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Vegetarians only give up non-veg, whereas the reason behind following vegan diet is that they do not want to harm animals in any way. Therefore do not eat dairy products like milk, curd, butter, cheese. In such a situation, fulfilling the deficiency of nutrients as well as keeping the taste balanced is a challenge in itself, but there are many people who keep sharing many recipes for vegans also. If you also follow a vegan diet, but want to eat butter, then you can make it with just a few ingredients which will taste exactly like traditional butter.
The recipe of vegan butter has been shared by Vidya Seth, who is a nutritionist as well as a content creator and chef. You are also going to like this recipe of vegan butter. This recipe is so simple that you will not even need to turn on the gas. So let us know in details.
What are the ingredients required?
1 cup cashews (soak for at least 4 hours), 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup natural oil (like sunflower or canola), 1/4 cup plant milk (like almond milk or soy milk), 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast, ½ teaspoon salt or as per taste, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (for color or can skip)
How to make butter
- Take out the cashews soaked for at least 4 hours or overnight in a sieve so that the water gets completely separated.
- Now add soaked cashews, olive oil, sunflower or canola oil, plant milk, nutritional yeast, salt and turmeric in the blender.
- You have to blend all the things until it becomes a completely smooth and creamy paste.
- When the paste is ready, check that there is no lump left in it and then taste a little so that you can get an idea of the taste and texture.
- If you do not find the taste perfect then add ingredients like salt or nutritional yeast as per requirement and blend again.
- The final step of making butter is to put the prepared mixture of cashews, oil, milk and other ingredients in a container and smooth it over the top with the help of a knife or spoon.
- Close the container and then put it in the freezer for at least 4 to 5 hours or you can even keep it overnight.
- When your butter is completely ready, you can eat it like normal butter by applying it on toast etc. and it tastes exactly like butter made from milk.
You will get many nutrients
Although this butter also contains fat and hence should be eaten only in limited quantity, but due to nutritional yeast, you will get calcium, iron, vitamin B12 and many other vitamin minerals by eating this butter. Cashew nuts are also rich in nutrients. Also, if you add almond milk or soya milk to this butter, you will also get good fats and plant based protein.
It tastes like traditional butter because cashew nuts provide a nutty flavour, while oil will give it a creamy taste and with salt, its taste becomes even richer. Turmeric gives it a great color. You should store this vegan butter in the same way as traditional butter, that is, it is best to keep it in the refrigerator. It can be used for everything from eating to baking and cooking.
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