5 Easy Yet Tasty Indian Vegetarian Dinner Recipes To Try

From scrumptious paneer tikka to mouth-watering lemon rice, the possibilities are endless.

Indian vegetarian dinner recipes are healthy and tasty.They are nourishing, and rich in dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. When cooked the right way, they can easily tantalize your taste buds and seduce you with their pleasing aroma.

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If you don’t have the time to cook dinner after a full day’s work, we can help. Here are the  5 best vegetarian indian  recipes for dinner you can try at home. Check them out.

5 Indian Vegetarian Dinner Recipes You Must Try

5 Light And Healthy Indian Vegetarian Dinners

1. Paneer Tikka

serves , 2: cooking time, 30 mins

Just a handful of ingredients and spice blends, and you can get restaurant-style food at home! Try this quick and easy paneer tikka recipe.

  Ingredients:

• 1 cup paneer chunks
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper squares
• 1 cup red onion squares
• 1/2 cup hung curd
• tablespoons mustard oil
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• cilantro for garnish

How To Prepare

1. Mix curd, all the spices, salt, and mustard oil in a bowl.
2. Toss in the paneer cubes, capsicum squares. Coat all the sides of the paneer cubes well.
3. Thread the paneer capsicum, and onions using a bamboo or steel skewer.
4. Heat a grill pan and add the olive oil.
5. Add in the skewers and cook for 2 minutes on each side.

 2. Low-Carb Daal

serves-2; cooking time – 30 mins

Low-carb and high-protein, this daal dal soup is a true example of traditional lentil recipes meeting new-age cooking.

  Ingredients

• 1/2 cup red lentil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoon ghee
• 3 cloves garlic, chooped
• 1 dry red chili
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• cilantro for garnish
• 2/3 cup water

How To Prepare

1. Pressure cook the  daal using 2/3 cup water, a pinch of salt. and turmeric powder.
2. Add the ghee in a pan.
3. Add in the dry red chili and cumin seeds. Let it splutter for 10 seconds.
4. Add in the chopped garlic and let it turn brown.
5. Pour in the boiled daal and let it come to a boil over medium flame.
6. Garnish with cilantro and a little bit  more ghee.

 3. Nutritious Lauki (Bottlegourd)

serves-2; cooking time – 20 mins

Simple and nutritious, this homely lauki curry is for you if you are on a diet. Lauki works amazingly well for weight lose and is also good for your  skin.

 Ingredients

• 1 cup cubed lauki (bottle gourd)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 dry red chili
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• A few curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• salt to taste

How To Prepare

1. Heat olive oil in a pan
2. Add in the mustard seeds and curry leaves
3. Toss in the lauki cubes, salt, turmeric, and cumin powder. Stir try for 4-5 minutes over medium flame.
4. Add in the water, cover the lid, and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.

 4. Pumpkin Stir-Fry

serves -2; cooking time -30 mins

This sweet and savory pumpkin curry is going to blow your mind. Tow opposite tastes blend perfectly and hit the right notes  in your taste buds.

 Ingredients

• 1 cup cubed pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 dry red chili
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 small green chili, chopped
• Salt to taste
• 2 talespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• Cilantro for garnish

How To Prepare

1. Add olive oil to a pan
2. Add in the mustard seeds, fennel, and fenugreek seeds. Lett them splutter for 5 seconds.
3. Add dry red chili and free for 5 seconds.
4. Add in the pumpkin cubes, salt,  turmeric powder, and chopped green chili.
5. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
6. Add a little water, cover the lid,and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Open the lid and stir-fry for 10 minutes more.
8. Garnish with cilantro.

 5. Spicy Quinoa Khichdi

Healthy meets spicy in this dish. This khichdi is super quick and fuss-free.

serves – 2 ; cooking time – 30 mins.

 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup  sweet corn
• 1/2 cup cooked black beans
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 medium red chili, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
• A pinch of turmeric
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• Sallt to taste

 How To Prepare

1. In a saucepan, add the quinoa and water and let it cook.
2. In another pan, heat the ghee and add crushed coriander seeds, cumin powder, chopped red chili, kashmiri red chili, turmeric corn, and black beans.
3. Stir-fry for 4-5 minutes.
4. Fluff the quinoa with a fork and add it to the pan.
5. Add salt and toss to combine everythings.
6. Garnish with cilantro.

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