Side Dishes

Easy to prepare 50+ delicious Vegetarian Indian Foods

Corn on the Cob and Grilled Corn

Homemade Herbed Skillet Potatoes

Southwestern Style Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Red Peppers

Mashed Potatoes with Garlic

Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar and Pecans

Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Steamed Broccoli

Rediscovering Brussels Sprouts: A Delicious Journey

Vegetarian Indian Dishes:

Chichinda Pyaz Sabji (Snake gourd and Onion stir fry)

Beet er Torkari (Stir Fried Beetroot with Garlic)

Kadhi (Gram Flour Fritters in Yogurt Sauce)

Lau Chingri: A Taste of Bengal’s Homely Elegance

Rajma (Kidney Beans):

Rajma (Indian curry with Red Kidney Beans)

Dal Makhani (Creamy Urad Dal/ Black Lentils with Rajma/ Kidney Beans)

Bitter Gourd:

Korola Peyaj (Stir Fried Bitter Gourd with Onion)

Air Fried Korola (Karela/ Bitter Gourd Chips)

Korola Alu (Stir fried Bitter Gourd with Potatoes)

Eggplant:

Baingan ka Bharta (Punjabi recipe: Eggplant with Onion and Garlic)

Panch Bhaja (Crispy Deep Fried Vegetables)

Alu Begun-er Chonka (Bengali recipe: Stir-fried Potatoes and Eggplant)

Soa Baigan Alu (Dill sautéed with Eggplant and Potato)

Poppy Seeds:

Kancha Posto (Bengali recipe: Raw Poppy Seeds Paste)

Alu Posto (Bengali recipe: Potatoes with Poppy Seeds)

Jhinge Alu Posto (Ridge Gourd and Potatoes with Poppy Seeds)

My Non-Traditional Sukhto (Bengali recipe: Mixed Vegetables)

Spinach:

Saag Bhaja (Bengali style Stir-fried Spinach)

Chochchori (Bengali style mixed vegetables)

Pui Saag er Chochchori (Bengali recipe: Mixed vegetables with Shrimp and Malabar Spinach)

Alu Palak Sabji (North Indian Dish: Stir-fried Potatoes with Spinach)

Saag Chole (Curried Spinach and Chickpeas)

Peas:

Alu Koraishutir Ghugni (Mamma’s Potatoes and Peas)

Gajar Alu Matar (Curried Carrots and Potatoes with Peas)

Matar Mushroom (Peas and Mushroom in a creamy gravy)

Potatoes:

Alur Dom (Bengali recipe: Potatoes with gravy)

Alu Borir Torkari (Potatoes with sun dried Lentil Dumplings)

Alu Tamatar Sabji (Curried Potatoes with Tomatoes)

Masala Alu (Stir fried Potatoes with Indian spices)

Alu Chochori (Bengali recipe: Potatoes with Indian Spices)

Borboti Alur Torkari (Beans sautéed with spices and Potatoes)

Niramish Alur Dom (Potato Gravy Without Onion and Garlic)

Kalo Jeere diye Alur Torkari (Bengali recipe: Potatoes with Nigella Seeds)

Alu Potol Kumror Dalna (Potato, Pointed Gourd and Pumpkin curry)

Allahabadi Chatpata Alu (Spicy Tangy Potato Gravy of my Hometown)

Bandakopi Alur Torkari (Mamma’s Cabbage in curried Potatoes)

Masala Alu (Spiced Potatoes)

Kathal ki Sabji (Enchor/Jackfruit in a Tomato Curry)

Biye Barir Alur Dom (Spiced Potato Gravy as served in Bengali Weddings)

Station wala Lehsunia Alu (Indian Railway special Garlic Potato Stir-fry)

Alu Peyaj er Chochchori (Bengali recipe: Stir fried Potatoes with Onion)

Kalo Jeere Ghee diye Alur Torkari (Potatoes with Nigella Seeds and Ghee)

Alu Soa Sabji (Potato stir-fried with Dill)

Bell Pepper:

Alu Shimla Mirch Sabji (Potatoes with Bell Peppers Stir Fry)

Alu Shimla Mirch Tamatar Sabji (Potato with Bell Peppers in a Tomato gravy)

Pumpkin:

Alu Kumro (Bengali Torkari - Potatoes with Pumpkin stir fry)

Achari Kaddu (Spiced stir-fried Pumpkin)

Cholar dal diye Kumror Torkari (Mamma’s Pumpkin Gravy with Split Bengal Gram)

Panch Mesali (Bengali recipe: Mixed Vegetables)

Okra:

Bhindi Kalonji – Okra with Indian spices

Alu Bhindi (Bengali Torkari - Potatoes with Okra stir fry)

Bhindi Pyaz (Okra and Onion stir-fry)

Bhindi Masala (Okra with Indian Spices)

Bhindi fried in Kalonji seeds

Masala Alu Bhindi (Stir-fried Potatoes with Okra and spices)

Air Fried Okra (Bhindi/ Lady Finger)

Cauliflower:

Alu Kopir Torkari (Potatoes with Cauliflower Stir Fry/ Curry)

Kopi Alur Chochchori (Bengali recipe: Stir fried Cauliflower with Potatoes)

Kopi Chechki (Stir-fried Cauliflower and vegetables)

Shadi wala Masala Gobhi (Spiced Cauliflower with Potatoes as served in North Indian Weddings)

Chole (Chickpeas):

Chole Bhature (Chickpea curry with fried bread)

Amritsari Chole (Delicious Chick Pea gravy with Fresh Cheese)

Chana Masala/ Chole Masala

Paneer:

Palak Paneer (Fresh Cheese in Spinach gravy)

Butter Paneer (Indian Recipe: Fresh Cheese in a creamy buttery gravy)

Chanar Dalna (Bengali recipe: Fresh Cheese and Potato Curry)

Mamma’s Mixed Vegetables

Paneer Bhurji (Crumbled Fresh Cheese with sautéed Onions)

Mamma’s Matar Paneer (Peas and Indian Cottage Cheese in a tomato gravy)

Shahi Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese in a creamy gravy)