What is a vegetarian Indian recipe?

I am making two main dishes. One is Chicken Masala, and the other is a vegetarian. Does anyone have any recipes for a vegetarian?What is a vegetarian Indian recipe?
Dal is nice, it's a lentil curry.


ARHAR DAL








Ingredients:








1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)


1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)


1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)


2 Green Chilli (Hari mirch)


2 Dry Red Chily (Saboot Lal Mirchi)


1 tsp chopped Ginger (Adrak)


2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)


10 gms Mixed Spices (onion seeds,fenugreek seeds,aniseeds,cuminseeds and mustard seeds) 2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)


1 tsp Sugar


Salt to taste





How to make arhar dal:





* Wash the dal and cook the dal in a sauteuse with the turmeric, salt and the sugar over a medium flame.


* Add half of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder.


* When the dal is cooked and thick remove from the fire.


* Heat the ghee in a pan and add the mixed spices,(a little of onion seeds, fenugreek seeds , aniseeds, cumin seeds and mustard seeds all mixed together).


* When the mustard seeds crackle add the bay leaf, remaining chopped ginger , slit green chilliesand the broken red chillies. fry for 2 minutes and pour over the dal.mix thoroughly. serve hot.What is a vegetarian Indian recipe?
You can make something called Palak Paneer which is basically cooked spinach with cottage cheese. This is the recipe for it:





Ingredients :





*Paneer cubes 15-20 .


Onion chopped 1 No.


Garlic clove Chopped. 2 Nos


Salt To taste


Coriander Powder 1 Tsp.


Cumin Powder 1 Tsp.





Sugar 1/4 Tsp.


Oil 1 Tsp.





For Gravy :





Spinach 1 bunch.


Ginger small Piece 1.


Cinanamon small stick 1.


Green Serrano chillies 2 Nos or to Taste.


Onion small Chopped 1 No.


Tomato 1 NO





For Garnish :





Grated Cheese 1 Tbsp.


Cream 1 Tbsp or To Taste





Method





Wash %26amp; drain the water from Spinach. Chop them coarsely.





In a pan bring to boil or microwave on high for 8 minutes all the ingredients for gravy.








Cool %26amp; grind them coarsely to Paste.





In the same pan heat the oil, fry onions till translucent. Add Garlic %26amp; fry briefly. mix all the spice powders %26amp; stir.





Add the Spinach Paste %26amp; let cook for a couple of minutes till combined. Add the Paneer cubes cook for 2 minutes %26amp; switch off the flame.Adjust the seasonings %26amp; Serve Garnished with Cream %26amp; Grated Cheese on top.





*Paneer these days is readily available in all Indian Grocery stores. or substitute with firm Tofu which is more healthier.
Paneer recipe.


1. paneer 250 grams ( cut into small cubes )


= cottage cheese (see basic paneer recipy)


2. onion 1 medium sized chopped


3. tomatoes 2 chopped


4. ginger garlic paste 1 teaspoon


5. cashew paste 1 teaspoon


6. fresh cream 2 teaspoon


7. salt to taste


8. black pepper 1/4 teaspoon


9 . oil 2 teaspoon


10 cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon


11. garam masala 1/4 teaspoon


12 . corriander leaves 1 table spoon


fresh washed and finely chopped





Easy and Quick Paneer Recipy - Method





1 . in a non stick pan heat oil , u can also take a heavy bottomed pan instead of non stick.


2. add cumin seeds, when they crackle add onions.


3. when the onions are fried till pink add tomatoes.


4. now cook the tomatoes till oil separates and then add the cashew paste.


5. cook till 2 min and then add salt and garam masala and the pepper.


6. just stir for abt 30 seconds and now add little water say about 200 ml.


7 . let the water boil and then add paneer ( cottage cheese ) diced.


8 . cook for 5 min and now slowing the fire add fresh cream and mix well.


9. close the fire after 1 min.


10 . sprinkle chopped corriander leaves


serve hot.


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