With Dussehra right round the corner, it’s time to start planning your festive menu. Here are 40+ vegetarian Dussehra recipes to choose from for a celebration worth remembering!
Dussehra is the final day of the festival of Navratri. It’s a day that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, as well as marks the start of Hindu festive and wedding season in India. Most people celebrate this day by preparing and eating traditional meals and sweets and sharing it with loved ones.
To help you get started, here’s a list of over 40 delicious recipes that are a 100% vegetarian and Dussehra appropriate! My favourites that always feature on our Dussehra thali are aloo tamatar, kala chana or pindi chole, gobi masala, shaam savera, sooji halwa, jalebis and pooris of course! Lots and lots of pooris!
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Appetizers/Snacks
Hariyali Paneer Tikka
This Hariyali Paneer Tikka brings a refreshing twist to your typical paneer dishes. It's made with straightforward ingredients but delivers bold flavours that'll surprise you!
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The Best Indian Punjabi Samosa
This is definitely the best Indian punjabi samosa you’ll every make at home! I’m arming you with step by step directions and a recipe video for you to follow. So you can learn how to make the samosa dough, the aloo stuffing and how to easily wrap them.
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Sabudana Vada Bombs stuffed with Paneer
Taking Sabudana Vadas to the next level with these amazing Sabudana Bombs that have a delicious, creamy paneer filling inside. These are hearty, filling cutlets that are perfect for breakfast or as a snack, and can be made for Navratri as a fasting dish.
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Crispy Thread Paneer
Super crunchy appetizer with marinated pieces of paneer wrapped in cooked noodles and deep fried. Nobody can resist these!
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Mirchi Bajji – 2 Ways
Mirchi Bajji is a fantastic monsoon snack and another addition to the pakora series. I'm showing you how to make them two ways – with a potato (aloo) stuffing and an onion coriander stuffing.
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Aloo Gobi Masala
Simple aloo gobi masala is an all season Indian dish that's full of flavor and super fast to put together. It's a simple cauliflower and potato stir fry spiced with ginger and ground spices. Serve it with a simple dal and jeera rice and you've got the worlds best comfort food.
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Pindi Chole | No Onion Garlic Chana
Pindi Chole is a very flavourful chickpea curry recipe that has no onion, garlic or tomatoes. It has a typical dark colour that comes from cooking it slowly on a cast iron pan or kadhai. Serve with bhaturas, naan or kulchas, this can double up as breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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Potato Curry (No Onion Garlic)
This is the simplest, easiest potato curry. It has no onion no garlic and uses just one spice. But don't worry, the simplest flavours come together to make a really delicious curry!
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Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala
Here's an easy recipe for the perfect restaurant style paneer butter masala. It's a luscious onion tomato gravy with creaminess from cashews, khus khus (poppy seeds), butter and cream. Soft paneer simmered in this gravy is a big hit with everyone
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Creamy Matar Paneer Curry
Easy to follow recipe for creamy matar paneer curry which is ready in under 30 minutes. Comforting and home style, this ghar ka khana recipe is a winner!
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No Onion Garlic Shaam Savera Kofta
Shaam Savera or Palak Paneer Kofta Curry is a delicious way to up your kofta game and put something on the table that really stands out. This is a no onion garlic recipe for those who follow the sattvic lifestyle or want something extra special for Navratri
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Amritsari Dal
The heavenly combination of dal, butter, ghee and cream makes this a truly indulgent meal.
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Sookha Kala Chana (Dried Black Chickpeas)
Sookha Kala Chana is typically made on the 8th day of Navratri or Ashtami and is served with halwa and puri. It's a simple, easy way to cook black chickpeas with a few spices and is made without any onion or garlic to keep it light and easily digestible.
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Langar wali Dal
Langar wali Dal is the dal served at Gurdwaras across the world. It's creamy, smokey and has a beautiful finish from the tempering. This dal has a special place because it's prepared by volunteers.
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Shahi Paneer
Velvety smooth gravy, soft cubes of paneer and a tonne of flavour makes this dish truly royal. This is a Punjabi version of Shahi Paneer which is why the gravy is orange-ish and not white.
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Veg Kolhapuri
Veg Kolhapuri is an invented dish, created by restaurants to mimic the flavours and cuisine of Kolhapur. Its spicy, fragrant and has a gravy that's rich with flavours and a truck load of veggies that stay crunchy.
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Paneer Lababdar Recipe
Learn how to make restaurant-style Paneer Lababdar at home with a very simple and easy recipe. The recipe uses almonds and cashew nuts to add creaminess so the gravy is rich without being heavy.
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Lasooni Corn Palak | Makai Palak
A lush green spinach based gravy thats mildly spiced and extra garlicky with sweet corn in it. This restaurant style Indian curry is creamy, flavourful and has a beautiful texture.
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Dal Makhani – The Ultimate Recipe! for Stovetop, Pressure Cooker and Instant Pot
This is the ultimate recipe for dal makhani – a buttery, luscious lentil curry. The lentils are cooked in an onion, tomato mixture and finished with a lot of cream. This recipe is a weekend project, but it’ll make you enough that leftovers will last you a few days.
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Bhatura
Bhaturas are deep-fried Indian flatbreads with a light and airy texture that makes them the perfect accompaniment to soak up any curry.
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Thecha Naan | Stuffed Chilli Cheese Naan
Cheesy garlicky and spicy, this Thecha Naan is made with a roasted garlic and chilli stuffing making it super delicious!
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No-Yeast Butter Garlic Naan
Learn how to make delicious crispy butter garlic naan at home without using yeast or a tandoor!
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Lachha Paratha
Flaky, layered paratha that's crispy through and through. It's made with just four ingredients and looks gorgeous as you can see multiple layers in each paratha.
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Pressure Cooker Veg Pulao (Rice Pilaf)
This pressure cooker veg pulao recipe is fragrant, fluffy and perfect every single time! Making this in an instant pot or any other pressure cooker ensures that everything cooks fast. Cooked with whole spices and lots of vegetables, this is the perfect side dish. Watch Video ABOVE.
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Paneer Makhani Biryani
This Paneer Biryani with Makhani gravy is a unique twist on a vegetarian biryani that combines my love for paneer makhani and biryani! It's got layers of paneer makhani, fragrant basmati rice, mint, coriander and fried onions and every bite is super tasty.
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Restaurant Style Veg Biryani
Insanely delicious veg biryani is a great alternative for vegetarians. This recipe is so good that even meat lovers will be impressed! It's the perfect family style meal. My tips and tricks will make sure you have the perfect vegetarian biryani every single time.
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How to make Ghee Rice
Ghee Rice is a simple recipe that takes less than twenty minutes to make. Its flavorful, aromatic and a great way to elevate steamed rice if you want something extra on the table!
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Perfect Jeera Rice (Indian Cumin Rice)
This recipe for jeera rice (Indian steamed cumin rice) will never fail you! You don’t need a rice cooker or fancy equipment to make this. Just a few ingredients and a pot and you’ll have fluffy, flavorful jeera rice ready in under 10 minutes.
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Puran Poli
Puran Poli is a sweet, stuffed flatbread thats popular all over India. The key is to make a very soft dough so that the final parathas are really soft and pliable.
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Malpua
Crispy malpuas in a sweet syrup is the ideal dessert for Holi! My recipe helps you make almost an instant version of this famous Indian sweet!
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Instant Rabdi
Here's the short and sweet way to make delicious Instant Rabdi! I’m showing you how to cut the time to make rabri in half with some paneer and condensed milk.
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Sooji Halwa
This dessert made of semolina is my mum's recipe which has a very caramel and nutty note that just makes it absolutely delectable.
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Rasmalai Cake
An Indian fusion dessert that combines the gooey textures of tres leches cake and our favorite Indian mithai rasmalai – this is a dessert you need to try at least once!
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Coconut Barfi
Coconut Barfi is one of the easiest Indian desserts that only need 5 ingredients and 30 minutes. Who would've thought making mithai at home would be so easy!
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Homemade Jalebi – Thin and Crispy
Thin and crispy jalebis are everyone’s undoing. Make them at home now with easy step by step instructions that’ll give you the best homemade jalebis every single time. Perfect for festivals like Diwali and Holi when you want a feast that doesn’t take ages to make.
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Rice Kheer
This easy rice kheer or chawal ki kheer is probably the most popular Indian dessert there is. Made with long grained basmati rice and sweetened with condensed milk, it’s simple enough that you can make it often, and elegant enough to serve to guests!
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Festive Chocolate Rice Kheer (Pudding)
Super easy recipe for a festive chocolate rice kheer pudding made without condensed milk but still really creamy. Perfect for your Diwali dessert table or any other Indian festival. Actually you won’t need a reason to make this one!
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Easy Kesar Pedas
Easy recipe for kesar pedas, a festival sweet made with milk solids, saffron (kesar) and cardamom powder.
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Boondi Raita
Takes under 10 minutes to whip up with tons of textures and flavour, boondi raita is really the queen of raitas!
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Cucumber Raita (Kheere ka Raita)
Cucumber Raita or Kheera Raita is an aazing summer dish which is made with grated or chopped cucumber and curd (also known as yoghurt). It pairs well with most Indian dishes.
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What food is eaten on Dussehra?
Dussehra is one of the most celebrated Indian festivals and Indian sweets or mithai are eaten in abundance on this day. While the type of mithai people eat depends on the part of the country they’re from, but some common Dussehra sweets would be rasgulla, jalebis, kheer, sooji halwa, besan laddoo, moong dal halwa, and payasam.
Is Dussehra vegetarian?
Although this is a personal choice, most people who celebrate Navratri and Dussehra usually abstain from eating non-vegetarian food during the festivities.
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