Healthy Indian Vegetarian Recipes

Ingredients : Dosa batter - 1  Bowl Salt as per taste Palak  -  1 Bunch Green chillies  - 2 Ginger - 1 inch sized Cumin seeds. - 1 Teaspoon Oil  /Butter for making dosa Method of preparation : 1. Clean palak with water , and boil it for few secs. in water by adding green chillies. 2. Make a paste of palak by adding ginger to it. 3. Add the paste to the dosa batter, then add  salt , cumin seeds too to the batter. 4. Put dosa pan on the stove , spread dosa batter into a thin layer,  drizzle oil around the body, you can add chopped onions too the dosa. 5.  Serve dosa with any chutney or podi / powder.

Ingredients : Yellow capsicum. - 1 Red capsicum  - 1 Green capsicum - 1 Cashew nuts - 1 Tablespoon Badam - 1 Tablespoon Ginger , green chillies - slitted Onions - 2 Tomatoes  -  2 Cumin seeds powder  - 1 Teaspoon Garam masala powder - 1 Teaspoon Salt as per taste Coriander leaves handful Kasoori methi - 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder - One pinch Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder  - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation  : 1. Cut all the vegetables into small pieces. 2. Put a pan add little oil/butter , then  chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, badam, cashew nuts, after it’s cooked , make a gravy and keep aside. 3.  Put a pan again , add little oil, three capsicums pieces, sauté for few secs, add  turmeric powder,  salt, after it is half cooked, add gravy, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder,  green chillies , ginger slitted,   garam masala powder, kasoori methi (powdered  with both hands) , Kashmiri chilli powder , let all the ingredients mix up well, swi

Ingredients : Paneer - 100 gms Amul cream  - 1Tablespoon Salt as per taste Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Ginger garlic paste. - 1 Teaspoon Cashew nuts - 1 Tablespoon Badam  - 1 Tablespoon Saffron strands -  4 strands Cumin seeds powder -  1 Teaspoon Butter - 1 Tablespoon Garam masala - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves. - Handful Chilli powder. - 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Put  a pan , add butter, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, cashew nuts ,  little salt, almonds, ginger ,garlic ,  garam masala powder or raw garam masala, add little water  ,  cook it for sometime, then grind it in a mixi grinder and keep aside. 2. Put a pan, add little butter,  turmeric powder, little salt, cumin seeds powder , chilli powder , then add paneer pieces. 3. Then add gravy into the paneer mixture. 4. Add milk cream to the curry. 5. Add saffron in little milk , leave it for few mins , and  then mix it into the curry. 5. Let all the ingredients mix well

Ingredients : Cooked rice - 1 Bowl Salt as per taste Turmeric powder Vegetables -  Capsicum, carrot, beans, ( paneer),  potato,  onion, sweet corn  / One small cup each Garam masala powder - 1 Teaspoon Poppy seeds powder / Carrom seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Garlic ginger paste - 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander leaves - Handful Oil for seasoning Mustard seeds , cumin seeds , carrom seeds - 1 Teaspoon each, dry red chillies - 2 Method of preparation  : 1. Put a pan add oil for seasoning, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, carrom seeds, curry leaves , then all the vegetables, turmeric powder, carrom seeds powder / poppy seeds powder,  salt, garam masala powder ginger garlic paste, then add cooked rice and coriander leaves. 2. Mix all the ingredients. 3. Serve hot with some pickle or curd chutney.

Ingredients : Colacasia ( chamadumpa ) - 1/4 kg Salt as per taste Turmeric powder one pinch Tamarind pulp - 1 Tablespoon Chilli powder  - 1 Teaspoon Onions - 2 Curry leaves and coriander leaves handful Seasoning. - Urad dal,  mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal one teaspoon each, dry red chillies - 2 Oil for seasoning Green chillies- 2 Ginger - 1 inch  Method of preparation : 1. Boil the the vegetable ( Chamadumpa) in water till it gets cooked well. 2. Take out the skin of the colacasia. 3. Chop onions, green chillies, ginger and keep aside. 4. Place a pan ,prepare seasoning with above given ingredients in oil. 5. Add onions, green chillies,  ginger pieces, curry leaves,turmeric powder, salt . 6. Add colacasia ( chemadumpa) to the above pan. 7. Along with tamarind pulp, chilli powder to the curry. 8. Lastly,add coriander leaves to the curry. 9. Serve with hot cooked rice. Note :  I have used broken whole black gram for seasoning.

Ingredients : Water  - One bowl Tamarind pulp - 1 Tablespoon Salt as per taste Curry leaves and coriander leaves handful Turmeric powder - One pinch Jaggery powder - 1 Teaspoon ( Optional) Ginger,  pepper , garlic pods, cumin seeds  - 1 Teaspoon Oil/Ghee for seasoning Cumin seeds , mustard seeds -1 Teaspoon each  Dry red chillies - 2 Asoefitida - 1 pinch Method of preparation : 1. Make a powder of pepper, garlic,  cumin seeds, ginger and keep aside. 2.  Take a bowl by adding in water to it,add tamarind pulp, tomato  pieces,  salt, turmeric powder, the prepared powder, curry leaves, jaggery powder ( Optional). 3. Boil it for few minutes, garnish it with coriander leaves. 4.  Prepare seasoning with ghee and mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, asoefitida 5. This rasam is good for health and best  suits for the monsoon season , keeps us heathy and away from colds and coughs.

Ingredients : Capsicum - 1/2 kg Tomatoes - 3 Potatoes - 2 Green peas  -  Handful Onions- 2 Salt as per taste Ginger - 1 inch ( cut into small pieces) Turmeric powder one pinch Curry leaves few Chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves handful Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Coriander  seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Oil for seasoning Jeera - 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Cut all the  vegetables ( mentioned above)  into small pieces. 2 Place a pan on the stove , add oil and then add mustard seeds, jeera, fry it till it splutters, then add curry leaves,  chopped ginger, onion, tomatoes, capsicum, green peas and potato pieces. 3. Add turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, chilli powder . 4. After the curry is cooked well ,garnish it with coriander leaves. 5. You can serve with cooked rice, or roti / chapathi.

Ingredients : Cooked rice - 1 Big bowl (Basmati rice /sona masoori rice ) Cumin seeds - 1 Tablespoon Green chillies - 3 slitted Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Salt as per taste Cashew nuts few ( Optional) Curry leaves - Handful Oil/ Ghee - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Take a pan add oil/ ghee , then add cumin seeds, slitted green chillies , curry leaves, salt, cooked rice,  cumin seeds powder, mix all the ingredients. 2.Fry cashew nuts in ghee slightly and add to the rice. ( Optional) 3.Serve  hot with any pickle.

Ingredients : Whole green gram ( sprouted)  - 1Glass Brown rice -1 Cup Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Ginger  - 1 inch  sized Salt as per taste Method of preparation : 1. Soak whole green gram in water for 8 hours and take out the water from  whole gram , and let it get sprouted. 2. Add sprouted  whole green gram and brown rice for few hours. 3.  Add green chillies, ginger, soaked whole green gram, brown rice , salt, cumin seeds  grind all the ingredients into a dosa batter. 4. Put a dosa pan and add the batter , cook both sides. 5. Serve the dosa with Karapodi and tamarind chutney. 6. The chutney  shown in the picture is instant tamarind chutney.

Ingredients : Brown rice flakes - 150 gms Salt as per taste Capsicum  - 1 Onions  - 2 Tomato  - 1 Carrot - 1 Cashew nuts - 1 Tablespoon Oil for seasoning Sweet corn - 1 Tablespoon Curry leaves few Green chillies slitted - 2 Ginger sliced Turmeric powder one pinch Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Cut all vegetables into small pieces. 2. Put a pan and add oil , add cumin seeds,  mustard seeds,  cashew nuts,  turmeric powder,  curry leaves, ginger pieces, chilli pieces, and all vegetables. 3. Let it get cooked for sometime. 4.  Soak the brown rice flakes for few secs , and add it to the seasoning. 5. Add required salt and coriander leaves for garnishing. 6. Serve hot with some curd chutney or any pickle. 7. You can add lemon juice to the upma while serving it.

Ingredients : Whole  green gram (soaked)  -  1 Cup Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 1 Big Turmeric powder - 1 pinch Salt as per taste Coriander leaves - Handful Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon Garam masala powder -1 Teaspoon Green chillies slitted Oil -1 Teaspoon Dry ginger powder - 1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Ginger chopped into thin slices Method of preparation : 1. Soak whole green gram for few hours. 2. You can use sprouted green gram too. 3. Cook it with water in a cooker . 4. Put a pan on the stove , add oil ,then add cumin seeds, green chillies slitted, chopped onions and tomatoes. 5. Add the cooked whole green gram , salt, turmeric powder, coriander seeds powder,cumin seed seeds powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, dry ginger powder,  cook it for a while. 6. Lastly garnish with coriander leaves tithe curry. 7. This curry can be served with chapathi / roti. Add caption

Ingredients : Potatoes - 1/4 kg Capsicum  -  2 Green peas - 1 Cup Onions  - 2 Sweet corn - 1 Small Cup Paneer -  1 Small cup Carrot - 1 Bread crumbs - 2 Cups Salt as per taste Ginger garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon Pepper powder - 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves - Handful Green chillies - 2 Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon  Cumin seeds powder. - 1 Teaspoon Lemon juice - 1 Tablespoon Turmeric powder - 1 pinch Oil for shallow frying/deep frying Method of preparation: 1. Boil all the vegetables with water and mash them and keep aside. 2.  Take a bowl add the boiled vegetables, paneer, ginger garlic paste, add bread crumbs, salt, turmeric powder, green chillies chopped, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves chopped, pepper powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, lemon juice, mix them well and make it as a dough. 3. Take a lemon size dough and flatten it, 4. Keep a pan on the stove, shallow fry the flattened dough with oil or else you c

Ingredients : Chilled milk - 1 Glass Oreo biscuits - 5 Vanilla ice cream - 1 Cup( Big) Method of preparation : 1. Take a mixi jar , add  ice cream , Oreo biscuits broken into pieces, chilled milk and blend all the ingredients. 2.  Then garnish with ice cream and Oreo biscuits made into tiny pieces. 3. Serve as shown in picture. 4. Adding biscuits to the milk shake is as per your wish, few ppl may like more biscuit flavour and some ppl may like vanilla ice cream flavour.

Ingredients : Milk - 1 Glass chilled Badam - Soaked ( Handful ) or powder  - 1 Tablespoon Bananas riped - 2 Honey  - 1 Teaspoon Ice cubes ( Optional) Method of preparation : 1. Take a mixi jar , add chopped bananas , badam powder, chilled milk  blend all the ingredients. 2.  Later pour it into a glass and add honey to the milk shake . 3. Adding ice cubes is an optional.

Ingredients : spinach ( Palak)  - 5 bunches Salt as per taste Paneer - 1 bowl full of pieces Green chilli - 2 Ginger garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon Onion. - 1 Big Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Butter / Oil - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Boil the palak and green chillies slitted in water for 3 mins. 2. Take a pan , add oil or butter , then add cumin seeds and onion pieces. 3. Make the palak into a paste including the green chillies. 4. Add that paste to the onions. 5. Then fry the paneer in little oil or butter add it to the palak gravy. 6. Add salt and ginger garlic paste to the curry and cook it for two mins,( For palak dishes , you have to add less salt). 7. You can garnish with cream.