75+ Vegan Indian Recipes (2024)

This vegan butter chicken recipe uses authentic Indian butter chicken spices to make a delicious and fragrant restaurant-style sauce that can be served over your favourite plant-based protein.

This is the best chickpea spinach curry recipe made with simple ingredients, basic pantry spices and it only takes 20 minutes. Perfect for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner!

Enjoy gourmet restaurant-style Indian food at home with this Vegan Palak Tofu Paneer! A fragrant, creamy spinach curry made healthier with tofu instead of cheese. An easy yet impressive vegan Indian dinner!

This curried okra recipe, or bhindi masala, is a simple semi-dry curry featuring fried okra in a fragrantly-spiced tomato-based sauce. You’ll need just a few ingredients, a selection of Indian spices and about 20 minutes to get this vegan okra curry on the table.

This spinach curry is easy, healthy, and loaded with flavour. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, this vegan curry is ready in less than 30 minutes.

This spicy vegan potato curry is full on with flavour and easy to make with pantry staples. Fried potatoes are simmered in a spicy and savory tomato-cashew sauce infused with delicious, aromatic Indian spices. You'll be surprised by how tasty the humble potato can be!

This vegan red lentil curry recipe is super flavourful and easy to make with a short list of ingredients. It’s perfect for a weeknight dinner because it’s ready in just 30 minutes!

One of the world's most enjoyed curries, a good old curry house jalfrezi recipe. Did you know that the spicy and flavourful jalfrezi has now knocked the tikka masala off its throne as Britain’s favourite curry? True story. Frankly, once you’ve tasted the BOSH! plant-based jalfrezi you’ll understand why.A great Friday night dinner idea to be enjoyed with friends.

Aloo Gobi is a classic Indian main dish or side that marries perfectly tender potatoes and cauliflower with a blend of spices, aromatics, and tomatoes. It’s deeply nourishing and comforting, easy to make, and budget-friendly!

Vegan chickpea curry is an easy and flavourful tomato-based curry great for a weeknight dinner. Adjust the spice level to your preference with this recipe and feel free to add in other greens and veggies like kale, spinach or broccoli for a healthy and satisfying meal!

This vegan pumpkin curry with chickpeas and kale is delicious and creamy with a spiced coconut milk base. Filling and comforting, this pumpkin curry is easy to prepare and delicious all year round!

Chickpea Tikka Masala – Dinner is on with this flavorful & saucy Indian-inspired vegan tikka masala recipe! It’s lusciously creamy and easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients!

Masoor tadka dal is a delicious Indian lentil curry made with red lentils. It’s easy to make, flavorful, and healthy as well as naturally vegan and gluten free!

This delectable Indian Vegetable Korma recipe is loaded with potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, peas, and green beans and is ready in 40 minutes. Make sure you have plenty of naan to dip in the creamy coconut sauce!

This beetroot curry is deliciously creamy, sweet, savoury and a touch spicy all at the same time. Made with coconut milk, a couple of simple spices and served with rice, these easy curried beets make a great vegan or vegetarian side or main dish.

Spicy fire roasted eggplant mash, Baingan Bharta is best enjoyed with roti or parathas. This Punjabi Baingan Bharta recipe uses minimal spices for the best results! Vegan & gluten-free.

Dal makhani is an urad dal and kidney bean butter curry and this vegan version of the popular Indian dish is absolutely mouth watering and delicious!

Potato and tofu-ricotta dumplings are fried or baked until crispy on the outside and soft inside, then served with a flavorful curried tomato cream sauce. Enjoy with some Indian flatbread or basmati rice.

Cauliflower Tikka Masala is a creamy vegan gravy recipe made with cauliflower and Indian spices. This vegetable tikka masala is a budget-friendly comfort meal that can be made in 30 minutes.

This is a simple recipe but the resulting dish is very alluring with its sweet and spicy sauce. It can easily be made soy-free. For variation: Use chickpeas, tempeh or vegetables.

Punjabi Jeera Aloo is one of the easiest recipes to prepare, especially when there is a lack of time. It is a flavourful, delicious and irresistible dish of baby potatoes and cumin seeds. Here is how to make it at home.

With a whole range of aromatic spices, these potatoes really pack a punch. Stir through spinach and scatter with chilli and serve. What's more, this speedy Indian side dish is vegan, dairy- and gluten-free, so everyone can get involved.

The perfect midweek vegan dinner, this bhaji comes packed with chestnut mushrooms, garlic, cumin and coriander. Serve with warm, fluffy naans for mopping all those juices up.

This Tofu Matar Masala or Tofu and Green Peas curry is a vegan version of the classic and very famous Indian dish - "Matar Paneer"

An easy Instant Pot recipe for a traditional Indian red kidney beans curry called Rajma. This popular comfort food can be made with dry or canned beans and is best enjoyed with steamed basmati rice in a dish called Rajma Chawal, or fresh homemade roti.

Have my vegetarian 20-Minute Aloo Methi curry on the table faster than it takes to order a takeaway! This Indian potato and fenugreek leaf curry, also know as Aloo Methi ki Sabji is a weeknight staple in my home alongside soft roti.

When my son Bodhi asks me for "Paabhaji", I know he means this vegan Keema Pau Bhaji. It's a combination of 7 vegetables and plant-based soy mince served with fluffy bread buns, or Pau.

Using only a handful of super-basic ingredients that you may already have on hand, this recipe makes a lovely and easy-to-make plant-based vegan curry that’s ready to enjoy in about 30 quick minutes!

Flavour bomb incoming! The ultimate Vegetable Manchurian recipe with crispy dumplings in a hot & garlicky Indo-Chinese sauce. Easy recipe & AMAZING results.

You can make it with pretty much any veg you have in the fridge and it tastes like a restaurant-quality Kadai dish. The flavour comes from the coriander seed, fennel seed and black peppercorn Kadai masala. It’s the star of the show.

This Indian-style vegetable rice pilaf is a great one-pot meal that’s perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. This dish is super adaptable to whatever vegetables you have on hand and makes a satisfying plant-based main or a tasty side dish!

Fragrant Jeera rice is one of the simplest flavored rice recipes! Basmati rice is flavored with cumin seeds, and other aromatic spices to create a lovely side dish that compliments curries, dhal, or any Indian dish. This is a side that is cooked in all Indian homes and can be found on most Indian restaurants’ menus.

Veg Pulao or Vegetable Pulao Recipe - A healthy, comforting and mildly spiced one pot rice dish that is easy to cook and absolutely delicious. A melange of mixed vegetables, spices and aromatic rice - a perfect comfort meal to relish on.

Aromatic and flavorful restaurant style Vegetable Biryani! This fragrant biryani is packed with veggies, spices, herbs and nuts and is an explosion of flavors in every bite!

Fragrant, turmeric-infused, Indian Fried Rice full of healthy veggies that can be made in under 30 minutes. Vegetarian, Gluten-free, and Vegan adaptable, it is a fast and easy weeknight meal- great for using up leftover rice or stray veggies in the fridge.

Tawa Pulao is a popular street food dish from Mumbai that can be easily made at home using fresh vegetables, leftover or pre-cooked rice, Pav Bhaji masala, and other spices. If you want to make your own Tawa Pulao, you've come to the right place. Our recipe is vegan and naturally gluten-free.

A great alternative to regular boiled or steamed rice, this pilau rice uses whole spices and fried onions to create a flavourful side dish that's vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free.

Learn how to make the perfect fluffy Basmati Rice, every single time! This is the simplest way you can make it in a pot, no Instant Pot or rice cooker needed, with just a few easy techniques and 20 minutes.

This vegan samosa recipe is a quick and easy version of traditional potato samosas with mango chutney. Save time and lighten up your samosas by wrapping them with phyllo dough and baking instead of frying. You get all the flavours of a samosa but without the grease and in half the time!

Crispy, flaky Samosa is the perfect appetizer for any celebration. Filled with a spicy potato filling, this Samosa is also vegan!

To make vegetable fritters irresistible … make Pakora!! These are Indian vegetable patties, spiced and fried until golden and crispy. They can be made with virtually any vegetable, so use this pakora recipe as a springboard to do your own variations.

Crispy and addictive, papadums are an Indian snack that is also the perfect complement to any meal. They’re delicious when eaten alone, with chutneys, or with other dipping sauces. Learn how to make them from scratch at home.

Aloo tikki, which translates roughly to "potato patties," are typically eaten as a snack and are often sold by street vendors.

Masala vada are South Indian style deep fried lentil fritters. Traditionally they are made with lentils, usually split peas (chana dal) and sometimes in combination with urad dal. Spinach Chana Masala Vada are crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. These are great to serve hot for friends and family during festival season.

One of the most popular Indian street foods – Pani Puri is a fried crispy puri filled with lip-smacking potato masala and loaded with flavorful water! Whether you are an adult or a child, you will never get tired of eating this. It is seriously addictive!

Tikkā is a traditional northern Indian dish involving marinated protein or vegetables cooked in a tandoor, or clay oven, but no need for specialized cooking equipment in this plant-based take.

Crispy, light, savoury and absolutely moreish – these Crispy Onion Bhajis are a must make! Thinly sliced onions are mixed and coated in a chickpea flour batter then dropped into a frying pan of hot oil and cooked until crisp.

With a spiced vegetable center and crisp exterior, Potato Pakora is satisfying in both flavor and texture. Enjoy it while it’s hot and fresh! Serve with a dipping sauce for a delicious, traditional Indian appetizer or side dish.

Besan Chilla or Cheela is savoury gram flour crepe. Basically, it is an omelette for vegans and vegetarians. I love making besan chilla for our breakfast, as it is very easy to make and can be ready in under 15 minutes.

This vegan garlic naan is soft, chewy, and full of garlic flavour. Serve it with your favorite Indian curry for a restaurant-style meal at home!

Easy vegan naan- soft, fluffy flatbread perfect for serving alongside Indian inspired dishes or even using as a wrap or pizza crust. Only 7 ingredients and easy to make!

The ultimate guide to homemade roti, a whole wheat, unleavened Indian flatbread to scoop up curries and sabzis with.

Chef Rohit Ghai shares his recipe for aloo paratha, potato-stuffed flatbreads. Delicious for breakfast, or as part of an Indian feast.

This Quick Vegan Paratha is inspired by an Indian staple and perfect for any meals. All you need is 5 minutes to prep the batter!

A quick and easy recipe for warm, soft, lightly charred chapati. Ready in 40 minutes, I love to make these whilst my curry is bubbling away. The perfect vessel for mopping up that curry sauce.

Carrots & Sweet Potato Stuffed Paratha Recipe is a nutritious paratha recipe stuffed with carrots and sweet potatoes as the name suggests, combined with simple masalas, making it a great breakfast option.

Delightfully crispy on the outside and chewy in the center, nothing beats a dosa for the best of South Indian street food! Made from rice and lentils, dosas are naturally gluten free and vegan and pair deliciously with both savory and sweet fillings.

Fried whole wheat flour bread with mild spices, a double layer and hollow middle. It’s Indian comfort food in a nutshell and a must-learn recipe if you’re looking to expand your repertoire of Indian bread beyond that of roti, naan and paratha.

Can you believe the dough for my Soft Spinach Roti (chapati) is enriched with a whole bag of spinach? Popeye would be proud! Pack a healthy portion of leafy greens into your meal with this easy recipe the whole family will love.

This 5-ingredient lassi smoothie combines frozen ripe mango, creamy coconut milk, tangy coconut yogurt, lime juice, and optional maple syrup to sweeten.

No baking powder, baking soda, yoghurt or yeast. This Perfect Vegan Jalebi calls upon the process of fermentation to do all the hard work.

Vegan Gulab Jamun is an Indian dessert to die for. These gulab jamuns come together in a jiffy, using bread and cashew cream, but they are so delicious, no one can tell they are divinely dairy-free.

This delicious carrot halwa is made without any added sugar! It's flavored with cardamom and made creamy using coconut milk.

Burfi, also called barfi, is an original Indian dessert similar to fudge. It belongs popular Indian sweets which are united under the name mithai. My vegan Badam Burfi is made with ground almonds or almond flour, vegan butter, sugar & a touch of saffron.

Kheer is delicious, comforting, and so easy to make, and this vegan version is no exception, substituting the dairy with a delicious combination of coconut and almond milk. The end result is a decadent rice pudding topped with fragrant saffron, cardamom, and chopped pistachios. Yum!

Raita is a cooling yogurt-based Indian sauce with cucumber and mint. This vegan version is quick and easy to make and tastes just like the original!

Our readers RAVE about this mango chutney recipe! Fresh, vibrant, and absolutely BURSTING with flavor, you’re going to love this versatile and wonderfully delicious condiment!

Tomato chutney is not only great for its versatility and delicious flavour, but it’s also great because it’s so easy to make.

Fresh, vibrant, and flavor-packed! That's how I would describe Cilantro Chutney, an extremely popular dipping sauce from the Indian subcontinent. This irresistible mildly-spiced sauce is made from fresh cilantro, green chilies, ginger, lime juice, and seasoned with salt, cumin, and a touch of sugar.

Sweet Tamarind Chutney aka Imli Chutney made with tamarind, jaggery and spices.
This is a staple chutney used in India for all kinds of chaats!

Kachumbar is a simple Chopped salad with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and a salt, pepper/cayenne, lemon dressing. Serve as a side with Indian curries, or as a dip with chips, or over burgers.

Make this delicious Carrot Salad for a simple and light side dish. You can make this Indian salad recipe two ways, both of which are absolutely delectable!

Aloo Chana Chaat or Potato Chickpea Salad is a sweet, spicy and tangy - all in one recipe that can be served as a starter or even had as an evening snack.

Chana Chaat Recipe is a light and refreshing Indian salad that's perfect for summers. This chana chaat recipe is very easy and can be easily adapted with different ingredients.

This Mango Pickle or Aam Ka Achar is a recipe which is sour and makes for the tastiest accompaniment with any Indian meal because of the choicest of spices that are used to make it.