Indian Vegetarian Recipes

Shalini0072016

Hi. I am a Indian & a vegetarian. I would love share Indian vegetarian recipes with everyone. I am sure that. That are many people out there who non Indian's. But love Indian Food.

Let me start with a healthy low calorie side dish for chapathi, pulka and rice.

Board Beans Fry( Serves 4)

Ingredients:

Finely sliced board beans : 250 gm( 2 cups)
Finely chopped onion: 1 large.
Finely chopped tomatoes: 2 large( seedless)
Refined oil: 5 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Black gram: 1 tsp
Split chick peas: 1 tsp
Turmeric: 1/2tsp
Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
Salt: To taste
Water: 1 & 1/2 cup

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan. Pop the mustard seeds, black gram & split chick peas. Fry onion until golden brown, add broad beans & saute for 5 mins, finally add the tomatoes, salt, turmeric and chilli powder and saute for another 5 mins. Add the water and let it boil, until the beans are tender and cooked well.
The beans fry is ready to be served.

Everyday will keep you posted.
Lots of love & care
Shalini

acidosaur

That looks so tasty! I saved it to my bookmarks

Shalini0072016

acidosaur wrote: »

That looks so tasty! I saved it to my bookmarks

100 g is 96 cal only. . Will update another one tomorrow.

zoeysasha37

Sounds nice !

Shalini0072016

thorsmom01 wrote: »

Sounds nice !

Thank you _/\_

bioklutz

Do you have a recipe for mutter paneer? That is my favorite!!

Shalini0072016

bioklutz wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for mutter paneer? That is my favorite!!

Yes I do

Here you go

Ingredients

Peas- 1 cup
Paneer- 1 cup ( cubed)
Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Onion paste - 1 cup
Tomato puree- 1 & half cup
Clarified butter- 2 tsp
Refined oil- 3 tsp
Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp
Clove powder- 1 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp ( add other half, if you want it hot & spicy)
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Salt- To taste
Garam masala- 1 tsp
Soaked Cashew paste- 2-3 tbsp
Fresh cream- 2-3 tbsp

Preparation

Heat the clarified butter & oil. Shallow fry the paneer and keep it a side. Now add the onion paste, saute it until brown, fry the ginger garlic paste along with it. Now pour the tomato puree, wait until the oil separates. Now add the cashew paste, let's it cook for 2 mins. Now add all the spices and let it cook it for 2 mins. Add some water to have a even consistency. Now add the peas. Cook it for 5 mins. In the end add the fried paneer. Let it cook for 2 more mins. Transfer it to a serving bowl & add the fresh cream on top & garnish it with coriander leaves or parsley.

Your mutter paneer is ready.

Shalini0072016

Hi everyone.

Today. A famous Indian Snack. Healthy & taste.

Bhel Puri ( Indian Puffed rice snack)
( serves 4)

1 plate- 139 cal

Ingredients

Indian Puffed Rice- 200 gm
Refined oil- 1 tsp
Ground nut- 1 cup
Onion- 1 cup( finely chopped)
Tomato- 2 cups( finely chopped)
Cucumber- 2 cups ( cubed)
Carrot- 2 cups ( grated)
Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric-1/4 tsp
Salt- To taste
Hot & sweet chutney- 1 tsp
Green chutney- 1 tsp

Ingredients for Hot & sweet chutney

Tamarind- 1 small lemon size
Jaggery- 3 tbsp( shredded)
Chilli powder- 1 pinch
Salt- 1 pinch
Water- 150 ml

Preparation for hot & sweet chutney

Heat a pan, add the tamarind, jaggery, chilli powder, salt and water. Let the jaggery dilute in water, wait for a sauce consistency. Let it cool & blend it in a blender.

Ingredients for green chutney

Mint- 1 handful
Parsley/ coriander leaves- 1 handful
Green chillies- 2 to 3 ( I love hot & spicy. So I add 5)
Salt- To taste
Tamarind- 1 inch piece

Preparation for green chutney. Blend all the ingredients in the blender.

Preparation for Bhel puri

Heat a pan with oil. Put the puffed rice salt, chilli powder, turmeric and fry it for 2 mins. Take it off the flames & set it a side.
Now in the same pan. Put the ground nut and fry it, until chunky. Make sure. It does not get burnt.

Take a bowl. Take a handful of puffed rice, 1 tbsp fried ground nu, 1 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomatoes, 2 tbsp cucumber, 2 tbsp carrot, 1 tsp hot & sweet chutney, 1 tsp green chutney. Mix all the ingredients and serve it on a plate & garnish it with finely chopped parsley or coriander leaves.

Your authentic Bhel puri or Indian Puffed Rice snack is ready.

I know, it is a long process. I love making it and I make it in about 15 to 20 mins.

Happy healthy eating

bioklutz

Shalini0072016 wrote: »

bioklutz wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for mutter paneer? That is my favorite!!

Yes I do

Here you go

Ingredients

Peas- 1 cup
Paneer- 1 cup ( cubed)
Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Onion paste - 1 cup
Tomato puree- 1 & half cup
Clarified butter- 2 tsp
Refined oil- 3 tsp
Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp
Clove powder- 1 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp ( add other half, if you want it hot & spicy)
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Salt- To taste
Garam masala- 1 tsp
Soaked Cashew paste- 2-3 tbsp
Fresh cream- 2-3 tbsp

Preparation

Heat the clarified butter & oil. Shallow fry the paneer and keep it a side. Now add the onion paste, saute it until brown, fry the ginger garlic paste along with it. Now pour the tomato puree, wait until the oil separates. Now add the cashew paste, let's it cook for 2 mins. Now add all the spices and let it cook it for 2 mins. Add some water to have a even consistency. Now add the peas. Cook it for 5 mins. In the end add the fried paneer. Let it cook for 2 more mins. Transfer it to a serving bowl & add the fresh cream on top & garnish it with coriander leaves or parsley.

Your mutter paneer is ready.

Thank you! I copied the recipe to my phone so I have a list of what I need when I am shopping.

Shalini0072016

bioklutz wrote: »

Shalini0072016 wrote: »

bioklutz wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for mutter paneer? That is my favorite!!

Yes I do

Here you go

Ingredients

Peas- 1 cup
Paneer- 1 cup ( cubed)
Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Onion paste - 1 cup
Tomato puree- 1 & half cup
Clarified butter- 2 tsp
Refined oil- 3 tsp
Cinnamon powder- 1 tsp
Clove powder- 1 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp ( add other half, if you want it hot & spicy)
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Salt- To taste
Garam masala- 1 tsp
Soaked Cashew paste- 2-3 tbsp
Fresh cream- 2-3 tbsp

Preparation

Heat the clarified butter & oil. Shallow fry the paneer and keep it a side. Now add the onion paste, saute it until brown, fry the ginger garlic paste along with it. Now pour the tomato puree, wait until the oil separates. Now add the cashew paste, let's it cook for 2 mins. Now add all the spices and let it cook it for 2 mins. Add some water to have a even consistency. Now add the peas. Cook it for 5 mins. In the end add the fried paneer. Let it cook for 2 more mins. Transfer it to a serving bowl & add the fresh cream on top & garnish it with coriander leaves or parsley.

Your mutter paneer is ready.

Thank you! I copied the recipe to my phone so I have a list of what I need when I am shopping.

Sure thing. Let me know, how it tasted dear

augustremulous

Could you post a nice lentil recipe too - no ghee please!

Shalini0072016

augustremulous wrote: »

Could you post a nice lentil recipe too - no ghee please!

Sure.

Authentic South Indian Sambhar
(Serves 4)

Ingredients

Split pigeon peas- 1 cup
Water- 3 cups
Onion- 1 cup
Tomato- 1 cup
Okra- 1 cup( 1 to 2 in long)
Tamarind- 1 small lemon size
Oil- 3 to 4 tsp
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder- 1 tsp
Salt- To taste.
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Sambhar powder- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Asafoteida- 1 pinchpinch
Curry leaves- 10

Preparation

Pressure cook the peas with 3 cups of water & turmeric for 10 to 15 mins, until the peas are well cooked. Take a pan and heat 1 tsp of oil, fry the onion until brown. Then fry the okra for 2 mins. Then add the tomatoes fry for another 2 mins. Now pour the cooked peas into the pan. Let it boil for 5 mins. Mean while take a small bowl put the tamarind & 1/4 cup of water and squash it together, until you have the tamarind water. Now, add the tamarind water & all spices, let it boil for another 5 mins. Now, take a small frying pan. Heat 3 tsp of oil, pop the mustard & cumin seeds, add a pinch of asafoteida, curry leaves and transfer it into boiling sambhar. Serve it with idli, dosa, rice, vada.

1 cup sambhar- 150 cal

Happy Healthy eating...

Shalini0072016

Hi everyone

Today special

Low fat- Greens cutlet
(Serves 4)

Palak/ Any greens- 1 big bunch( finely chopped
Chick pea/ Gram flour- 200 gm to 250 gm
Corn flour- 2 tbsp
Salt- To taste
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1 tsp
Oil- 1-2 tsbp for 10 pieces
Water- 1/2 cup to 1 cup

Preparation

Take a large bowl. Mix the gram flour,corn flour, palak, all spices together. Now, add water, very slowly. The consistency should not be too loose or too hard. You should make ellipsoids from the mixture. Steam the ellipsoids( I do it in Idli cooker, not sure, what you people use). Make a hole in the ellipsoid with a knife. Check whether it's cooked. Once done, let it cool for 10 mins. Cut the ellipsoid into desired shapes. Heat a frying pan, pour 2 tbsp of oil, fry 8 to 10 pieces in one go. Make sure both sides are crisp & nice. Serve it in a plate with sauce or sambhar rice.

This snack is high in fibre & iron.

Happy healthy eating...

Shalini0072016

augustremulous wrote: »

Could you post a nice lentil recipe too - no ghee please!

Do you make rajma chawal?

deannc1

The wanderlustkitchen.com has a wonderful recipe for Mulligatawny soup that is delicious. I've made it many times.

augustremulous

@Shalini0072016 Oooh, I love sambar. Thank you!

I keep planning to make rajma chawal one day, but I'm afraid of the gas, lol.

These days I am trying to keep my meat intake down since I have a tendency to eat too much meat when I'm trying to cut calories. So I'm making sure I only have meat/poulty/fish for dinner 3x a week at the most.

Tonight, it's a bowl of leftover white bean and orzo soup.

Tomorrow, it's fish soup, made with cod.

And then Monday will probably be sambar! I do have an Indian spiced chickpea, artichoke, and bulghur dish planned for next week - maybe I'll use the spices for rajma chawal since the spices in my recipe sound boring.

Pinkylee77

I am not a vegetarian but I love Indian vegetarian it is so flavorful no meat is needed. Thank you for sharing!

Shalini0072016

Pinkylee77 wrote: »

I am not a vegetarian but I love Indian vegetarian it is so flavorful no meat is needed. Thank you for sharing!

Your welcome and Thank you @Pinkylee77

Shalini0072016

Hi everyone. Sorry, couldn't update yesterday. The Summer here is killing and draining me out

Shalini0072016

Good morning. Happy Sunday. Today a simple evening snack. High in fibre & protein

Chickpea Sundal( serves 4)

Ingredients

Chickpeas( full)- 2 to 3 cups
Refined oil- 3 to 4 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Red chillies- 4
Salt- To taste
Curry leaves- 10

Preparation

Soak the chick peas overnight. Drain the water and pressure cook the chickpeas with 3 glasses of water for 2 cups. Make sure that, it is not too soft, but cooked enough. Heat a frying pan with oil and pop the mustard seeds, fry the chillies, add the cooked chick peas and salt & fry for 5 mins. Your chick peas sundial is ready.

Happy Healthy eating....

rsenor

ooh wonderful! I love indian food; we keep chana masala as a regular in our rotation. I will have to try these.

So Vegetable Jalfrezi is one I love -is it super terrible for you or incredibly difficult to make?

Shalini0072016

rsenor wrote: »

ooh wonderful! I love indian food; we keep chana masala as a regular in our rotation. I will have to try these.

So Vegetable Jalfrezi is one I love -is it super terrible for you or incredibly difficult to make?

It is not difficult to make. Do you need the recipe? @rsensor

zenjen13

I love Indian food - especially the vegetarian dishes! I made chana masala the other night for dinner, yum!

Maybe you can answer a question for me? I went out for a nice Indian dinner one time and there was what I can only describe as the Indian version of an after dinner mint. It was a mixture of herbs? I could definitely taste fennel but what else was in it and what is it called?

pico79

If it was a mixture of different things, it was probably mukhwas. From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080421071513AAVKyvb: 'It's called Mukhwas, which is an Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid made primarily of fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and highly aromatic due to added sugar and the addition of various essential oils, including peppermint oil. The seeds are often also coated in sugar and brightly colored.'

The fennel seeds or saunf are believed to aid in digestion after a meal. The rest are mainly for flavor.

Shalini0072016

zenjen13 wrote: »

I love Indian food - especially the vegetarian dishes! I made chana masala the other night for dinner, yum!

Maybe you can answer a question for me? I went out for a nice Indian dinner one time and there was what I can only describe as the Indian version of an after dinner mint. It was a mixture of herbs? I could definitely taste fennel but what else was in it and what is it called?

@pico79. Said it right. Mukhwas. It aids to digestion. After a big meal.

Shalini0072016

Hi everyone. Today a simple breakfast.It is kichadi made from rava. Generally kichadi is made from rice or split pigeon peas. But, I love, making it with rava. This one dish, I make it better than my mother

Rava Kichadi( Serves 4)

Ingredients

Clarified butter(ghee)- 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick- 1/2 inch ( 2 sticks)
Cloves- 4
Refined oil- 4 tbsp
Curry leaves- 10
Garlic- 2 pods finely chopped
Green chillies- 4 slited
Onion- 1 cup sliced
Tomatoes- 1 cup finely chopped
Cabbage- 1 cup finely chopped
Carrot- 1 cup finely chopped
Beans- 1 cup finely chopped
Peas- 1 handful
Potato- 1 cup finely chopped
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Bombay Rava- 2 cups
Water- 4 cups.
Salt- To taste
Coriander/ Parsley- 1/4 bunch finely chopped

Preparation

Heat a large pan with clarified butter & oil. Fry the cinnamon, cloves,curry leaves, garlic, chillies for a min. Now fry the onions until golden brown. Add all the vegetables except tomatoes and fry it for 5 mins. Finally add the tomatoes and fry for another 2 mins. Now pour 4 cups of water with salt & turmeric. Let it boil & the vegetables get cooked. Once cooked, slowly start adding the rava & stir it along, until it is cooked well. Transfer it to a serving bowl & garnish it with coriander.

I have it with curd normally. It is up to you, you can have it in your own way, with chutnies or sauces.

Happy healthy eating...

Note: 1 tsp clarified butter(ghee), is good for heart. If consumed everyday. Dare you. Only 1 tsp.

Pinkylee77

I wished we had a love button for the wonderful recipes

KatyP86

Great recipes! Thanks a lot Shalini!

zenjen13

pico79 wrote: »

If it was a mixture of different things, it was probably mukhwas. From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080421071513AAVKyvb: 'It's called Mukhwas, which is an Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid made primarily of fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and highly aromatic due to added sugar and the addition of various essential oils, including peppermint oil. The seeds are often also coated in sugar and brightly colored.'

The fennel seeds or saunf are believed to aid in digestion after a meal. The rest are mainly for flavor.

Thank-you! That sounds like what we had, it's been on my mind for years! I had no idea how to google it.

Loving the recipes, can't wait to try one. I'll have to pick up some supplies the next time I'm near the city as curry leaves etc are not a staple in our stores.

ElizabethAN2017

Thank you for having this thread. I appreciate your recipes

Shalini0072016

Pinkylee77 wrote: »

I wished we had a love button for the wonderful recipes

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