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vegetarian recipes

Discover 173 vegetarian recipes with ingredients and step-by-step directions.

Bengali / beginner

Bengali Spiced Coconut Rice With Raisins And Cashews

Fragrant aromatic rice lightly sweetened and tossed with golden fried cashews, sweet raisins, green cardamom, and fresh grated coconut.

Lebanese / beginner

Lebanese Zaatar Roasted Eggplant And Halloumi Skillet

Tender roasted eggplant disks layered with golden pan-seared halloumi cheese, blistered tomatoes, and vibrant aromatic zaatar herb oil.

Filipino / beginner

Filipino Tortang Talong (Smoky Eggplant Omelette)

Charred long eggplants flattened and dipped in lightly seasoned eggs, then pan-fried into a crispy, tender omelette.

Ethiopian / beginner

Ethiopian Nigella Turmeric Cabbage And Potato Braise

A comforting vegetarian dish featuring tender fingerling potatoes and green cabbage simmered with turmeric, ginger, and aromatic black nigella seeds.

Punjabi / intermediate

Punjabi Mustard Greens And Paneer Saag

Silky spiced mustard greens and spinach simmered with ghee and yellow cornmeal, finished with pan-seared paneer cubes.

Indian Punjabi / intermediate

Punjabi Methi Matar Malai

Sweet green peas and fragrant fresh fenugreek leaves braised in a rich, mildly spiced cashew cream sauce.

Ethiopian / beginner

Ethiopian Spiced Black-Eyed Pea Stew With Niter Kibbeh

A rich and savory legume stew using black-eyed peas simmered with onions, berbere spice blend, garlic, and finished with fragrant Ethiopian spiced clarified butter.

Indian Punjabi / beginner

Dhaba-Style Paneer Bhurji

A classic Punjabi roadside-dhabba dish of crumbled paneer sautéed with caramelized onions, tomatoes, fresh ginger, and vibrant warm spices.

Indian Bengali / beginner

Bengali Spiced Pointed Gourd And Potato Stew

A beloved classic featuring lightly fried pointed gourds and potatoes simmered with whole cumin seeds, fresh ginger, and tomatoes.

Turkish / beginner

Turkish Red Lentil Stew With Pul Biber Butter

Silky red lentil and vegetable stew finished with a hot, aromatic chili-mint sizzled butter.

Moroccan / beginner

Moroccan Paprika And Garlic Stewed Beans

A heart-warming comforting dish of tender white beans gently simmered in a spiced garlic and tomato sauce, perfect for dipping warm home-baked bread.

Pakistani / beginner

Rawalpindi Garlic And Mustard Seed Egg Curry

A quick home-cooked Pothohari specialty featuring pan-fried hard-boiled eggs simmered in a robust cumin, tomato, and dark mustard seed gravy.

Bengali Inspired / beginner

Bengali Panch Phoron Squash And Chickpea Skillet

Sweet butternut squash and tender chickpeas simmered in a light pan gravy tempered with Bengali five-spice.

Somali / beginner

Somali Spiced Red Lentil Stew With Turmeric And Lime

Hearty red lentils simmered with warm spices, tomatoes, green chiles, and finished with fresh coriander and tangy lime juice.

Ethiopian / beginner

Ethiopian Berbere Mushroom And Tomato Stew

A rich, spicy Ethiopian mushroom stew braised with aromatic berbere spice mix, tomatoes, and ginger for a deeply satisfying flavor.

Iranian / beginner

Iranian Persian Herb And Walnut Omelet

A fragrant Persian baked egg dish packed with fresh herbs, earthy walnuts, and tangy barberries cooked slowly until set and golden.

Indian Punjabi / beginner

Amritsari Masala Egg Curry

Golden pan-seared hard-boiled eggs cooked in a robust, slow-browned onion and tomato gravy flavored with whole spices.

Sri Lankan / beginner

Sri Lankan Creamy Red Lentil And Moringa Dal

Red split lentils cooked soft with coconut milk, combined with fresh moringa leaves and topped with a sizzled mustard tempering.

Iranian / beginner

Iranian Garlic Eggplant And Yellow Lentil Dip

A velvety mashed eggplant and split pea dish finished with aromatic mint oil and caramelized garlic.

Chinese / intermediate

Crispy Garlic-Glazed Eggplant With Sichuan Peppercorns

Tender Chinese eggplant coated in a light cornstarch crust, flash-fried, and tossed in a sweet-sour garlic sauce scented with freshly crushed Sichuan peppercorns.