
By Stu Wallace
Plant-Based No Butter Chicken With Fragrant Rice
7 steps
Cook:10min
There's no butter in sight in our plant-based twist on murgh makani. Instead, you'll create a rich sauce with creamy single oat, add meat-free chicken and serve with fragrant cardamom rice.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:08:59 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Uh-oh! We're unable to calculate nutrition for this recipe because some ingredients aren't recognized.
Ingredients
2 servings
Instructions
Step 1
![Add the basmati rice, a pinch of salt and 300ml [600ml] cold water to a pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat Once boiling, add the cardamom pods and reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked – this is your fragrant rice Once boiling, add the cardamom pods and reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked – this is your fragrant rice](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_600,w_600,c_limit,dpr_2.0/v1662222041/v3/user-recipes/70e9ce84cbf517fa6175006da968b1f4.jpg)
Add the basmati rice, a pinch of salt and 300ml [600ml] cold water to a pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat Once boiling, add the cardamom pods and reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked – this is your fragrant rice Once boiling, add the cardamom pods and reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked – this is your fragrant rice
Step 2

Boil half a kettle
Step 3

Meanwhile, peel and finely chop (or grate) the garlic Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and finely chop (or grate) the ginger Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and finely chop (or grate) the ginger
Step 4

Once the onion has started to soften, add the chopped garlic, chopped ginger, curry powder and ground paprika to the pan, then cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant Once fragrant, add the diced tomato and cook for 3-4 min or until the veg has broken down to make a thick sauce
Step 5
![Meanwhile, chop the creamed coconut roughly (if required!) Dissolve the chopped creamed coconut, tomato paste and vegetable stock mix in 150ml [200ml] boiled water – this is your creamy tomato stock Once the veg has broken down, add the creamy tomato stock and most of the creamy single oat (save a small splash for serving!) and cook for 4-5 min or until the sauce is starting to thicken](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_600,w_600,c_limit,dpr_2.0/v1662222209/v3/user-recipes/84ea67ddb46a4f8c1a29129066607d21.jpg)
Meanwhile, chop the creamed coconut roughly (if required!) Dissolve the chopped creamed coconut, tomato paste and vegetable stock mix in 150ml [200ml] boiled water – this is your creamy tomato stock Once the veg has broken down, add the creamy tomato stock and most of the creamy single oat (save a small splash for serving!) and cook for 4-5 min or until the sauce is starting to thicken
Step 6

Whilst the sauce is thickening, cut the meat-free chicken bites into small bite-sized pieces Chop the coriander finely, including the stalks
Step 7

Once the sauce has started to thicken, stir through the chopped meat-free chicken bites and cook for 2-3 min further or until warmed through – this is your plant-based no butter chicken Discard the cardamom pods from the fragrant rice Serve the plant-based no butter chicken over the fragrant rice Drizzle over the remaining creamy single oat and garnish with the chopped coriander Enjoy!
Notes
1 liked
0 disliked
There are no notes yet. Be the first to share your experience!