Vegan Indian Butter Chickpeas. Savoury, delicious, creamy and vegan. The perfect pair to some steamed basmati rice. Great for dinner or lunch.
This is one of my favourite ways to cook chickpeas. I love making stewing the chickpeas in some dairy-free Indian butter sauce that is all homemade.
This vegan butter chickpeas does require quite a few ingredients, specifically when it comes to spices but it is totally worth it because when you cook with spices, you'll enter FLAVOUR TOWN!
I think that's one of my favourite things about vegan cuisine. It is not reliant on spices to flavour a dish. It's reliant on the spices and other ingredients that you use to create a tasty profile.
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For this recipe
You'll will need the following ingredients for my vegan butter chickpea recipe:
- 398 ml organic canned chickpeas, strained of liquids
- ½ cup cashew cream [¼ raw cashews soaked in ½ cup hot boiling water for 5 minutes, blended until smooth in a blender]
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon fresh ginger minced (or paste)
- ½ cup tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ tablespoon coriander ground
- 0.5 teaspoon cumin ground
- ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Enough water to cover chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
How to make this Indian chickpeas recipe
- In a pot set on medium heat, melt your vegan butter. Then sautéed minced garlic and ginger until soft. Add in the tomato puree and tomato paste followed by all your spices including salt. Mix together, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add chickpeas and stir to combine with sauce. Pour in water, there should be enough to cover the chickpeas. Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the cashew cream and wait for it to bubble. Once sauce has thickened, top off with chopped parsley. Serve with basmati rice to enjoy!
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Vegan Indian Butter Chickpeas recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Vegan Indian Butter Chickpeas (30-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 398 ml canned chickpeas rinsed and strained of liquids
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon ginger minced
- ½ cup tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ tablespoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon cumin ground
- ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Enough water to cover chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
Cashew cream
- ¼ cup raw cashews
- ½ cup hot boiling water
Instructions
- Soak your cashews in boiling hot water for 5 minutes. Blend in a blender until very smooth. This will be your cashew cream.
- In a pot set on medium heat, melt your vegan butter. Then sauteed minced garlic and ginger until soft. Add in the tomato puree and tomato paste followed by all your spices including salt. Mix together, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add chickpeas and stir to combine with sauce. Pour in water, there should be enough to cover the chickpeas. Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the cashew cream and wait for it to bubble. Once sauce has thickened, top off with chopped parsley. Serve with basmati rice to enjoy!
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Definitely my kind of recipe, Christie! Those chickpeas in a warm, saucy curry!! I would love a big helping of this over a ton of rice! Yum!
Sherri
Wow! This is totally up my alley! Such a flavorful vegan meal! Love that you used chickpeas; they are one of my favorite meat replacements! 🙂
christieathome
Thanks Sherri! Glad I could share this one with you! I love chickpeas for their fibre and protein!
Leanne
I'm still well stocked up on chickpeas and I'm always looking for new ways to enjoy them. This is perfect, and so happy it's dairy-free! Happy weekend Christie.
christieathome
Perfect!!! Glad I could share this one with you! It's really delicious.
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
I love your beautiful Indian butter sauce... it creates such a tasty combination with the chickpeas!