Dal chawal is the ultimate comfort food for so many of us, but let’s face it, cooking and eating the same meal over and over again for dinner can get mundane and boring real quick. If dinner meals at your home have started looking the same these days, why not spice things up by trying something different for dinner every now and then? If you’re looking for some interesting and delicious veg dinner recipes, you’ve come to the right place! From easy and quick veg dinner recipes to some delicious veg dinner recipes for weight loss- these dishes will charge up your taste buds!
Looking for veg dinner recipes that are tasty and healthy at the same time? We have compiled some delicious and healthy veggie dinner recipes that you can try!
Prick the brinjals using a fork and roast them on open flame until the skin of the brinjal begins to blister. Set them aside. Once cooled, peel and mash the brinjals.
Heat some oil in a pan, and add cumin seeds. Saute for a few seconds. Add onions and saute until they turn translucent. Then add green chillies, and ginger, and saute for 1 minute.
Now add chilli powder, mashed brinjals and saute for about 8 minutes on medium heat while stirring continuously.
Add salt, tomatoes, and cook for 6-7 minutes more until the oil separates.
Soak rajma and urad dal in 3 cups of water overnight.
In the morning, drain the water. Transfer rajma and urad dal to a pressure cooker, and add 1 tsp salt and about 3.5 cups of water.
Pressure cook the rajma and urad dal on a medium flame for about 10 whistles, and then on low flame for another 10 minutes.
Turn off the flame, let the cooker depressurize on its own, and then open the lid to make sure that urad dal and rajma have been cooked well.
Mash urad dal and rajma, then let the dal simmer on low flame for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, you can make masala for makhani dal.
In a pan, heat 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp ghee. Add grated onions, and cook until it turns light golden.
Add ginger-garlic paste, and cook for a minute.
Add tomato puree, and cook for a few minutes until the oil starts separating.
Now, add in the boiled dal and mix well. Add garam masala, red chilli powder, salt, ½ cup water and stir it all well. Let it simmer on low flame for about 45 minutes while stirring every few minutes.
Add sugar, 1 tbsp butter, and fresh cream. Let it simmer for 10 more minutes.
Garnish makhana dal with more butter, and serve it hot. This veg recipe for dinner is a bit time-consuming but totally worth the wait!
Easy And Quick Veg Dinner Recipes
Having to cook dinner after a long day can get really tiring. At times like these, what you need are recipes that you can whip up quickly, without too much hassle. Lucky for you, we have listed some easy and quick veg dinner recipes that are simple to prepare, and can be cooked within 30 minutes or less!
Heat oil on a pan, and add cumin seeds. Let them crackle.
Add chopped onions and green chilli, and saute until the onions turn lightly golden.
Add ginger-garlic paste, and saute until the raw smell goes away. Then add tomato, salt and turmeric, and cook until the tomatoes turn soft.
Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, and saute for a bit.
Add in crumbled paneer and mix well. Stir for 2-3 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
This easy and quick veg dinner recipe is ready! Serve paneer bhurji with roti or paratha for dinner.
Veg Dinner Recipes For Weight Loss
If you’re looking to lose weight, it’s a great idea to consume low-calorie meals for dinner. When it comes to veg dinner recipes for weight loss, try and incorporate foods that aren’t high on carbs, and recipes that require minimum or no oil at all. Below are some veg dinner recipes for weight loss that you can try out!
In a pressure cooker (open), heat ghee/oil. Add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let the cumin seeds crackle.
Add onions and saute them until they turn translucent. Then add ginger, green chillis, and saute for a few seconds.
Add tomatoes, and saute until they turn soft. Then add carrots, potatoes, peas, and saute them.
Rinse moong dal well, and add it to the cooker. Mix well. Next, add oats, haldi powder, red chilli powder, salt, and 2.5 cups of water. Mix them well and close the pressure cooker with the lid.
Pressure cook on a medium flame for 8 minutes. Once done, turn off the flame, let the cooker depressurize on its own, and then open the lid.
Stir the khichdi and ensure it has been properly cooked. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. This veg dinner recipe is ready!
Low-Calorie Bhindi Masala
Instagram– Low-Calorie Bhindi Masala veg dinner recipe
Low-Calorie Bhindi Masala Ingredients:
25 ladyfingers (bhindi)
2 tbsp besan (gram flour)
2 tsp oil
½ cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped coriander leaves
2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp roasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Method To Cook Low-Calorie Bhindi Masala:
To make the masala paste, add onions, coriander leaves, ginger-green chilli paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, sesame seeds and lemon juice in a mixer.
Add 2 tbsp of water, and grind it to form a smooth paste.
In a deep bowl, take gram flour (besan), and add the paste. Mix well, and keep aside.
Slit the ladyfingers (bhindi) lengthwise, and stuff them with the masala paste prepared earlier. Make sure to leave some of the paste aside.
Heat 2 tsp oil in a non-stick pan, and add the leftover masala paste.
Add 2 tbsp water and cook for 2 minutes on medium flame.
Add stuffed bhindi to the pan, and saute on low flame for 5 minutes while stirring continuously.
Cover the pan and cook for 8 minutes or until the ladyfingers have been cooked properly.
In a blender, add onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and green chillies. Add water (as required), and grind into a paste. Set this paste aside.
Now, take 1 cup kidney beans (rajma) and rinse them thoroughly with water.
In a pressure cooker, add rajma, and the onion-tomato paste prepared earlier.
Add salt, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf in the cooker, and mix. Add about 1 litre of water, and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
Let it cook in a pressure cooker on medium flame until 4-5 whistles. After that, turn off the flame, let the cooker depressurize, and open the cooker. Check if the rajma is cooked. It should be soft when pressed.
Cook rajma with the cooker lid open, and bring it to a boil.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, add gram flour, red chilli powder, coriander powder, amchur powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder and kasuri methi to make spice mix.
Add this spice mix into the cooker, and cook with an open lid for 10-15 minutes on medium-low flame.
Add lemon juice and coriander on top. Oil-free rajma is ready to serve! Thisveg dinner recipe is healthy and tasty! Serve it with rice, or chapati.
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Bookmark these delicious veg dinner recipes, and try them out one by one, for dinner. You can also add your own twist to these recipes to make them more interesting!