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Vegetable Tikka Masala with cilantro in a gray and white bowl on wood board.

Vegetarian Tikka Masala

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  • Author: Cheryl Englebretson
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 4 hours 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: slow cooker
  • Cuisine: Indian
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This vegetarian TIkka Masala dish is full of vegetables and spices that make it taste amazing. Not only is it delicious, but it is healthy for you too.

Ingredients

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  • 4 cups cauliflower florets
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch coins
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 6-oz. can tomato paste
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 Tbsp. ghee
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. minced ginger (or 1 tsp. ground ginger)
  • 1 Tbsp. garam masala
  • 2 tsp. turmeric
  • 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 cup quinoa or rice (about 3 to 3.5 cups cooked)
  • 1 14-oz. can coconut milk, unsweetened and full fat
  • cilantro to garnish
  • 1–2 Tbsp. arrowroot starch (optional, if needed to thicken the sauce)

Instructions

  1. Add all of the ingredients but the coconut milk, cilantro and quinoa/rice to the slower cooker. Stir well.
  2. Cook on high for 4 hours
  3. Once done cooking, add the coconut milk (shake the can well before opening  it). Stir the coconut milk into the rest of the sauce until it is well incorporated. Turn the heat to low and cook another 10-15 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, make the quinoa/rice to serve with the Tikka Masala. The slower cooker can stay on warm or be turned off until the quinoa/rice is finished cooking. If the grain you choose to cook takes longer than 20 minutes to prepare, you’ll want to start this before you add the coconut milk to the sauce.
  5. Garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

Notes

If you like a bit more spice, add an additional 1 Tbsp. of garam masala or 1 tsp. of chili powder.

If the sauce is not thick enough, you can add some arrowroot starch to the sauce at the end of the cooking process. Mix 1 Tbsp. of starch with 1 Tbsp. warm water in a small bowl and mix well. Add the starch to the mixture and cook for another 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens. Add more starch, if needed.

Cubed chicken can be added to this recipe, if you are not eating vegetarian or vegan.

Find it online: https://realfoodwell.com/vegetarian-tikka-masala/