Cooking Vegetarian: 2,600+ Recipes
Crispy aloo chaat — potatoes fried until crackly at the edges, then showered with chaat masala, lime juice, and cilantro — is Indian street food you can absolutely make at home. The spice dusting hits every note at once: tangy, salty, hot, savory. Once the potatoes...
Heeng zeeray ke aloo is a twenty-minute potato stir-fry built on two aromatics — asafetida (heeng) and cumin (zeera) — with fresh tomato and green chili to finish. Boiled, cooled potatoes fry up clean and golden in the tempered oil. Comfort food at its most frugal and...
Journey with me to the vibrant desert heart of Rajasthan, where culinary genius is born from necessity. With fuel wood being scarce, local cooks developed brilliant, quick-cooking techniques. One of my favorites is flash-frying vegetables in a spiced yogurt sauce, or...
Wild mushroom stew in coconut sauce — khumbi ki tarkari — sears shiitake and mixed mushrooms with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and shallots, then simmers them in a gently spiced coconut sauce. It's restaurant-caliber and on the table in 30 minutes. Step into a...
Creamy Indian cauliflower soup — gobi ka soup — softens cauliflower and potato together with cumin, fennel, and turmeric until everything turns golden and gentle. A green chili and fresh ginger keep it from being too well-behaved. Some recipes are more than just food;...
The Ultimate Vegetarian Comfort Food: Tofu & Mushroom ManicottiCraving a classic Italian-American comfort dish that's completely vegetarian? Look no further! This Creamy Tofu & Mushroom Manicotti is the answer. We're swapping out traditional ricotta for a...
Italian Spinach and Tomato Strata is what I make when good bread is one day from stale — cubes of crusty Italian loaf soaked in eggs and cream with spinach, tomatoes, and kalamata olives. It bakes into a puffed, savory bread pudding. Brunch or dinner, it never misses....
Cheesy Zucchini & Swiss Chard Bake is late summer in a dish — thin zucchini coins and earthy chard folded through a ricotta custard with dill and Parmesan. It's as good warm from the oven as it is at room temperature the next day. One bake, two meals. Looking...
Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Bake makes squash season exciting — spaghetti squash strands tossed with sautéed mushrooms and peppers in tomato sauce under mozzarella. It bakes up bubbling and golden. Comfort food with a vegetable doing all the work. Tired of the same old...
Craving the ultimate comfort food that's secretly packed with veggies? Look no further! This Cheesy Eggplant and Zucchini Bake is a vibrant, bubbling casserole that transforms simple garden vegetables into a rich, savory masterpiece. With a golden, crunchy cracker...
Creamy Potato, Mushroom, and Leek Gratin layers thin coins of potato with golden mushrooms and melting leeks, all under cream and Parmesan. It bakes into one bubbling, golden-edged dish. This is the side that quietly becomes the reason people came. Craving the...
Hearty Root Vegetable Cobbler with Herbed Parmesan Dumplings is cold-weather cooking at its coziest — rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, and Yukon golds bubbling away in herb broth under tender dumplings. It feeds a table of twelve. Make it for the people you love in...