Delicious and Rich Vegetarian Curry Recipe

April 30, 2025
Posted by Sameer S Nilatkar

My preparation for my upcoming ride to Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, is underway, and I’m just four weeks away from this exciting adventure on two wheels. Around this time last year, I completed the Ladakh Ride, which was a thrilling experience. Whenever I plan a long ride of over a thousand kilometers, I start by adjusting my dietary habits. This means reducing alcohol consumption and incorporating more vegetarian and colorful meals into my diet to ensure I get essential micro and macronutrients.

Though I’m a devoted meat-eater, I try to balance my meals, and the upcoming rides give me a chance to experiment with vegetables. I thought it would be a great idea to create a recipe that is rich in taste and texture while being easy on the stomach and providing the energy I need for riding at least 250 kilometers a day for over a week.

This time, I tried cooking vegetables in a rich gravy made from onions and kalmi paste (a cashew nut paste), and the result was a delicious and healthy dish. I highly recommend trying this comforting recipe when you want to stick to a vegetarian diet. Happy cooking!

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Broccoli – 100 gm
Carrott – 50 gm
Yam – 150 gm
Snake Gourd – 150 gm
Onions – 100 gm
Garlic – a few flakes ( finely chopped )
Fresh Turmeric Pod ( Gili Haldi ) – 1 inch
Kaju Kalmi Paste – 3 tbsp
Coconut Oil – 20 ml
Coconut Milk – 20 ml
Vegetable Stock – 120 ml ( one cup )
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds ( for tempering ) – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Lime juice – 1 tbsp

Instructions:

1 ) Wash, clean and cut the vegetables as per choice. Set aside. Grind the onions and turmeric pod together and keep aside.
2 ) Add coconut oil to the pan and heat a bit. Saute the onion and turmeric paste along with chopped garlic till it gets brown. Simmer the flame.
3 ) Add powdered spices and kalmi paste and saute further for two minutes on a slow flame.
4 ) Add the vegetables and mix well. Add the coconut milk and vegetable stock. Add salt and mix well. Let it cook for approximately fifteen minutes on a slow flame. Check whether the veggies are cooked. Once done, remove it from the flame. Add lime juice and garnish with fresh coriander and sesame seeds. Serve with Rice.