We’ve kept this tikka masala vegetarian and we weren’t sorry. This is exactly how one would expect such a dish to be: heavily spiced, hearty, and served over rice. It has a lot of ingredients, but hey, this is Indian cuisine, after all.
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What seems to be like funny-looking pretzels, is a very popular Indian dessert and snack. You may color the batter however you want, or you may not want to color it at all, but you’ll have to be patient as you let it rest overnight. After deep-frying the spirals, you soak them in lemony sugar syrup and serve garnished with pistachios. You won’t believe your palate.
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What about this milky, carrot-based halwa? Its cooked carrots’ soft texture contrasts with the crunchy almonds. You need up to just 20 minutes to put together a healthy sweet snack and dessert. Some patience is required as it refrigerates for a few hours, but it’ll be worth the wait.
The chana masala is extremely easy to concoct. It’s a healthy vegan and gluten-free dish, where the star is Garbanzo beans, better-known as chickpeas. They are a source of protein, carbs, and fiber. They team up very nice with the flavored tomato-based sauce.
Suitable for a dessert or as sweet snacks, these balls are dense, buttery, and extremely delicious. You’ll form these from halwa. Make the halwa from sugar-sweetened mango, semolina flour, and crumbled cashews. The inciting play between crunchy and soft at its best. Or at its sweetest …
This is Indian pitta. It is buttery and well-flavored with garlic, coriander, and Kalonji seeds. Other than letting it rise for up to 4 hours, this dish is ready in no time. It is a 25-30 minutes job. Feel free to improve this by topping it with ingredients of your choosing.
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Welcome to another vegetarian Indian dish with a lot of ingredients and a myriad of aromas and flavors. Upgrade the long-grain rice, beans, tomato, and cauliflower with an impressive array of spices and herbs, from cardamom to saffron.
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Care for something hearty and savory, anyone? Then give a try to this combination of minced pork and spices, cooked together in a flat-bottomed wok. The mince gets a real kick from the chili, garam masala, ginger, and turmeric combined. Get creative and pair it with anything you think it’s better. You can even use it as a filling!
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Pilaf or pilau is a dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It’s hearty and warming being the perfect choice on a cold winter day. To have diversity into your diet, opt for barley instead of rice for this pilaf.
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Barfi with cashews is yet another incredible sweet treat from India. You only need up to 15 minutes for assembling it. But hold your horses for 3 hours while it refrigerates. The base is fresh breadcrumbs soaked in milk. It’s dense, deliciously crunchy, and you can upgrade it by serving it drizzled with maple syrup and even more cashews.
For this recipe, sauté all the ingredients over medium heat and in no-time, you’ll get a healthy and strongly-flavored traditional Indian cabbage dish. You’ll get hooked!
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This traditional Indian dish is everything your heart desires when it’s cold outside. We used chicken which we’ve coated in lots of chili before frying it. But the surprise here is the spiced sauce made with butter, cashews and tomatoes.
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