This post is all about the list of some of the best, quick, and easy Indian dinner recipes for the family. Some of the simple vegetarian and vegan dinner ideas for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. The collection includes the best Indian curry, gravy, stir fry, and rice recipes that will be loved by your family.
I have 100 + traditional and authentic Indian recipes both from North Indian and South India. But in this post, I am sharing the best of the best dinner recipes that are quick and healthy to make, some popular restaurant-style recipes, and some pressure cooker and instant pot recipes that you can use as a guide to plan your weekly menu.
South Indians love to eat white or boiled rice with sambar or rasam, curry, and vegetable stir fry for a healthy meal or to make life easier; some even prepare one-pot rice recipes for dinner, and any leftovers are stored and reheated and packed for the next day lunch too. You can check my rice recipes section for more such recipes.
Indian Dinner Recipes & Ideas
North Indians eat chapati or roti with sabzi, dal chawal, or khichdi for their meal. When it is a special dinner, chole bhature or makhani gravy is prepared.
Now having said that you will find a family who loves to eat idli and dosa, a popular breakfast item, and even for dinner. So if you belong to this category, check out some of the best breakfast recipes from India.
I have not categorized into North Indian dinner recipes or South Indian Dinner Recipes but have given the popular and top dinner ideas from India - vegetarian only.
Best Indian Dinner Recipes
While you are here, check out some of the best Indian bread recipes (roti, naan, kulcha, paratha), paneer recipes for any meal, Indian dal, and how to cook it on the stovetop or instant pot.
Some popular vegetarian Indian dishes that you can make at home easily with simple steps and basic ingredients - Includes restaurant-style paneer butter masala, healthy palak paneer, Punjabi chole or chana masala, tadka dal, mixed vegetable kadai, biryani with vegetables of your choice, khichdi with millets or lentils (dal) and rice, South Indian lemon rice (chitranna), potato-stuffed flatbread and hotel style sambar recipe.
Restaurant-style Paneer Butter Masala or Paneer Makhani is a very popular Indian dish that is rich, creamy and delicious, prepared using basic ingredients like butter, onion, tomatoes, paneer, cashews, and cream. This can be served with any flatbreads like naan, roti, chapati, pita, or along with steamed rice, jeera rice, ghee rice, or pulav.
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Lasooni Dal Tadka is a popular restaurant-style Indian dal recipe prepared using lentil (dahl), garlic, ghee, and aromatic spices. Serve this yellow dal tadka with Indian bread (naan, roti, chapati) or rice for a healthy vegetarian meal.
Vegetable biryani is a popular, flavorful, and aromatic Indian rice dish made with basmati rice, veggies, herbs, and biryani spices. This biryani recipe I have shared is one of the best simple and easy rice recipes for busy weeknight dinners, weekend family dinners, and holiday meals.
Chana Masala (Chole Masala) is a popular North Indian vegetarian curry prepared using chickpeas (channa) and aromatic spices. Serve this classic Punjabi chole with bhatura, naan, chapati, paratha, or steamed rice.
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Veg Kadai or Kadai Vegetable is a popular, spicy, and aromatic Indian vegetarian recipe where mixed veggies like mushroom, baby corn, cauliflower, and capsicum (green bell peppers) are cooked along with paneer in freshly ground homemade kadai masala.
Lemon Rice or Chitranna is a very delicious and flavorful rice with right amount of crunchiness, spiciness, and tanginess. Lemon rice is a comfort food at many homes. If you have left over rice, then this dish can be prepared and served in less than 10 minutes.
Aloo Paratha is a delicious and popular Indian stuffed flatbread that is crispy on the outside, with soft and flavorful melt-in-mouth mashed potato filling on the inside. This quick recipe is for all bread and potato lovers.
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Bisi Bele Bath is a healthy, nutritious, flavorful one-pot meal prepared using rice, lentils, vegetables, and aromatic spices in less than 30 minutes. This Karnataka-style masala khichdi can be prepared in a pressure cooker or instant pot.
Dalia Moong Dal Khichdi is a healthy, wholesome & nutritious, flavorful recipe prepared using broken wheat (bulgar), yellow lentil, and vegetables of your choice.
This khichdi or Khichuri is a satvik no-onion, no-garlic recipe. In the coastal region of South India, we consume this khichdi during fasting days like Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi or Sankashti, or during any vrat or upvas days where there is a restriction on eating food containing onion, garlic, and rice.
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Sambar is a popular and classic South Indian style lentil stew or soup that is packed with protein. Sambhar is my favorite comfort food that is hearty, healthy, and flavorful.
Sambar can be served with idli, vada, pongal, upma, dosa, medu vada, or almost any South Indian breakfast recipe or along with steamed rice (brown or white) for lunch and dinner.
Other than popular recipes, there are some healthy and easy dal recipes and Indian curry made using a combination of vegetables that you make at home for a quick family dinner. It includes mixed vegetable dal, vegetable korma, green pead gravy with mushroom, paneer, or baby corn, restaurant-style mushroom masala, dal makhani, protein-packed low-calorie cauliflower dal, dum aloo, and aloo gobi.
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All these popular Indian recipes, along with curry and dal, can be served with Indian roti or chapati, homemade naan, ghee rice, or simple steamed rice.
Mixed Vegetable Dal or Vegetable Curry or Lentil Curry is a healthy, nutritious, protein-packed vegetarian or vegan recipe that is a great alternative to the traditional dal. This dish can be prepared in less than 25 minutes and served with any bread like Naan, Roti, Chapati or rice items such as steamed rice, Jeera Rice or Ghee Rice for lunch or dinner.
Vegetable korma or Veg Kurma is an easy-to-make, flavorful, and traditional Indian curry prepared using mixed vegetables and aromatic spices. Kurma can be served as an accompaniment with naan, South Indian dosa, poori, roti, chapati, or flavored rice for a complete meal.
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Matar Paneer (Mutter Paneer) is a popular & delicious, creamy & flavorful vegetarian North Indian Punjabi dish where paneer and green peas are cooked in an onion-tomato gravy. Serve this restaurant-style paneer matar masala with any Indian bread like Tawa naan, homemade roti, soft chapati, or rice items such as steamed rice, jeera rice, or ghee rice.
Mushroom Butter Masala is a rich and creamy, delicious Indian dish full of flavors that perfectly accompanies steamed rice or bread varieties like naan, roti, pita bread or even dosas. This gravy can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
Dal Makhani is a popular classic recipe from Indian cuisine prepared using black urad dal (black lentils), rajma (kidney beans), and some aromatic spices.
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Lentil Cauliflower Curry or Cauliflower Dal is a healthy, nutritious, delicious dish prepared using simple ingredients from your kitchen in less than 30 minutes. Cauliflower dal is a perfect recipe for a busy weeknight meal that can be served with steamed rice, any variety of flatbreads, or cooked quinoa.
If you are looking for a quick and easy one-pot meal on the stovetop, pressure cooker, or instant pot, then make protein-packed chana pulao, south Indian coconut rice, or biryani with vegetables of your choice, or make a ragi roti which is also good for your weight loss and diabetic diet or some simple raita using yogurt and okra (bhindi) or aloo.
Chana Pulao is a one-pot, aromatic, and flavor-packed rice recipe prepared using chickpeas (garbanzo), long-grain rice like basmati, fresh herbs, and a few spices.
Popular Indian Dinner Recipes & Ideas (vegetarian)
Coconut rice is a healthy, easy-to-make, flavorful rice dish prepared using grated coconut, aromatic spices, and rice. This coconut rice recipe is vegan, and dairy-free. If you have leftover rice, you can make this rice recipe in less than 10 minutes.
Ragi Roti or Nachni Roti is a healthy, nutritious, gluten-free alternative to the traditional roti prepared using ragi flour or finger millet flour. I have shared 3 simple ways in which you can make a ragi roti recipe at home. Serve ragi roti with spicy Indian chutney, dal, or any Indian curry or simply with some butter or ghee.
Never forget your roots! Konkani recipes mainly include coconut and basic Indian spices, and they are always super easy to make. We make this on a daily basis. Some of the popular ones are chane gashi, tori gashi, patrode, patoli, dalitoy (karkala style), mooga gashi (moong curry), sarupkari (bean soup), human or hinga udda with potatoes.
Dinner Recipes Veg
Chane Gashi is a popular no onion, no garlic recipe from Konkani cuisine prepared using chickpeas along with either raw jackfruit (kadgi) or potatoes (aloo) or yam (suvarnagedde) in a thick coconut spiced sauce.
Sarupkari is the best and easy-to-make healthy bean soup recipe prepared using any beans of your choice, tempered with garlic and chilies. This recipe can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
Pepper Dal, also known as Karkala temple-style dalithoy, dali tove, meere dali, daali toy, thoy, thove, konkani style dal, is easy to make dal recipe using toor dal (lentil). Pepper Dal can be served with steamed rice or with
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