What are some easy vegetarian foods from Ancient India?

Question

I really need this recipe for school because we have a project for school. I need it to be vegetarian because a girl on my team is a vegetarian.

Answer 1

I am Indian and so i will suggest you shahi paneer. its very tasty.

ingredients for Shahi Paneer:

Paneer (cottage cheese) - 1/4 Kg

Yogurt - 1/4 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Tomatoes  - 4 no's chopped

Onions  - 4 no's chopped

Ginger - 1 inch chopped

Green chillies - 2 no's chopped

Cardamoms  - 2 crushed

Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Red chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Tomato puree - 2 tablespoon

Butter - 2 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Method:

Chop paneer into 2 inches lengthwise.

Heat some butter,add onion, ginger, green chili and cardamom,fry for 3-4 minutes.

Add tomatoes and cook till oil starts separating, now add curd(Yogurt) and cook for  another 5 minutes. Cool it and blend in a mixer till smooth.

Heat remaining butter , add blended gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer,boil to get a very thick gravy.

Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer pieces and boil for 5 minutes.

Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.

English

garam masala meaning hot spices.

Noun

garam masala

A mixture of spices, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, chillis used in Indian dishes.

best luck!

Answer 2

Ancient India?..................You must just mean india as a whole.............. you know they have websites and tons of books dedicated to vegetarian indian food its really easy to find just do some work and google vegetarian indian food

Answer 3

you can make dhal:

saute 1 onion in pieces in some hot oil. add garlic, black mustard seeds, cumin seeds (crushed a bit in a mortar), and add some spinach (frozen or fresh), and some red lentils. cover with water and coconut milk. add in some tamarind, crushed saffron and salt. add some sort of red indian curry paste aswell.

you can also add some potato in small pieces. YUM.

serve this over basmati rice, with a side of mango chutney and yoghurt raita (i make mine with soy yoghurt as i am vegan). if you want to make it a festive meal make some naan bread aswell, and make some fried potato cakes - i don't remember the name, but google it. YUM. indian food is divine.