mixed vegetables with coconut
Avial is a delicious dish of mixed vegetables, yoghurt, coconut and seasoned with mustard oil and curry leaves.
vegetarian
Indian cuisine is arguably the most sophisticated vegetarian cuisine in the world. These are some of our favourites and are mostly dishes from southern India.
These recipes range from simple one main ingredient dishes to very complex festive preparations. Many, but not all, of the recipes are suitable for vegan diets.
beans with coconut
This fansi poriyal is a simple and delightful South Indian vegetable dish, generally prepared to accompany an everyday meal.
pan-roasted brussel sprouts
Crispy outer leaves, and softer, but still crunchy centres, spiced with turmeric, cumin and mustard seeds, hoti bund gobhi sabzi is a wonderful way to prepare Brussel sprouts.
cabbage poriyal
A dry, stir-fried preparation of shredded cabbage, spiced with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Cabbage poriyal, or Muttaikose poriyal, is a great dish from Kerala.
paneer stuffed capsicums
Spiced paneer stuffed capsicums, bharwan simla mirch, are perfect for a vegetable dish on their own, as part of a feast, or as a starter.
carrots and beans with lime
This is a simple dish of carrots, beans and lifted with lime. Gajar sem ki sabzi is a common Bengali preparation.
carrot salad
A crunchy Gujarati carrot salad with black mustard seeds, gajar nu salat is a light, fresh and healthy dish to enjoy as an accompaniment to most main dishes.
roasted cauliflower
Phulkopir roast is a Bengali family recipe for roasted cauliflower and on high rotation in my Grandmother’s kitchen. It is of those simple vegetarian dishes that features the main ingredient.
masala chickpeas
Dishes of spiced chickpeas can be found across all of India. This is the Punjabi chole, or channa masala, as it is more commonly known..
corn salad
This sweet corn salad, maaki chaat, looks appealing and is healthy, light and full of flavour. The spices and the corn work well together.
black-eyed pea curry
Recipes for black-eyed pea curry are common across all of India. This is the Goan way. It has plenty of chilli and coconut and a touch of tomato. This dish, alsande tonak, is a robust, spicy, hot preparation.
dal with egg
A simple dal, dal omeletter is a yellow dal with pickled chillies and a sliced omelette stirred through. Wholesome, flavourful everyday food.