Tempeh Tikka Masala

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from April 2006 VT

 

I used some pre cut and jarred stuff to save time and I have

discovered we really do not like tempeh so I am making this again this

week but using potato instead of tempeh. I made this WAAAAAAAY too hot

even my husband who loves spicy food said it was a bit hot for him. I

will cutting back on the tandoori spice and use just 1 tablespoon. I

just picked up a pre-packaged tandoori spice mix. I am sure you could

mix up your own. I had a large can of tomato puree and just estimated

the amount I poured in.

 

Please note that this recipe needs to marinate overnight. There is a

buttermilk riata that goes with it, which I also made but we didn't

really fancy. I personally found it easier to digest buttermilk vs.

yogurt which is the typical base ingredient in most riata recipes I

have seen. It was a lot of work for something we didn't really desire

so I won't be doing the riata.

 

Tempeh Tikka Masala

 

2 med onions - peeled, quartered

1 2inch piece fresh ginger - peeled, cut in to chunks

4 garlic cloves - peeled

2 cups low fat buttermilk

3 Tbs tandoori spice blend

2 Tbs lime juice

2 8oz pkg. tempeh cut in to 1/2 cubes

1 15.5oz can tomato puree

1 15.5oz can chick peas - drained and rinsed

2 tsp honey

3 cups cauliflower florets

 

Finely chop onions, ginger and garlic in food processor. Add

buttermilk, tandoori spice,lime juice and a pinch salt. Blend until

smooth. This is the buttermilk sauce

 

Place tempeh cubes in 9x13 baking dish. Cover with buttermilk sauce.

Mix until tempeh is well coated, cover and chill at least 8 hours.

 

Pre-heat oven to 375F. Stir puree, chickpeasand honey into tempeh

mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir in cauliflower.

 

Bake 40 minutes or until sauce is thick and dark red.

 

Buttermilk Riata

2 large cucumbers - peeled, seeded and grated aprox 4. cups

1 1/2 cups low fat buttermilk

1/2 cuup chopped mint

1 tsp. ground cumin

 

Combine all ingredients in bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.Chill

until cold.