
Patta Gobi Shimla Mirch
Patta gobi shimla mirch cooks cabbage with capsicum fast, so both keep some crunch.
335 vegetable main recipes across every cuisine in the catalogue, with the full method on each page. Page 5 of 6.

Patta gobi shimla mirch cooks cabbage with capsicum fast, so both keep some crunch.

Pinakbet is a Filipino mixed vegetable stew with pumpkin, bitter gourd, okra, eggplant, yardlong beans, tomato, and shrimp paste.

A Spanish vegetable stew with tomato, peppers, zucchini, brinjal, and olive oil.

Aloo jeera is potato tossed with a heavy hand of cumin, the simplest thing in the Punjabi repertoire.

Aloo tamatar cooks potato in tomato until the tomato collapses around it.

Aloo wadiyan cooks potato with Amritsari wadi, which softens and flavours the whole gravy as it goes.

Bharwa bhindi splits each okra and stuffs it with a dry spice and gram flour mix before frying.

Punjabi chole is a dark, tangy chickpea curry cooked with onion, tomato and a spice blend that deepens as it simmers.

Dahi arbi cooks colocasia in a yoghurt gravy seasoned with carom seeds.

Kadhai mushroom tosses mushrooms and capsicum in a thick masala of pounded coriander seeds and dried red chilli.

Kadhi pakora simmers gram flour fritters in a tangy yoghurt kadhi until they soften and soak it up.

Khoya paneer enriches a paneer curry with khoya, which makes the gravy denser and slightly sweet.

Lauki wadi ki sabzi pairs bottle gourd with crisp Amritsari wadi, which softens into the gravy as it cooks.

Lobia masala simmers black-eyed peas in a Punjabi onion and tomato gravy.

Matar makhana cooks fox nuts with green peas in a light onion and tomato gravy.

Mushroom matar malai is a mild Punjabi curry of mushrooms and peas in a cashew and melon seed gravy.

Nutri matar keema uses soya granules and green peas in place of mince, cooked in a Punjabi onion and tomato masala.

Rajma masala simmers red kidney beans in a Punjabi onion and tomato gravy until the beans start to break and thicken it.

Sookhi moong dal cooks yellow mung until the grains stay separate rather than collapsing into dal.

Soya chaap do pyaza cooks soy chaap with onion added twice, browned into the base and again late so it stays crisp.

Soya chaap masala cooks soy chaap in a Punjabi yoghurt and onion gravy it soaks up as it simmers.

Tari wala paneer keeps the gravy thin and the paneer soft, in the everyday Punjabi style rather than a restaurant one.

A creamy Mexican poblano pepper dish with roasted strips, onion, sweet corn, Mexican crema, and cheese.

Aloo pyaz paneer brings together baby potato, shallots and paneer in a Rajasthani yoghurt gravy.

Besan hari mirch stuffs large green chillies with roasted gram flour, more savoury than hot.

Bharwa mirchi stuffs large mild chillies with spiced gram flour, a Rajasthani dish that eats as a sabzi.

Dahi baingan cooks fried aubergine in a yoghurt and gram flour gravy spiced with cumin and fennel.

Dahi bhindi fries okra first so it holds up in a yoghurt gravy without going slippery.

Gatte ki sabzi simmers steamed gram flour dumplings in a Rajasthani yoghurt gravy, a dish built for a desert with no fresh vegetables.

Gulab jamun ki sabzi is a Rajasthani wedding dish that puts fried khoya dumplings into a savoury gravy rather than syrup.

Malai pyaaz cooks whole small onions in a cream gravy until they turn soft and sweet.

Mirchi ke tipore cooks whole green chillies in mustard oil with fennel, a Rajasthani side eaten in small amounts.

Papad ki sabzi simmers roasted papad in a yoghurt gravy until it softens, a Rajasthani dish for when nothing fresh is at hand.

Papad paneer masala combines roasted papad with paneer in a Rajasthani gravy that softens the papad as it sits.

Pittod ki sabzi sets steamed gram flour squares and simmers them in a yoghurt gravy.

Pyaaz tamatar ki sabzi cooks onion and tomato down together into a Rajasthani sabzi that needs nothing else.

Rasedar aloo baingan keeps potato and aubergine in a thin, soupy gravy rather than cooking them dry.

Ratatouille is a Provençal vegetable stew with zucchini, eggplant, pepper, tomato, garlic, thyme, and a glossy olive oil sauce.

Veg jalfrezi keeps its vegetables and paneer in strips, cooked fast so everything stays crisp.

Veg tawa masala cooks mixed vegetables hard on a flat griddle, so the masala catches and browns rather than simmering.

Sarson ka saag simmers mustard leaves with spinach and bathua for hours, then mashes them into a thick, faintly bitter dish.

Sayur lodeh is a Javanese coconut vegetable stew with chayote, water spinach, tofu, green beans, galangal, lemongrass, and makrut lime.

Sev tamatar nu shaak spoons crisp sev over a sweet-sour tomato curry just before serving, so it softens at the table.

Shaam savera hides a paneer ball inside a spinach kofta, so each one is green outside and white within.

Govind gatta stuffs gram flour dumplings with paneer and dried fruit before simmering them in gravy.

Kaju khoya makhana cooks cashews and fox nuts in a khoya gravy, rich enough for a wedding table.

Shahi paneer is the Mughlai version, paneer in a pale cashew and cream gravy rather than a red tomato one.

Shimla mirch besan fry coats peppers in roasted gram flour, which crisps and clings as it cooks.

A vegan home-style version of Sichuan dry-fried green beans with blistered beans, doubanjiang, garlic and Sichuan peppercorns.

Bhindi pyaz cooks okra with onion over high heat so the pieces stay separate.

Aloo tuk fries potato slices twice, flattening them between, so the outside shatters and the inside stays soft.

Bhey aloo cooks lotus root with potato in a Sindhi tomato gravy, the lotus staying crisp throughout.

Karela basar cooks bitter gourd with a large amount of onion, the Sindhi way of taming it.

Sookha aloo matar cooks potato and peas dry with ginger and green chilli.

Sookha kathal masala cooks raw jackfruit dry, browned hard so the pieces turn meaty.

Sookha rajma masala cooks kidney beans dry in a thick masala rather than the usual gravy.

Sookhi aloo gobi cooks cauliflower and potato dry, the standard lunchbox sabzi.

Sookhi gajar matar cooks carrot and peas dry, sweet enough to need very little spice.

Sookhi gobi ki sabzi cooks cauliflower dry with onion until the florets brown at the edges.

Sookhi lauki ki sabzi cooks bottle gourd dry with green chilli and no onion or garlic.