Vegan Butter Cauliflower (Vegan Butter Chicken)
Butter cauliflower is a rich creamy curry made with roasted cauliflower, coconut cream, and lots of spices. This recipe is inspired by Indian butter chicken, but made with cauliflower
Servings: 4
Calories: 185kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower head
- 1 can coconut milk (240ml)
Marination Mixture
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Curry Gravy/ Sauce
- 2 - 3 tbsp vegan butter or oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 clove
- 4 cardamom
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 5 - 6 black pepper
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 3 - 4 medium onion roughly chopped
- 2 medium tomato roughly chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup water
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 4 garlic pods + ½ inch ginger
- Rest of the coconut milk
Instructions
- Take a large head cauliflower.
- Clean and wash 3 /4 times.
- Pat dry with a kitchen towel.
- Now cut into bite-sized florets.
- If florets are large, cut into 2 - 3 pieces.
- In a bowl take ½ can coconut milk.
- Add salt, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Add in the chopped cauliflower. Mix it well.
- Leave them for 20 minutes to marinate in the spices.
- Then spread the florets on a baking tray.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 375 - 400 degrees
Making Curry Gravy/ Sauce
- Heat a pan. Add vegan butter/ oil.
- Put in whole spices (bayleaf, cardamom, cinnamon, peppers, cloves) and saute for 15 - 20 seconds or till fragrant.
- Add chopped onion, ginger garlic (paste/ minced)
- Saute on medium flame till onions turn translucent.
- Add ground spices and give it a nice stir.
- Now add chopped tomatoes and saute till soft and starts releasing oil on sides.
- Turn off heat and allow it to cool down slightly.
- Then transfer the cooked spices into a blender and puree it to smooth paste.
- Transfer the pureed curry paste to pot/ pan again.
- Add ½ - ¾ cup water and bring it to simmer.
- Now add rest of the coconut milk.
- Next, add in the roasted cauliflower and simmer for 5 - 7 minutes more.
- Turn off heat once the gravy thickens to the desired consistency.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
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Notes
To make this curry sauce more creamy and rich, add cashew nuts paste to the gravy. To make cashew nut paste, soak cashew in hot water for 30 minutes. Then blend them to a smooth paste in a high-speed blender. Add to the curry paste.
To blend the onion and tomatoes, you can use an immersion blender as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 679mg | Potassium: 656mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4151IU | Vitamin C: 80.4mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2.1mg