{"id":29623,"date":"2019-11-28T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=29623"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:15:26","slug":"vegan-tikka-masala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/vegan-tikka-masala","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Tikka Masala (Instant Pot or Stove Top)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vegan Tikka Masala - delicious dairy free version of this popular dish with chickpea, cauliflower and coconut milk.  Simple and quick to make for a filling healthy family meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simple Chickpea and Cauliflower Tikka Masala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even the simplest of curry recipes can come packed with flavour if you use the right ratio of ingredients and spices. This curry uses nothing complicated but items most of us have in our store cupboard or pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week I really fancied adding a vegan\/vegetarian dish to the menu. Despite being meat eaters, I try to incorporate lots of healthy veggie meals here and there. It's a great way to get some vegetables into our diet too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So to keep it protein high, I substitute meat with some handy Chickpeas that a couple of cans of in the pantry and looking for some veggies I could add to this too, grabbed a bag of frozen cauliflower from the freezer. See how easy that was?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that was left was to make the sauce and it was done!!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dairy-Free Tikka Masala<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Tikka Masala usually adds cream and yoghurt which not only is high in points but of course is not dairy free. So how do you add that silky creamy feel to a Tikka Masala without using any dairy products?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Simple Ingredient - Coconut Milk!! and you don't even need much of it. Just a small amount turns this yummy Tikka Masala into a creamy decadent curry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use Light Coconut Milk?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering if you can use light coconut milk to reduce the points in this recipe and the quick answer is yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just a few things to take into consideration. Light Coconut Milk has a higher water ratio, so will make you curry a lot runnier than if you used the full-fat stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, did you know the only difference between full fat and light coconut milk is the water ratio. Save yourself some money, buy the full-fat stuff and if you really do want to use less, just add more water. That exactly what you are doing when you buy the light stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can I freeze coconut milk?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The next question you probably have, is what can I do with the leftover coconut milk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, you could make one of these other Recipes<\/a><\/strong> using coconut milk or you can indeed freeze coconut milk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to do these is to freeze it in handy little portions in an icecube tray and then just drop them into a recipe whenever you need coconut milk. Great tip!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Vegetables to put in Curry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The only reason I used cauliflower, is because it was what I had and I felt it would pair well with the chickpeas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You really can use any vegetables you like. So if cauliflower is not your thing, just swap it for something else. Just try not to increase the ratio of the vegetables too much as that is the only thing that could affect the end result. Meaning your curry ends up a little dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some other great vegetables I recommend are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n