Hearty Dishes (93)

•  Soups
1. Butternut Squash Soup (mildly sweet and extremely flavorful) 
2. Butternut Squash and Kale Soup with Coconut Milk (can't believe it's kale soup) 
3. Butternut Squash, Red Pepper & Tomato Soup (simple, flavorful, and bursting with red!) 
4. Borschst (Beets, potatoes, and cabbage take center stage in this Ukranian soup)
5. Cauliflower Soup (creamy, curried, roasted cauliflower soup)
6. Creamy Broccoli Carrot Soup (chowder like, creamy soup) 
7. Curried Vegetable Chowder (Indianized and curried) 
8. Green Beans and Rosemary Soup (green beans and rosemary make a flavorful combination)
9. Gypsy Soup (an array of vegetables and spices in a hearty soup)
10. Hardy Cabbage Soup (cabbage and lots of veggies flavor this hardy, healthy soup) 
11. Lauki Soup with Soy, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers & Onion (Indian gourd and other vegetables roasted and simmered with soy chunks)
12. Lentil Soup (hardy, healthy, comforting lentil soup with coconut milk)
13. Minestrone (comforting Italian)
14. Mixed Vegetable Soup (Cabbage, Corn, Carrots & Beans in a comforting soup) 
15. Potato & Green Bean Soup (simple, comforting and creamy soup)
16. Roasted Carrot Soup (sweet and delicious)
17. Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup (simple, comforting, flavorful, creamy soup)
18. Roasted Tomato Soup (Thank you Smitten Kitchen!)
• Idli/Dosa/Ooothapam/Adai:
1. Dosai & Masala Dosai (quintessentially South-Indian crepes; I can give my life for these) 
2. Idli (the humble rice-lentil cakes of South-India) 
3. Kanchipuram Idli (soft rice-lentil cakes; South-Indian style)
4. Onion Oothappam (flavorful South-Indian mini-pancakes)  
5. Paneer and Onion Ragi Adai (savory pancakes made with finger-millet flour, paneer and onion)
6. Pesarattu (hardy South-Indian savory pancakes made from green gram)
7. Ragi Dosa (soft and crisp crepes made with finger millet flour and black gram; healthy and flavorful!)
8. Rava Dosa (tasty South-Indian crepe)
9. Savory Quinoa pancakes / oothappams (nutty pancakes)
10. Spinach Adai (hardy South-Indian savory, lentil pancakes)
11. Vendhaya Dosai / Kal Dosai (flavorful, crispy South-Indian crepe)
12. Wheat Dosai / Godhuma Dosai (crispy paper-thin wheat flour based crepes!)
• Parathas/Rotis:
1. Aloo Paratha (spiced potato stuffed Indian-flat bread; irresistible) 
2. Cauliflower Paratha (spiced cauliflower stuffed Indian flat-bread)
3. Dal Paratha (Indian flat-bread made with cooked lentils and spices)  
4. Garlic Roti (Indian flat-bread flavored with lots of garlic and spices)
5. Jowar Roti / Sorghum Flatbread (flat-bread made with nutritious, gluten-free millet flour)
6. Methi Roti (fenugreek leaves and spices make this Indian-flat bread wholesome and comforting) 
7. Methi Thepla (similar to methi rotis, except fresh fenugreek leaves are mixed with wheat flour and chickpea flour to make a dough and rolled out to make flat-breads) 
8. Methi-Cilantro-Mint Roti/Paratha (Indian flat bread with fenugreek leaves, coriander leaves, mint and spices)
9. Mint Paratha with Paneer and Onion (Indian flat-bread spiced with mint leaves, onion and paneer to make a fragrant and delicious dish)
10. Mooli Paratha / Radish Paratha (grated radish is spiced with radish greens and kneaded with whole wheat flour to make flavorful flat-breads)
11. Paneer Paratha (Indian flat-bread stuffed with grated paneer) 
12. Roti (wholesome Indian flat-bread) 
13. Spinach Paratha (ground spinach and spices flavor this Indian flat-bread) 
• Rice/Pasta/Noodles:
1. Bisibelebath (lentils, unique spice blends, vegetables, and some rice, all cooked together in one pot to make a delicious and nutritious meal)
2. Cilantro Vegetable Fried Rice (vegetable fried  rice with a cilantro-mint sauce)
3. Coconut rice (rice flavored with spiced coconut flakes; South-Indian) 
4. Coconut Sevai (coconut flavored Indian rice noodles) 
5. Eggplant & Lemon Risotto (a creamy, hardy risotto flavored with lemon and eggplant)
6. Lemon Rice (lemon flavored South-Indian rice)
7. Lemony Pasta (lemon flavored Pasta)
8. Lemon Sevai (lemon flavored Indian rice noodles)
9. Mint & Paneer Pulao (Basmati rice flavored with mint and whole spices + paneer)
10. Paruppu Usili Sevai (spiced lentils mixed with Indian rice noodles)
11. Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce (Thanks to Ina Garten!)
12. Pasta with Tofu & Tempeh (protein and nutrient rich meal, and easy to prepare)
13. Penne with Basil Cream Sauce (Penne tossed with pesto and beschamel sauce)  
14. Puliyodharai (a spicy and tangy tamarind flavored rice that's a South-Indian favorite)
15. Ricotta & Spinach Lasagna (hardy comfort food) 
16. Spinach Zucchini Lasagna (hardy and delicious)
17. Sweet Corn and Mint Pulao (corn, mint, and whole spices mingle together in basmati rice)
18. Szechuan Noodles (noodles with bold peanut-ginger-garlic-soy sauce) 
19. Thayir Saadam (yogurt rice; a humble and indispensable staple in South-Indian meals)
20. Tomato Rice (reduced tomatoes spiced with onions and mixed with rice) 
21. Ulutham Sevai / Indian Rice Noodles with Spiced Black Gram (delicate rice noodles are mixed with spiced and crumbed black gram for a healthy and flavorful meal)
22. Vegetable Dal Kichdi (A comforting meal of mushy lentils and rice)
23. Vegetable Biryani (a basic version of a spicy and popular Indian flavored rice)
24. Vegetable Pulao (a mildly spiced vegetable flavored rice)
25. Venn Pongal (rice and lentils spiced with pepper)
• Quinoa Based Dishes:
1. Cilantro Quinoa Pulao (cilantro and coconut spiced quinoa)  
2. Lemon and Mint Quinoa with Ricotta (A creamy, refreshing dish!) 
3. Quinoa Casserole (Quinoa baked with vegetables, cheese, and marinara sauce)
4. Quinoa Chili (hardy, spicy, and filling)
5. Quinoa Fruit Salad (sweet and savory salad)
6. Quinoa Pasta and Vegetable Casserole (quinoa pasta and stir fried vegetables baked with a crispy cheesy topping)
7. Quinoa Stuffed Peppers (bell-peppers stuffed with a curried quinoa-vegetable stuffing and baked with a topping of cheese) 
8. Quinoa Upma (vegetables and simple seasonings create a healthy one pot meal)
9. Thai Quinoa (peanut sauce and veggies tossed in quinoa)
• Upma:
1. Arisi Upma (broken rice and lentils are steamed with South-Indian pulses and spices) 
2. Aval Upma / Aloo Poha (potatoes and beaten rice flakes are spiced with lentils, lemon juice, and coconut)
3. Bread Upma (pieces of bread and vegetables sauteed in Indian spices)  
4. Cracked Wheat Upma (cracked wheat or bulgur wheat is cooked with vegetables and mildly spiced)
5. Idli Upma (a delicious solution to handle left over idlis) 
6. Rava Upma (the mother of all upmas; made with semolina and mildly spiced)
7. Semiya Upma (vermicelli based upma)
8. Tapioca Upma (spiced tapioca) 
• Other Dishes:
1. Caprese Salad & Sandwich (simple and filling)
2. Cauliflower Gratin (crispy cheesy gratin, thanks to Ina Garten!)
3. Curried Couscous (Indianized; thanks to Ina Garten!)
4. Eggplant Gratin (Thanks to Ina Garten!)
5. Savory Pudi Kozhakattai (South-Indian rice balls) 
6. Savory Swiss Chard Pie (delicious, crunchy, and simple French food)
7. Spicy Tomato Couscous (hardy delicious meal)
8. Tabbouleh (flavorful filling salad with Mediterranean and Italian twists)