Indian Curry Recipes comprise of a vast assortment of foods which have a gravy as the base. Indian vegetable curries include a wide range of dishes like matar panner, malai kofta, chole masala, methi malai matar, vegetable korma, navratan korma etc.
Indian gravy is the base used for majority of Indian dishes, akin to tomato or chilly sauce used in other parts of the world. The Indian curries and gravies are the ones that provide a rich flavor and spice to Indian food and make it more rich and enjoyable.
India is a vast country with each region having its own culture, cuisine and food preferences. This reflects in the food and Indian gravy recipes have strong regional variations like South Indian gravy, Punjabi gravy, Gujarati gravy and North Indian gravy etc.
Main ingredients used in Indian curry recipes
Most of the Indian gravies are in general thicker when compared to other gravies in the world. This is on account of addition of one or more of the items like ground onions, tomatoes, green chillies, whole red chillies, coriander seeds etc. Many gravies are also made by adding ground almonds, cashew nuts, malai (cream), yoghurt (curd) etc. to make them more creamy and rich.
The curries are also spicy and flavorful in taste due to the generous use of various ingredients like ginger (adrak), garlic (lahsun), tamarind (imli), curry leaves and one or more of other spices like cumin (jeera), mustard seeds, methi dana (fenugreek seeds), chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric (haldi), saunf (fennel seeds) etc.
The exact selection of spices for making the gravies for each dish is influenced heavily by the region, tradition, even religious practice, and many times family or individual preference. This gives rise to many varieties of gravy/curry based dishes with different tastes and appeal.
Curries are essential part of an Indian meal
Curries and gravies are an integral part of Indian meals and accompany cooked rice or Indian breads. A complete wholesome meal in India generally consists of a wet curry, a dry sabzi, dal, raita, salad, rice and roti.Indian gravies go very well with breads like roti, naan, paratha or poori as well as with rice dishes like plain rice, pulao, biryani and fried rice.
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List of Indian Curry Recipes
Here we have tried to bring together some simple & delicious Indian vegetarian curry recipes. We will keep adding more of them as we cover the delicious, fascinating and myriad range of Indian cuisine. See our collection of Indian vegetarian curries below.

Kadai Paneer Gravy Recipe
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Mix Veg Recipe | Restaurant Style Mixed Vegetable Curry
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Paneer Butter Masala Recipe
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Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach Curry with Paneer
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Gatte Ki Sabzi Recipe | Rajasthani Besan ke Gatte
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Veg Kofta Recipe | Mix Vegetable Kofta Curry
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Kadai Paneer Recipe
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Chole Recipe | Punjabi Chana Masala
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Matar Paneer Recipe
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Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe
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Palak Matar Recipe | Spinach and Green Peas Curry
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Aloo Tamatar Ki Sabzi Recipe | Potato & Tomato Curry
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Kadhi Recipe | Punjabi Kadhi Pakora | Besan Ki Kadhi
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Dum Aloo Recipe | Kashmiri Dum Aloo
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Malai Kofta Recipe | Restaurant Style Malai Kofta Curry
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Bhindi Masala Recipe | Okra in Onion Tomato Curr
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Kala Chana Masala Recipe | Black Chickpea Curry
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Stuffed Tomato Gravy Recipe | Bharwan Tamatar
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Paneer Capsicum Masala Recipe
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Achari Arbi Recipe | Spicy Taro Root Curry
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Methi Malai Paneer Recipe | Fenugreek & Paneer Curry
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Aloo Palak Gravy Recipe | Potato & Spinach Curry
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Rajma Masala Recipe | Rajma Chawal
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Palak Kadhi Recipe | Spinach Kadhi
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Dahi Aloo Recipe
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Paneer Makhani Recipe | Restaurant Style Recipe
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Aloo Choliya Recipe | Aloo Hara Chana Sabzi
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Methi Matar Malai Recipe | Fenugreek & Peas Curry
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Palak Corn Recipe | Spinach & Corn Curry
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Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe
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Veg Kadai Recipe | Kadai Vegetable Sabzi
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Vegetable Jalfrezi Recipe | Mixed Veg Jalfrezi
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Very nice recipes, simply and very easy to follow. 👌👌
Thanks Gurdip! Glad that you liked them 😀