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Indian cuisine is vast and food of every region is influenced not only by locally available ingredients but also, cultural background of the people staying in that locality. In any meal, the main course is the most filling course of the meal.

Jowar Bhakri

It may be made up of a one dish meal or a combination of few dishes that complement each other and can be served together.

It is common to find Subzis, curries or Dal served with Roti, parathas or rice as a part of the main course. On the other hand, dishes like biryanis, pasta and baked dishes make up one-dish meals. These are generally easy to make and are also quite filling.

North Indian Veg Recipes for Dinner

Hara Bhara Kebab in Green Gravy

Vegetables and pulses cooked with an assortment of spices and rich ingredients like butter and cream makes lip-smacking gravies. Enjoy this dishes with hot naan or kulcha. Treat your palate to all-time favourites Punjabi veg dishes like Kadai paneer subzi, Vegetable makhanwala or something like Shahi Paneer.

Kadai Paneer Subzi

Also, you can feast upon scrumptious parathas like the cheese paratha, aloo paratha served with a dollop of white butter on top. Delectable chaats like the Chole Tikki Chaat, aloo tikki chaat also make up for a meal.

South Indian Veg Recipes for Dinner

Rasam Idli

From popular food like idli, vada and dosa with rasam, sambhar and coconut chutney to simple yet flavorful rice dishes like lemon rice, curd rice, tamarind rice.

Tamarind Rice

South Indian food is minimalistic with the use of local ingredients and aromatic tempering.

Rice is an important meal and is eaten for lunch or dinner.

Cucumber Pachadi

It is accompanied with koora (dry or semi-dry subzi), pulusu (sour and tangy gravy made of tamarind, tomatoes, sour curd or raw mangoes), pachadi (a spicy and saucy accompaniment), charu or rasam (a thin, soupy dish that is mixed with rice), curds, and so on.

Gujarati Indian Veg Recipes for Dinner

Fada Ni Khichdi

Gujarati dinner generally consists of the humble khichdi or rotli-shaak. Roti is even sometimes substituted with bhakri.

Gujarati Masala Bhaat, Khaari Bhaat

Apart from khichdi, biryani, pulao and other rice preparations are also preferred for dinner. Khichdi is generally served with curd, papad, pickle and kadhi or rassawalu shaak.

Maharashtrian Indian Veg Recipes for Dinner

Vegetable Kalvan

Some people eat roti while some prefer bhakri. It can be relished with sabzi or dal preparations like amti, varan or kalvan.

Varan Bhaat

Side dishes like thecha and pickles add tongue-tickling flavor to the meal. Just like gujjus, Maharashtrian too prefer rice for dinner.

Green Chilli Thecha

The only difference is they are more spicy.

Masala Bhaat

Masala Bhaat, Dodkyacha bhaat, Varan Bhaat made using freshly ground masalas like malvani masala, goda masala and kala masala, is the main feature of this cuisine.

Tendli Bhaat, Microwave Recipe

Other Veg Recipes for Dinner

Quick Tomato Pizzas

Apart from the Indian veg recipes, when we talk about International cuisine most Indians prefer Italian or Chinese cuisine to satiate their soul. A bowl of hot pasta or a slice of gooey pizza is something no one can resist. Also, when you are craving spicy, greasy food, the Indo-Chinese cuisine sure comes for the rescue.

Chinese Bhel ( Chinese Recipe )