Mmmmmmmm. Who doesn’t love a rich creamy Indian sauce. I know our family does but most Indian sauces that are creamy use heavy cream or yogurt. Not this one. I have adapted the classic Butter Chicken recipe into a delicious Nutritarian Salt, Oil, Sugar Free Whole Food Plant Based version (wow that is a mouthful). Mushrooms replace the chicken and as Dr. Fuhrman has pointed out; cooked mushrooms can greatly reduce the chances of breast cancer! Eat up ladies and savor the comforting creamy Mushroom Butter Sauce.
Ingredients
2 8oz containers mushrooms roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 can green chilis
1" chunk ginger
2 onions, diced
1 16oz can chopped, no salt tomatoes
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup soy milk
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 container extra firm tofu
1 cup water.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Drain and press liquid out of tofu between two paper towels.
- Cut into bit sized chunks and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Add a little water to saucepan and cook the onions, garlic and mushrooms until translucent.
- Blend tomatoes, ginger, cashews and soy milk in blender until creamy.
- Add to the pan with the onion mixture and add the spices.
- Add the tofu.
- Add a cup of water and let sauce cook down until thick and creamy.
2 8oz containers mushrooms roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 can green chilis
1″ chunk ginger
2 onions, diced
1 16oz can chopped, no salt tomatoes
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup soy milk
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 container extra firm tofu
1 cup water.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain and press liquid out of tofu between two paper towels. Cut into bit sized chunks and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the oven for 15 minutes. Add a little water to saucepan and cook the onions, garlic and mushrooms until translucent. Blend tomatoes, ginger, cashews and soy milk in blender until creamy. Add to the pan with the onion mixture and add the spices. Add the tofu. Add a cup of water and let sauce cook down until thick and creamy.
Servings: 6
Calories per serving: 167
12 comments
Hi, Mrs. Dalton! I enjoy your show and recipes. Thank you! What is “garam marsala”? Thank you!
Garam masala is an Indian spice mixture.
Yum, Yum, Yum! butter chicken was always my favorite Indian food. I can’t wait to try this version!
Hi Jill – I absolutely love this recipe! It is so delicious and creamy.
I really like your website and videos. I have made your “crack” dressing and grilled eggplant as well. All amazing!!!!!! Please keep the recipes coming!
Could you use coconut milk instead of soy and do you know how that would change the end result?
Hi Jill~ thank goodness I found you! I have been a life long vegetarian, but eating clean/plant based now that I’m in my 50’s with minimal grains was a bit of a struggle in the recipe area as most just didn’t satisfy my taste buds. I am Indian so I wondered how this would taste. Just made it and yes, I added a bit more spices as we Indian’s really like our spicy food, but this was amazing otherwise!! In a separate crock pot as I type I’m also making your Creamy Broccoli and Potato soup (meal prepping for my work week). You have definitely inspired me! Thank you!!!
That is great news Hinda! Thank you.
Just tried this recipe tonight, and my whole family loved it! Even my husband, who is still coming to terms with this Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle, said ” You need to keep this recipe.” When he says something like that, you know its got to be good 🙂 To be honest, I did have to add a little sea salt, b/c we are still trying to ween ourselves off of sooo much sodium, although we have come a long ways b/c we used to need a whole lot more 😉 All in all, this one is definitely a keeper. I also wanted to say that I really appreciate the simplicity of the majority of your recipes. I am a stay-at-home momma of 4 little ones, and this year starting to homeschool our second child in Kindergarten as well as the first one in 2nd grade. I’m sure you can understand the complexity of everyday life, especially when you are trying to make almost all your food from scratch, to make sure the ingredients fit a WFPB criteria. So when I come across your recipes that are simple, not time consuming, delicious, and excellent for your health, I am so grateful. Thank you once again; may the Lord richly bless you!!! 🙂
That is fantastic Jenell! We homeschooled both our girls almost the whole way too. They are now graduated from High school and we are so grateful that we were able to do that for them. I do understand how challenging it can be to juggle all of that and cook healthy meals for everyone so keep up the great work!
Hi Jill – I would like to substitute the cashews for Cannellini beans? Any problem with this? Thanks, Tami
That would probably work =)
It is delicious, I made it tonight and have extra portions for the freeze. I have added 1 zucchini and some fresh spinach I needed to used up. Make 1 1/2 cup serving per person. Thank you!