Cooking Vegetarian: 2,600+ Recipes
Sweet 'n' sour eggplant — khatte baigan bhaji — balances jaggery sweetness against lemon sourness in a five-seed tarka that clings to tender fried eggplant. If you're looking for a vegetable dish that truly steals the show, you've found it. This Sweet 'n'...
Sem kishmish foogath — lima beans with golden raisins — is a sweet-savory side in the Bengali style: tender limas tossed in mustard-and-turmeric-seasoned ghee with plump golden raisins and a squeeze of lime. If you’ve ever stared at a bag of lima beans and felt…...
Butter soft zucchini and tomatoes — louki tamatar tarkari — simmers young zucchini in a silky sauce of tomatoes, ground cashews or almonds, ginger, and fennel until everything yields to a spoon. Tired of boring squash? This Butter Soft Zucchini and Tomatoes recipe, a...
Sautéed eggplant and bell pepper — baigan simla mirch tarkari — is a fast thirty-minute vegetable dish built on a freshly ground spice blend of caraway, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, cloves, and nutmeg. Finding a low-carb vegetarian dinner that's genuinely...
Creamed potatoes with lemon pepper — ekadasee rogan aloo — are a fasting-day luxury: waxy potato quarters simmered in ghee, cream, and plenty of black lemon pepper until the sauce slips into every crevice. When a cold day calls for serious comfort food, these Creamed...
Bandhgobhi hari matar tarkari — shredded cabbage with green peas — simmers finely shredded cabbage with sweet peas and tomatoes in a freshly ground warm-spice blend until everything turns soft, savory, and comforting. There's a special kind of magic in rustic,...
Simla mirch sabji — bell peppers with roasted chickpea flour — is the side dish that converts pepper skeptics: sweet sautéed strips coated in nutty toasted besan and finished with cool yogurt. Tired of the same old side dishes? Let's transform simple bell peppers into...
Summer squash and green peas — louki hari matar sabji — is twenty minutes of summer on a plate: small firm zucchini and sweet fresh peas cooked in their own juices with cumin and green chilies. Looking for a side dish that’s light, packed with flavor, and on the table...
Sesame yogurt potatoes — ekadasee til aloo bhaji — are a fasting-day favorite for good reason: nutty toasted sesame, cool tangy yogurt, and soft potatoes with no grains anywhere in sight. Looking to elevate your weeknight dinner or find a truly special dish for...
Indian-spiced new potatoes in tomato sauce — aloo tamatar sabji — gets its depth from whole spices ground fresh: cloves, peppercorns, coriander, cumin, and fennel, all bloomed in hot fat before the potatoes and tomatoes join the pan. There's something incredibly...
Spectacular spiced yogurt potatoes — Bengali masala aloo — dress ten tender new potatoes in a ground paste of soaked poppy seeds, coconut, ginger, and green chilies, all folded into yogurt. It looks like a project, and it is, but most of the time is just the poppy...
Step into the vibrant world of Hyderabadi Vaishnava cuisine with this stunning Green Bean and Coconut Poriyal! This simple yet elegant dish is a feast for the eyes and the palate, contrasting crisp, bright green beans with snowy-white coconut, all speckled with...