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This flavorful spiced chickpea loaf with Indian spices and a butter sauce gravy is part of my Indianized Thanksgiving series. This month, I’m sharing a bunch of recipes for vegan Thanksgiving dishes with an Indian spin.
chickpea loaf with butter gravy on a plate with other Indian-style vegan Thanksgiving dishes
I decided to make an Indianized Thanksgiving spread, but instead of making the usual Indian dishes — like my tikka masala, butter tofu, or gobi musallam (whole roasted cauliflower) — and then serving with naan and rice, I wanted to keep the trappings of the Thanksgiving meal and add Indian elements to it. So you have meatloaf and gravy, roasted veggies, cranberry sauce chutney and a side of crispy spinach pastry, but all with an Indian touch.
gravy boat of butter chicken sauce next to the chickpea loaves
This whole meal is very easy to make, and you do almost all of the cooking in the oven. You only need to simmer the butter sauce and cook some spinach on the stovetop. The whole rest of this meal is baked. That makes it much more hands-free than traditional Thanksgiving meals, so you can spend more time with friends and family and less time standing over the stove.
This chickpea loaf has Indian spices, and the gravy is a quick mix and boil butter chikin sauce that you’ll also use as the glaze for the meatloaf. The veggie side is spiced, glazed carrots, and the cranberry sauce is made into a quick dump and bake Baked cranberry chutney with garam masala and green chili added to it. For the Spinach pastry, we are using spinach and vegan cream cheese, but the spinach is spiced like saag or palak tofu, so it has all those flavors going and is delicious and creamy. Watch out for all these recipes coming up this week!
chickpea loaf with butter gravy on a plate with other Indian-style vegan Thanksgiving dishes
Why You’ll Love this Chickpea Loaf
Thanksgiving vibes with amazing, Indian flavors.
Easy to make in the oven.
Quick, creamy, stovetop butter chicken sauce gravy.
oil-free and soy-free with a gluten-free option
