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Main Course Recipes

These plant based main course recipes are designed to be simple to make and encourage you to cook fresh meals everyday. You will find classic recipes, comfort-food and also ideas for special occasions.

Need an accompaniment to your main course? Click these links for sides, Soups,  salads, and desserts.

  • A bowl of veggie kimchi jjigae with tofu slices, brown prince pumpkin and enoki mushrooms in a broth, garnished with spring onions.
    Veggie Kimchi Jjigae - A Hearty Vegan Kimchi Stew
  • Close up of a piece of toast covered in cheesy pizza beans being held over a large pan containing cheesy pizza beans.
    One-Pot Cheesy Pizza Beans
  • A blue ceramic plate with roasted and caramelised cauliflower steaks and a smooth butterbean korma-style sauce. Garnished with chopped coriander and pomegranate seeds.
    Roasted Vegan Cauliflower Steaks in Korma-Style Butterbean Sauce
  • A shallow dish containing pumpkin and spinach miloni with a silver serving spoon.
    Pumpkin & Spinach Miloni. A Zero-Waste Recipe For Halloween.
  • A shallow dish containing daal with tempered tadka.
    Basic Dal Recipe (Simple Everyday Lentils)
  • Vegan leek and mushroom Christmas bake on a brown ceramic plate.
    Leek & Mushroom Christmas Bake - An Easy Vegan Christmas Main
  • Chana Dal Khichdi served with caramelised onions and fresh herbs, accompanied by flatbread and pickled green chilies. A hearty, traditional Indian vegetarian dish highlighting flavours and textures perfect for wholesome meals.
    Masala White Urad Dal Recipe (Vegan)
  • A square slice of crown prince pumpkin galette with rocket pesto on a small round serving plate.
    Rustic Vegan Crown Prince Pumpkin Galette - An Autumn Comfort Bake
  • Beetroot and chickpea salad with yoghurt and herbs in a bowl on wooden surface, sliced bread side view, fresh kitchen ingredients, healthy vegetarian meal, rustic food presentation.
    Healing Beetroot Stew With Harissa.
  • A small, shallow dish containing horse gram daal with a silver serving ladle.
    Superfood Recipe - Horse Gram (Kulthi) Dal
  • A shallow bowl containing kosha mangsho style vegan jackfruit with plain rice. A hand holds a spoon on the dish.
    How To Make Bengali Kosha Mangsho Style Jackfruit Curry
  • A shallow black dish containing daal makhani with a silver spoon.
    Kaali Dal (Black Urad Dal) Recipe
  • A dish containing vegan mac and cheese with a pea crust
    Vegan Mac and Cheese With a Pea Crust
  • Kitchen and other stories bean and kale stew in a white bowl with a decorative spoon on a wooden surface.
    Miso Stew With Haricot Beans and Cavolo Nero. Healthy and Nutritious.
  • Dalia upma, healthy breakfast, in two shallow bowls.
    Dalia Upma: Healthy Breakfast In a Hurry.
  • Bowl of butter-bean and baby spinach stew
    Easy One-Pot Butter Bean And Baby Spinach Stew
  • Close up of three mini beetroot burgers in mini brioche buns.
    How To Make Mini Beetroot Burgers
  • Roasted pumpkin with lentils and herbs on a rustic plate, delicious seasonal vegan dish, served with fresh greens, healthy plant-based recipe, kitchen and other stories, autumn harvest meal, wholesome vegan dinner.
    Roasted Crown Prince Pumpkin and Green Lentils
  • Butternut squash and white bean soup in a white bowl with a slice of bread and grated cheese on top, served on a wooden table with fresh herbs, healthy vegan recipe, easy comfort food, autumn menu, kitchen and other stories.
    Cannellini Bean and Cavolo Nero Soup. Simple and Healthy
  • A shallow dish containing chana daal garnished with a tadka and coconut flakes.
    Bengali Chana Daal with Coconut
  • Hearty bean and vegetable soup with fresh herbs in a white bowl, served on a wooden table. Perfect for comfort food lovers and healthy meal options.
    Black-Eyed Peas and Mushroom Vegan Stew
  • A plate of spaghetti pasta in a courgette sauce topped with dried cherry tomatoes, green olives and parmesan cheese.
    Creamy Courgette Pasta Sauce
  • Golden potato gratin with melted cheese in a white baking dish on a dark wooden surface, accompanied by crusty bread and green olives, showcasing hearty comfort food.
    Tartiflette Inspired Vegan Potato Dish
  • Oval shaped platter of potato and greens salad with an Indian pickle dressing.
    Easy Potato And Greens Salad With An Indian Pickle Dressing
  • A Plate of Alio Olio. 
    Upgrade Your Alio Olio, Easy Fifteen Minute Recipe
  • Vegan wellington with end cut revealing the filling
    The Ultimate Braided Vegan Wellington With Rose Harissa
  • A shallow black dish containing tomato pappu.
    Tomato Pappu Recipe
  • A shallow black dish containing moth daal garnished with cucumber cubes, finely chopped onion, and ginger julienne.
    Moth Daal For a Tasty, Healthy Breakfast
  • A clay pot containing saag daal
    How To Use Up Carrot Greens. Saag Daal Recipe
  • Close up of a slice of vegan feta and pesto bread and butter pudding on a plate.
    Bread and Butter Pudding With Feta and Pesto Recipe
  • A plate with two loaded sweet potatoes.
    Loaded Sweet Potato with Sprouts
  • Two shallow dishes containing gram flour paneer. One dish contains fried paneer
    Soya Tofu Alternative - Gluten-Free Vegan Gram Flour Paneer / Tofu
  • A shallow plate containingTarbooz Ki Sabzi, watermelon rind dish.
    How To Use Watermelon Rind. Make Tarbooz Ki Sabzi
  • shallow dish containing aubergine Daal garnished with garlic and curry leaf tadka
    Simple One-Pot Aubergine Daal Recipe
  • A plate of roasted cauliflower salad, tandoori style sitting on a slatted wooden table. 
    Special Spice Infused Roasted Cauliflower Salad
  • Shallow dish containing saag aloo and a flat bread.
    Easy One-Pot Saag Aloo With Nettle Leaves
  • A shallow dish containing kadhi.
    Easy 15 Minute Vegan, Gluten-Free Kadhi Recipe
  • Bowl of charchari. Miced vegetable recipe
    How To Make Raw Mango, Squash, And Rocket Charchari
  • Shallow dish containing vegan fish in a mustard sauce
    How To Make Bengali Style Vegan 'Fish' In Mustard Sauce
  • Plate containing four dosa. A bowl of vegetable stew sits in the background as decoration
    How To Make Moong Bean Dosa From Scratch
  • A bowl of ishtew vegetable stew. A hand hovers over the bowl holding a piece of dosa
    Pachakari Ishtew, Easy One Pot South Indian Vegan Stew
  • A shallow dish containing palak paneer garnished with vegan cream
    Quick and Easy Vegan Palak Paneer With Gram Flour Tofu

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Chef Tripti

Hi! Tripti here. I am a Michelin-trained chef with over 20 years of experience in the industry. My mission is to help you cook fresh, nutritious food with simple recipes that deliver creativity and taste—food with heart and soul.

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Explore My Dals

Discover my collection of comforting dal recipes - each one is simple, nourishing and full of flavour. From basic Arhar dal to creamy kaali dal, to the superfood—Kulthi dal.

  • A shallow dish containing daal with tempered tadka.
    Basic Dal Recipe (Simple Everyday Lentils)
  • A shallow black dish containing moth daal garnished with cucumber cubes, finely chopped onion, and ginger julienne.
    Moth Daal For a Tasty, Healthy Breakfast
  • Chana Dal Khichdi served with caramelised onions and fresh herbs, accompanied by flatbread and pickled green chilies. A hearty, traditional Indian vegetarian dish highlighting flavours and textures perfect for wholesome meals.
    Masala White Urad Dal Recipe (Vegan)
  • A small, shallow dish containing horse gram daal with a silver serving ladle.
    Superfood Recipe - Horse Gram (Kulthi) Dal
  • A shallow black dish containing tomato pappu.
    Tomato Pappu Recipe
  • A shallow black dish containing daal makhani with a silver spoon.
    Kaali Dal (Black Urad Dal) Recipe
  • A shallow dish containing chana daal garnished with a tadka and coconut flakes.
    Bengali Chana Daal with Coconut
  • shallow dish containing aubergine Daal garnished with garlic and curry leaf tadka
    Simple One-Pot Aubergine Daal Recipe

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