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Basa Tikka Masala With Cauliflower Rice

This carb smart recipe replaces half the white rice for cauliflower rice. Learn the secrets to Britain's most popular takeaway! You'll sear basa fillets with garlic, ginger and spices before making a rich tikka masala sauce. Finish with a sprinkling of almonds – delish!

25 mins
491kcal
Indian
Basa Tikka Masala With Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Basa fillets (2pcs)
Basa fillets (2pcs)
Brown onion
Brown onion
Cauliflower rice (160g)
Cauliflower rice (160g)
Cornish clotted cream (40g)
Cornish clotted cream (40g)
Curry powder (1tbsp)
Curry powder (1tbsp)
Flaked almonds (15g)
Flaked almonds (15g)
Fresh root ginger (15g)
Fresh root ginger (15g)
Garlic clove x2
Garlic clove x2
Ground paprika (1tsp)
Ground paprika (1tsp)
Honey (25g)
Honey (25g)
Intense vegetable stock mix (5.5g)
Intense vegetable stock mix (5.5g)
Tomato paste (32g)
Tomato paste (32g)
White basmati rice (65g)
White basmati rice (65g)

You'll also need

Salt, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Boil a kettle

Peel and grate your brown onion[s]

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and finely chop (or grate) your ginger

Step 1
2.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the grated onion, chopped garlic and chopped ginger with a pinch of salt and cook for 5-6 min or until softened

Step 2
3.

Add your basmati rice and cauliflower rice to a pot with a lid with 160ml [250ml] [300ml] cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked

Once done, remove from the heat and set aside (lid on) to steam until serving

Step 3
4.

While the rice is cooking, dissolve your tomato paste, vegetable stock mix and honey in 250ml [325ml] [425ml] boiled water – this is your tomato stock

Step 4
5.

Once the onion has softened, add your curry powder and ground paprika and cook for 1 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add the tomato stock to the pan and cook for 3-4 min or until the sauce is beginning to thicken

Step 5
6.

Meanwhile, cut your fish fillet[s] into bite-sized pieces

Once the sauce has started to thicken, add the chopped fish to the pan and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling reduce heat to medium and and cook for 4-5 min or until the fish is cooked through

Tip: Your fish is cooked once it turns opaque and flakes easily

Step 6
7.

Once done, add your clotted cream and cook for 1 min further or until melted – this is your basa tikka masala

Step 7
8.

Serve the fish tikka masala with the cauliflower rice to the side

Garnish with your flaked almonds

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
491kcal
Energy
20.1g
Fat
48.3g
Carbohydrate
5.8g
Fibre
27.5g
Protein
1.9g
Salt
per 100g
148kcal
Energy
6.1g
Fat
14.6g
Carbohydrate
1.8g
Fibre
8.3g
Protein
0.6g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (fish, milk, nut, peanut, sesame).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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