Curries, Lentils and Dals Recipes - Simple Indian Meals

Veg korma in a bowl.

Veg Korma (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

A bowl of trevti dal garnished with chilies.

Trevti Dal (Creamy Mixed Lentils)

A bowl of Gujarati Dal garnished with cilantro.

Authentic Gujarati Dal

A white plate with a white bowl filled with aloo saag on the left of the plate and a silver spoon at the front of the plate with fresh paratha in the back of the plate.

Aloo Palak / Saag (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

A white bowl with dal palak topped with lemons and a silver spoon in the back.

Spinach and Tomato Dal (Dal Palak)

A blue plate with kadai paneer on a paratha with cilantro in the back.

Finger-licking Kadai Paneer

A light blue plate topped with fresh rice covered in thai basil chicken and a fork to the right.

20-Minute Spicy Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Gaprao Gai)

Palak paneer served in a blue bowl

Restaurant style Saag / Palak Paneer (spinach and cottage cheese)

Udupi rasam served in a glass bowl with a spoon on the side

Udupi-Style Tomato Rasam

A black bowl of Methi Malai Mutter Paneer on a wooden table with green chilies and a side of naan.

Finger-licking Methi Malai Matar With Paneer

Chicken Tikka Masala served in a black bowl with garlic naan

Restaurant-Style Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

A black rimmed bowl of salmon curry on a silver platter with naan, lime wedges, and a wooden handled fork.

Instant Pot Salmon Tikka Masala

Dal Makhani served in a black bowl accompanied with aloo gobi and garlic naan

Creamy Instant Pot Dal Makhani

Gujarati Kadhi served with rice, potato sabzi and rotis

Gujarati Kadhi

An overhead shot of rajma chawal served on a gray plate.

Punjabi Rajma Masala (Kidney Beans Curry)

An overhead shot of Instant Pot Chicken Vindaloo

Pressure Cooker Goan Chicken Vindaloo

An overheat shot of chicken chettinad served in a copper coated bowl. Accompanied by rice.

Chettinad Chicken Curry

Chana masala served in a white bowl with side of lemon. On the side is a steel plate with pav and some more chana masala served with onions and lime wedges.

Chana Masala (Indian Chickpea curry) Recipe

Paneer Makhani served in a white bowl sprinkled with roasted fenugreek leaves

Paneer Makhani or Paneer Butter Masala

Egg curry served in a cast-iron pan with halved eggs as topping

Egg curry recipe

Prawns balchao served in a black bowl with a side of rice

Prawns Balchao

Bhaingan bharta served in a brown and white bowl served with naan

Easy Baingan Bharta (fire roasted eggplant curry)

Chicken makhani served in a black bowl with rice and served with roti

Authentic Indian Butter Chicken Recipe (Instant Pot recipe)

jeera rice served with black chowli in a black bowl

Black eyed peas curry (chawli / lobia masala)