Vegetarian Indian recipes

[monstermama]

In the spirit of all the plant-based and vegan threads, anybody want to share any favorite vegetarian Indian recipes, please?  I tried making mattar paneer a few nights ago and it was.... not inedible, but not anything like any mattar paneer I've had before!

[Desert Strawberry]

I usually make just a regular curry. Garlic, onion, coconut oil, curry powder, then a pinch of flour, cook for a minute, add water, coconut milk, or apple juice (our favorite). Simmer with whatever veggies and legumes you prefer. I like potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach or kale, peas, chickpeas, lentils. Have fun with it. Serve the whole mess over rice. 

I'm just learning Indian food, but a basic lentil daal with homemade naan is deeelishous and easy. 

I have a bunch of free Kindle cookbooks aimed at young Indian wives and mothers that are such a good resource. 

Edited September 27, 2016 by Desert Strawberry

[gardenmom5]

I came across a vegetarian butter chicken recipe. . . . (i'm serious. it contained neither butter nor chicken.)

 

I've no idea how it tastes,  as I opted for a non-vegetarian version.

[redsquirrel]

Well, I'm old school. I don't have recipes to share as much as cookbooks

 

My all time favorite is

 

https://smile.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-World--Vegetarian-Cooking/dp/0394748670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475034746&sr=8-1&keywords=world+of+the+east+vegetarian+cooking

 

She also has this one, which is a huge favorite for many

 

https://smile.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffreys-World-Vegetarian-Meatless/dp/0609809237/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

I own both, but I've cooked with the first one until it has fallen apart. It's just sort of paper between the covers now, lol.  I only recently acquired the second at a library sale and haven't got to delve into it yet.

 

This one is a classic of world vegetarian cooking. The Indian section is wonderful, but I think every kitchen should have this book

 

https://smile.amazon.com/Sundays-at-Moosewood-Restaurant-Collective/dp/0671679902/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475034933&sr=1-1&keywords=sundays+at+moosewood+restaurant

 

This is a little known but well loved cookbook, from the same town as the Moosewood Restaurant. The cafe itself is long gone, but the cookbook has it's fan base. It isn't an Indian food cookbook, but it has some of the best Indian recipes I have every made. The dry potato curry (think Indian homefries) are amazing and the cauliflower curry is wonderful.

 

https://smile.amazon.com/Cabbagetown-Cafe-Cookbook-Julie-Jordan/dp/0895941929/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475035051&sr=1-1&keywords=cabbagetown+cafe+cookbook

[helena]

We make a vegan mulligatawny soup. I don't do it with fruit, like some of the recipes I see. It translates very well to veg.

I tear up pieces of a crusty baguette and drop them in the broth as I eat it. YUM! Sometimes I add bits of a wheat gluten chicken. 

[Penguin]

Vegan Richa is probably my favorite food blogger, and many of her recipes are Indian food. Her cookbook is also great.

 

http://www.veganricha.com

Edited September 28, 2016 by Penguin

[Princess5]

https://www.youtube.com/user/vahchef

 

this is my favorite chef from india (i am from india as well).  he has plenty of vegetarian recipes as well..

[kewb]

Vegan Richa is probably my favorite food blogger, and many of her recipes are Indian food. Her cookbook is also great.

 

http://www.veganricha.com

I followed your link and made the curried sweet potatoes and lentils. Delicious. My daughter loved it and told me to keep the recipe. Which is a rare occurrence.

[Wabi Sabi]

 

I have a bunch of free Kindle cookbooks aimed at young Indian wives and mothers that are such a good resource. 

 

Do you have the names of any of them?