North Indian foods

North indian recipes refer to the recipes from the north indian states of Punjab, Utter Pradesh, Kashmir etc. It also refers to the mughlai and avadhi cuisine. North Indian cuisine is popular the world over. Many north indian dishes are served in the restaurants outside India too.

Though there are many non vegetarian recipes in north indian cuisine, there is a variety of popular vegetarian recipes too from all these north Indian states.

North Indians generally consume more wheat based products such as rotis, parathas etc. Most of them like these flat breads to be served for every meal. They do not like to eat rice the way south indians do. The rice is consumed either plain, with dals or it is cooked with vegetables such as in pulav or biryani.

As the weather conditions are different in the south and north indian states, the produce there is varied. North indian states experience more cold weather compared to the hot south indian states. So traditionally the food habits and food preferences are different.

Now with lots of people shifting places due to their jobs, availability of ingredients through supermarkets people are willing to experiment with different kinds of cuisines. Now, some of the recipes given below are made in southern part of India too.

North indian curries are made by using mainly tomatoes and onions to make gravy. The amout of oil or ghee is also more. Mostly desi ghee (pure ghee) is used.

Vegetarian North Indian recipes on this website.

North indian roti - bread recipes

Chapati

Bhatura

methi paratha

naan bread recipe

palak paratha

palak poori

paratha

Phulka

Poori

Aloo paratha - Potato flat bread

North indian curry recipes

Chole - Chana Masala - Chickpea curry

Palak Paneer - Spinach with cottage cheese curry

North indian rice recipes

Cooking basmati rice in pressure cooker or electric rice cooker

How to cook basmati rice on the stove top

North indian Dal - Lentil recipes

Plain Dal recipe - Lentil dal

Palak dal - Spinach Dal

North indian vegetable recipes

Aloo Methi Subji - Potato fenugreek leaves subji

Paneer Bhurji - Cottage cheese side dish

Baingan ka bharta

North indian raita recipes

Alu bharta - potato salad

About raita recipes

cucumber raita

spinach raita

tomato raita

North indian snack recipes

dahi vada

Chaat

Vegetable samosa recipe

Pav bhaji recipe

North indian sweet - deserts recipes

Carrot Halwa

Besan Ladoo

About kheer recipe

Sooji ka halwa - Sheera

North indian Drinks recipes

lassi recipe

salty lassi

Mango Lassi

visitors recipes north indian

aloo paratha recipe in oven

mixed veg and whole grains flour paratha

mixed vegetable raita and mixed vegetable salad

mixed grain roti whole grain flour paratha

khasta kachori chaat recipe

yummy layered cutlets

veg dalia recipe

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