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OMG LOVE THIS! And thank you so much for sharing. Legit going to try this out the way you did it very soon!
I can’t wait to make this, reckon it will be ok to make in the slow cooker? Or not? Xx
I think that would work well but since I’ve never tried it, I can’t say for sure how all of the cook times would work. Please let me know how it works out! I’ve been meaning to try this out in both the slow cooker and an instant pot
This was sooooooo delicious! I was a little skeptical when I poured the cilantro mix into the pot and saw the weird color (not a photogenic moment). But, my oh my, how tasty and beautiful this was at the end. We didn’t have vegan yogurt, so I used plain Greek and it turned out fine. Thank you for sharing!
Can’t wait to try this!!! Question! How important is it to split up the coconut milk? I noticed in YouTube video you dump the whole can in earlier rather than saving half.
Thank you!
hah very good question! I’ve made this so many times and realized at one point that it doesn’t actually make much of a difference if you add all the coconut milk in at once so I usually just add it all in instead of saving half for later. Might update the recipe soon to reflect that!
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This is soooo good! I have made this a few times now. It has become one of my favorite dishes. Added some cooked potatoes this time it was so yummy!!! Family loves it! Thank you for such a delicious vegan Tikka Marsala.
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YAY! So so glad that y’all like it! This is easily the recipe from my blog that we remake the most often! :D
The best thing about being in quarantine is making so many new dishes! The sauce in this dish is super delicious. I will definitely be making this again. Thank you ?
YAS! The sauce is SO GOOD! Glad that you liked it!
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This recipe was an amazing find during the quarantine- so delicious and made my apartment smell so good! I couldn’t find any dairy-free unflavored yogurt, so I used a little bit of water instead. The coconut cream made the dish so creamy, so I didn’t find myself missing the yogurt. Used pre-cooked lentils instead of chickpeas, a can of diced tomatoes instead of plum tomatoes, plus cauli florets, sliced cremini mushrooms, and sugar snap peas for the veggies (would skip the sugar snap peas next time and use carrots instead). Also added a diced de-seeded jalapeño, which I’d highly recommend! I can’t handle a lot of spice, but I want to add a second jalapeño next time since the little bit of spice was so good with the rest of the flavors! Thanks so much for sharing this dish- it is now in the top 5 of my favorite meals to make at home. And my carnivore bf couldn’t stop saying how good it was!
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OMG, Jill! SO glad that y’all liked it! it’s actually my go to vegan recipe for when we have guests over (especially carnivores) bc everyone loves it and can’t believe it’s fully vegan!
I am having an issue with the texture being very grainy. I am thinking from the onion, garlic, ginger, cilantro mixture. I made sure to blitz it very well and fine. Any suggestions?
hmmm. I’ve honestly never experienced that. I have sometimes had my yogurt curdle a little but if it was really cold and I put it too fast into the hot dish. That could be it?
Made this today. It was reallyyyyyyy reallyyyy good!!! I replaced the tomato sauce by another tomato can this one went through the food processor to make it liquid. And added broccoli :) thank you! Will definitely repeat it!
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Absolutely delicious. The only amendments I made were that I seasoned the cauliflower with cumin salt and coriander and roasted it for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. I added it to the recipe at the end. I only used half a can of coconut milk. That was plenty. I am not a vegan and I couldn’t keep my hands of this wonderful dish.
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This is far from remotely even Indian and I’m embarrassed for you, pretending to make an Indian dish. No tikka dish on any planet includes cauli or coconut cream or beans or carrots or chickpeas (wtf) or peas. Seriously. Stop your misleading and deceptive advertising. So, so, so bad. Stick to what you know love, and Indian ain’t it.
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Gary, you sound like a piece of work. I imagine you’re a hit at parties.
Brita, ignore people who just talk smack all day. Your blog is awesome and this is a wonderful dish! We had it tonight, in fact. Really enjoyed it.
Thank you!
Cheers,
Diego
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You are very mean spirited. I add whatever veggies I desire & tofu since I don’t eat poultry or meat. Really, why even bother posting if you are going to be that nasty.
My entire family is in love with this recipe!!! The flavor is incredibly delicious. I like Kite Hill yogurt the best, and I follow the recipe to a T. Thank you so much for sharing this one. Soooo good!!!
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Delicious any tips on how to make it a little spicier.
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once i gathered the ingredients at the same time it came together pretty easily. i used reduced fat coconut milk (didn’t notice it when i purchased) and after simmering for a bit i ended up adding more garam marsala, basically doubling the amount as stated…i thought it still lacked oomph, like it needed something i just didn’t know what…maybe salt, anyway, it was still very good and my hub loved it which is a huge plus as i am trying to get him away from having to have meat every night. i think in the future i would add potatoes and maybe cashews. and yeah, full fat coconut milk to see if that was the missing link. all in all an easy recipe for a very satisfying meal with plenty of left overs! that reminds me, thanks for the nutritional information but i got way more than 6 cups, more like 8, yay!
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This was DELICIOUS! The spices are perfection. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers! I used kite hill almond greek yogurt and it came out great!
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Looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it! I’d love to hear what your fav Indian restaurants are in Nashville! We just moved here from Chicago and there we’d go to the Little India neighborhood for our fix…haven’t found any good ethnic food here yet. Please share!!
I make this at least twice a month, and it is always a huge hit in our big family! I love how nutrient-packed AND flavor-packed this is! The mixture made in the food processor makes the flavor absolutely come alive!
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This was absolutely delicious and versatile! The flavors are well-developed during cooking and you can really add any veggies (or meat) that you like. (Helpful in a blended family of herbivores and carnivores.) I just made it a few days ago and am already thinking about it again. Two small adjustments – I roasted the chick peas while working on the sauce, and I added the blitzed onion/garlic/ginger/cilantro mixture halfway through step 2, rather than step 3 (to get some caramelization).
Thank you for this recipe! It was super yummy. I followed your recipe pretty closely. Didn’t do vegan- used regular cows milk yogurt . I also added half a chili for some spice and a sweet potato. Didn’t have peas but will add them next time for the color and sweetness. I am looking forward to trying out some more of your recipes.
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Hello,
I’m in England, and really want to make this recipe…but I’m just wondering what the tomato sauce is that you use?
Is it the same as tomato purée?
(Tomato sauce here is like sauce in a jar you put on pasta)
Thank you!
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yes tomato puree!
Liked the recipe and how versitile it is, The extra sauce helps cook everything with flavor without burning when simmering. I used only a teaspoon of oil when doing the herbs and spices in the skillet. I didn’t add yogurt as all I have is nonfat and I was afraid it would curdle. Used light Pacific unsweetened coconut milk, so not as rich as it could be. I did add tofu cubes instead of chick peas and a few ounces baby spinach. I add peas to each individual serving what anyone wants as I don’t like peas to get over cooked. Made about 8 cups of stew. If want more spice could really add more seasoning but wanted to try as written first time. I did add one jalapeno pepper along with the veggies. Liked it and would make again.
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Would this work in the slow cooker?
This recipe is so excellent and versatile! I’ve been making it for years. Sometimes I’ll add shredded chicken or zucchini to the mix. It’s also Whole 30 Compliant for the times I’ve done that.
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One word: PERFEKT!!!👍👍👍Thanks for sharing.
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