Easy Vegetarian Curry Recipes
Indian and other South Asian cuisine, such as Pakistani, has plenty of vegetarian curry recipes. Many are made with vegetables, others with lentils, beans, paneer and even tofu. Before you get started, there are a number of ingredients that you need to have to hand to prepare the curry base. Of course, these will vary based on the individual recipe.
Onion, garlic, fresh ginger, green chili Tomato paste or tomato puree Indian spices to keep on hand: Red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder Whole spices such as cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. You may be able to substitute individual spices for hot curry powder also. For a restaurant style flavorful curry, use kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves), heavy cream and spice blend such as kitchen king masala. Olive oil or ghee In most of the veggie curry recipes, lime juice or lemon juice and fresh coriander is used in the last stage of the recipe. Curry leaves adds unique flavor to the Indian vegetarian recipes, they are easily available any south asian grocery stores. Many non-asian stores sells fresh, dried or frozen curry leaves. Creamy Indian curries can easily be made vegan – use full-fat coconut milk, cashew cream for vegan creamy vegetable curry.
Serving Suggestions
To make a complete meal, Indian food is commonly served with breads and rice dishes. Serve these indian vegetarian curries alongside
plain boiled basmati rice or jasmine rice jeera rice takeaway style pilau rice Dal recipes Indian breads such as roti or chapatti or plain paratha garlic and coriander naan or peshwari naan kachumber salad or Indian onion salad
Leftovers can be stored in airtight container and kept in the fridge. The curries should generally be consumed within 2-3 days
Vegetables Curries
There are so many delicious indian curry recipes made with fresh vegetables. Indian Vegetable Curry or Mixed Vegetable Curry is a dry curry made with carrots, cauliflower, green beans or French beans and green peas. The curry base is made from an onion, garlic and tomato curry sauce.
Restaurant style Indian curries
These vegetarian curries can be found in most indian restaurants.
Pulses / Legumes
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