Ideas for veg indian dinner?

Question

having people over for dinner tomorrow night - prefer the home food I ate when living in bombay (aunty was muslim, uncle was maharstrian brahman (odd mariage I know) the cook was hindu from karanataka) - all the recipes I learned were lost when a bag was lost with my notebook in it, any ideas as to what I should make - it has to be veg so I am thinking paneer palak, gobhi masala perhaps, want at least one other veg, plus the dal, rice and roti of course - thank you for the suggestions

Answer 1

here is a link list to recipes

Indian Vegetarian Recipes
http://www.ivcooking.com/
http://www.gadnet.com/recipes.htm
http://www.ivu.org/recipes/indian-beans/ (lots of different recipes)
http://about.com/food/rSrch.htm?cu=Indian&zIsPG=bSrch
http://www.bangalinet.com/sweets.htm (sweets)
http://indianfood.about.com/od/sweetsanddesserts/tp/topbengalsweets.htm (sweets)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian1.htm (mostly rice)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian3.htm (more rice)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian4.htm (sweets)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian5.htm (more sweets)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian7.htm (rice pudding, vegetable dishes, yogurt sauces)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian8.htm (more vegetable dishes, dosas)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian9.htm (curry dishes, indian ice cream)
http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/indian10.htm (curries, koftas, beans, nan)
http://www.recipedelights.com/indianvegdishes.htm
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/includes/ethnicity.shtml
http://fitdv.myrecipefriends.com/?nc=4986&page=search&search=Indian
http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/subcat/10,3,indian.phtml
http://food.sify.com/keyword_recipe_search_h.php?lt=7&keywords=ri (all kinds of recipes, but Indian website)
http://www.food-india.com/index/recipeIndex/index.htm
http://vegetarianworld.blogspot.com/ (recipes and English to hindi translations of ingred)
http://www.bellaonline.com/site/indianfood

Answer 2

I love bindi (okra) masala.

Bindi Masala

Ingredients: okra, cut in 1 1/2" - 2" pieces- 3 cups, Tomatoes, onions - 2 each, chopped, ginger paste, garlic paste- 1 tsp eeach, coriander powder, cumin powder- 1 1/2 tsp each, chilli powder- 1 tsp, turmeric, salt, garam masala, oil- as needed
Method: On a high heat, fry the onions in 3 tbsp of oil. Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 30 secs. Add turmeric, coriander powder and cumin powder, followed by tomatoes, chilli powder and salt. After 1 min, add the okra and mix well. Do not stir too much. After 1 min, lower heat and let okra cook until soft. Add garam masala and fry until there is most of the liquid is gone.

Answer 3

I suggest baingan bhartha (or vangyachi bhareeth), or
any eggplant dish. The other option is a koshimbir/raita.
You could even do a mooli, or gajjar, or cabbage koshimbir.

Other ideas:

alu mattar, bhendi, phanas curry (jackfruit, use the cans!),
alu methi or malai methi mattar, koftas, paneer dishes,
veg korma...

I am sticking to the "punjabi" theme.

Answer 4

veggie/potato somosas, masala dosa or masala mysore dosa- the mysore is like a spicy tomato chutney; ur masala may taste best if u cook it in ghee )clarified butter(, and add sugar/honey and onions, and sambhar vada

Answer 5

I like vegetable samosas and urad wafers. Maybe you could integrate those into the meal?

Answer 6

Check out http://east-indian-recipes.blogspot.com
I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for there.

Good Luck