Vegan Dhaba Chicken-free Chickn - Beyond Meat Dhaba curry
Free of Dairy, egg, corn, gluten, yeast. Can be made soy-free with cooked chickpeas or chopped veggies. Use mild green chili to control the heat in this recipe. Add more cayenne and black pepper later if too mild. Serves 4 as a side
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 12 oz pack of any of the Beyond chicken-free strips, 2 loaded cups chopped or use 8 oz pack Tempeh, cubed
- 1 hot green chili
- 2 tbsp non dairy yogurt or thick coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For the sauce
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
- 1 hot green chili thinly sliced
- 6 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
- 1 inch ginger thinly sliced
- 3 medium tomatoes chopped or 2.5 cups
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 3/4 tsp garam masala divided
- 1/4 tsp or more cayenne
- 1 tsp kasoori methi dried fenugreek leaves
- 1/3 to 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Chop the strips into bite size pieces (3/4 inch). Blend the yogurt, chili, lime juice until smooth. Add a tbsp water if needed. Add to chopped beyond meat or tempeh and marinade for 15 minutes or longer.
- Make the sauce: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, chili and a pinch of salt and cook until translucent. 4 to 5 minutes, Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
- Add tomatoes and cook until they are saucy. 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the spices, 1/2 tsp garam masala kasoori methi and salt and mix well. Add the strips, water and mix well. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Mix and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes. (10 minutes for tempeh).
- Garnish with garam masala and a load of cilantro. Serve hot with flatbread or rice.
Notes
Nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 955IU | Vitamin C: 20.6mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2.3mg