Healthy Indian Vegetarian Recipes

Ingredients : Mirchi bajji  - 5 to 6 Tomatoes - 2 finely chopped Onions - 2 Chat masala -  1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves -  Handful Lemon juice - 1 Tablespoon Groundnut -  1 Tablespoon Salt -   As needed Method of preparation : 1.  Cut the mirchi bajji into small pieces including chillies too. 2. Cut the onions into small piece 3. Take a bowl , add the bajji pieces, then raw onion pieces and tomatoes, salt, fried groundnut,  chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, chat masala. Note :  Preparation of mirchi bajji is given in my recipes. You can find it, if you need the recipe.

Ingredients: For the masala powder:- Roasted peanuts -handful Roasted cashew nuts-4 to 5 Fennel seeds -1 1/2 teaspoon Dry coconut flakes -1 tablespoon Garlic -2 to 3 cloves(optional) Main ingredients:- Potatoes - 3(small)(peeled, chopped in cubes and partially boiled around 60 percent) Capsicum - 1 big chopped Onions - 2 medium finely chopped Tomatoes - 2 chopped Green chilli and ginger grated - 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon Hing - 2 pinches(optional) Curry leaves - 8 to 10 Salt as per taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon Red chilli powder - as per taste Coriander - finely chopped Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon Method of preparation: 1. Place a kadai on stove, add in oil, once heated add in jeera, mustard, urad dal, once it turns to golden brown add in hing and curry leaves. 2. Add in grated green chilli and ginger, onions and add in salt. 3. Once the onions turn translucent and in chopped tomatoes and c

Ingredients : Chick peas - 1 Big cup ( soaked for few hours) Salt as per taste Ginger garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon Basmati rice - 1 Glass Curd - 1 Tablespoon Garam masalas(Raw ) -as needed Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Green chillies - 2 spitted Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Ghee - 1 Tablespoon Turmeric powder one pinch Chilli powder  - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves -  Handful Method of preparation : 1. Cook the rice and keep aside. 2. Boil the chick peas till it is cooked well. 3. Chop the onions, tomatoes, green chillies, and keep aside. 4. Put a pan, add ghee, garam masala raw, onions, tomatoes pieces, turmeric powder,  salt,  beaten curd, cumin seeds powder, coriander leaves, chilli powder, split green chillies, and boiled chick peas, cook it for some time by adding half glass of water. Then add the cooked rice after the water evaporates, and mix it well. 5. Serve with tomato onion raita.  Note : Brown coloured chick peas are better than white coloured chick peas fo

Ingredients: Rajma - 1/4 th cup Chana dal -1 Teaspoon Black gram - 11/2 Cup Salt as per taste Garlic - 5 finely chopped Ginger -11/2 inch piece finely chopped Green chilli paste - 1/2 teaspoon Butter - 1 Tablespoon Cream - 1/4 th cup Tomatoes purée - 3 Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Kasoori methi - 1 Teaspoon Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch Bay leaf  -  1 Method of preparation : 1. Soak black gram, rajma, and chana dal overnight or 6 to 8 hours. 2.Take the dal in a pressure cooker add in around three glasses of water, add in some salt, a pinch of turmeric powder and a Bay leaf. 3. Let it cook for around 10 -15 whistles. 4. Heat a pan, add in two blocks of butter along with a teaspoon of oil. 5.Once the butter is heated add in jeera, ginger-garlic and green chilli paste. 6.Sauté the ginger garlic for 20 seconds and add in the tomato purée. 7.Add in salt as per taste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala, and stir well. 8.Place a l

Bread - 4 slices crumbled Potatoes - 200 gms Peas - 50 gms soaked Onion- 1 small Capsicum-1 small Salt as per taste Black pepper powder- 2 pinches Red chilli powder -1/2 teaspoon Garam masala-1/2 teaspoon Jeera powder-1teaspoon Lemon juice -1 1/2 teaspoon Coriander leaves finely chopped Corn flour - 1 Tablespoon Green chillies - 2 Ginger grated - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation: 1.Add in the crumbled bread into a bowl, along with boiled and mashed potatoes, finely chopped onion and capsicum. 2. Mix well, add in all the dry masala powders, green chilly chopped and grated ginger. 3.Add in cornflour, lemon juice and mix well until the mixture turns into a dough . 4. Take small amounts of the dough and shape it to cutlet. 5.Heat oil sufficient for deep fry,  and fry it until golden brown on both sides , or you can shallow fry it. 6. Serve these cutlets hot with ketchup or green chutney along with a hot cup of Tea!

Urad dal - 1 Cup Cabbage - 1 Small cup Salt as per taste Onions -  2 Green chillies and ginger paste - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves handful Cumin seeds - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation 1. Soak urad dal in water for 3 hours 2. Finely chop cabbage and onions . 3.Make a fine paste of the urad dal without water and ensure the batter consistency is thick. 4.Add in the vegetables, cumin seeds and the ginger-green chilli paste, salt, curry leaves and mix well. 5.Take some batter and place it on a plastic surface greased with oil and shape it to that of vada or any other shape wanted . 6.Drop in the shaped batter into hot oil and fry it until the colour changes to golden brown. Ensure the heat of oil is in between medium to high heat. 7. Serve the vadas hot with ginger pickle.