Meera Sodha
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Aubergine Sambhar
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's mouth-watering Butternut Squash, Aubergine and Red Lentil Sambhar recipe is a typical South Indian dish packed with fresh and vibrant flavours, and makes a satisfying vegetarian main course.

Baby Aubergines Stuffed with Peanut and Coconut
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's Baby Aubergines Stuffed with Peanut and Coconut is a classic Gujarati dish, and makes a sensational, flavour-packed vegan meal.

Baked Onion Bhajis (pyaz ke pakore)
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Baked instead of fried, these delicious baked onion bhajis from Meera Sodha are a healthier alternative to the traditional recipe.

Banana and Cardamom Buns
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These fragrant Banana and Cardamom Buns from Meera Sodha's Fresh India are ideal with a hot drink for breakfast or afternoon tea.

Chilli Paneer
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Meera Sodha's take on a classic Indian street food dish combines the full-bodied flavour of paneer cheese with the spice of green chilli and the tang of spring onions. A perfect Indian vegetarian main course, or side dish to a meat curry.

Coconut Fish Curry (Fish Moilee)
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
This delicate, but luxurious, coconut fish curry or fish moilee from Meera Sodha's Made in India cookbook is a quick, simple midweek meal.

Coriander Chutney Chicken (Lilli Chatni Anna Murghi Kari)
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
This delicious Coriander Chutney Chicken recipe is taken from Meera Sodha's Made In India andi is very quick and easy to make.

Gujarati Dal with Peanuts and Star Anise
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's Gujarati Dal from Fresh India is elevated with the flavours of peanuts and star anise, turning this simple staple dish into something really special.

Gulab Jamuns in Rose Syrup
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's authentic Indian gulab jamuns recipe is flavoured with fragrant rosewater, cardamom and pistachio.

Lamb Raan
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
This show-stopping Indian roast lamb dish makes an excellent centrepiece to any feast. Prepared the day ahead, it's a low-maintenance alternative to Christmas dinner or a traditional roast.

Leek, Pea and Mint Samosas
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha shows us how to make the perfect vegetarian samosas with her Leek, Pea and Mint recipe. This recipe is great for a crowd and you're sure to impress with your handmade treats!

Love Cake
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
A light, delicate sponge cake, gently infused with spices and rose water. Try this simple, elegant recipe from Meera Sodha.

Maharajah’s Rice
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Make the rice accompanying your Indian feast more exciting with this recipe with fruit, nuts and saffron from Meera Sodha.
Marmite Risotto with Tomato and Crispy Chilli Butter
Meera Sodha · Dinner
Some people have big epiphanies, but not me. I had two small ones though. The first was that I don’t like the taste of vegetable stock: use too much and there’s no return. This led to my second illuminating discovery, namely that Marmite makes great stock and, well, here we are. This risotto, contrary to what you might assume, is very gentle (the Marmite is a back note); the party is in the tomato and chilli butter, in which I’ve used my favourite crispy chilli oil to give the cherry tomatoes some fireworks.

Meera Sodha’s 18-Carat Laksa
Meera Sodha · Dinner: 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes for the most important meal of the day
Finished with tofu puffs and quickly pickled beansprouts this filling and fragrant carrot laksa from Meera Sodha just happens to be entirely vegan.

Meera Sodha’s Aubergine Katsu Curry with Pickled Radishes
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's vegan version of a katsu curry stars breaded aubergine. Served with easy pickled radishes, this is a showstopping dinner recipe.

Meera Sodha’s Baked Butter Paneer
Meera Sodha · Dinner: 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes for the most important meal of the day
For a warming, classic dish that will always be a hit as a vegetarian main course, try this baked butter paneer from Meera Sodha.

Meera Sodha’s Blackened Sweetcorn Chaat
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Made using tinned or fresh sweetcorn, Meera Sodha's corn chat is bursting with flavour and colour.

Meera Sodha’s Cauliflower Korma with Blackened Raisins
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's delicious recipe for cauliflower korma is packed with aromatic spices and flavourful caramelized and roasted vegetables. It's easy to put together, making it the perfect vegetarian curry to serve when entertaining.

Meera Sodha’s Chargrilled Summer Salad
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's easy vegan chargrilled Salad recipe is packed with seasonal summer vegetables making it a perfect summertime meal.

Meera Sodha’s Grand Vegetable Biryani
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
If you're after a vegetarian recipe to form the centrepiece of dinner party, look no further than Meera Sodha's celebratory vegetable biryani.

Meera Sodha’s Miso Butter Greens Pasta
Meera Sodha · Dinner: 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes for the most important meal of the day
This vegan buttery miso greens pasta recipe from Meera Sodha features a simple, flavourful green sauce packed with broccoli and cavolo nero.

Meera Sodha’s Moong Dal
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's delicious moong dal recipe is a classic Indian comfort food dish that's easy to make, with warm, earthy flavours and budget-friendly ingredients.

Meera Sodha’s Peanut Butter and Purple Sprouting Broccoli Pad Thai
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha’s easy vegan tofu pad Thai recipe is packed with flavour thanks to a delicious peanut butter sauce and is a perfect meat-free midweek meal.

Meera Sodha’s Pumpkin Malai Curry
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's vegan pumpkin and coconut curry is a flavour-packed recipe that's perfect for using autumnal produce.

Meera Sodha’s Roasted Carrot and Cabbage with Gochujang
Meera Sodha · EAST
Give your Sunday lunch or Xmas roasted vegetables a Korean twist with Meera Sodha's gochujang-roasted carrots and cabbage.

Meera Sodha’s Salted Miso Brownies
Meera Sodha · EAST
These brownies are incredibly dense and fudgy thanks to the inclusion of chia seeds, while the salt and white miso create a delicious salted-caramel flavour. Be sure to use vegan chocolate if making this for plant-based eaters!

Meera Sodha’s Scrambled Tofu Akuri
Meera Sodha · EAST
This vegan breakfast is no mere substitute for scrambled eggs; it's a deliciously flavourful dish in its own right.

Meera Sodha’s Spinach, Tomato and Chickpea Curry
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A classic and simple dish from Meera Sodha's Fresh India, this Spinach, Tomato and Chickpea Curry recipe is packed with flavour and, served with basmati rice or chapattis, makes a satisfying vegetarian main course.

Meera Sodha’s Sprout Nasi Goreng
Meera Sodha · EAST
Revolutionise your Brussels sprouts with Meera Sodha's vegan umami-rich nasi goreng recipe, featuring fried rice, and shredded sprouts.

Meera Sodha’s Sri Lankan Beetroot Curry with Green Bean Mallum
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's easy vegan beetroot curry recipe is inspired by the flavours of Sri Lanka. Served with a green bean mallum, this recipe makes for a hearty dinner.

Meera Sodha’s Tomato Curry
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's fragrant tomato curry recipe makes for a quick vegan dinner flavoured with tamarind and coconut.

Meera Sodha’s Winter Pilau with Beetroot, Cauliflower and Coriander Chutney
Meera Sodha · EAST
Meera Sodha's vegan winter pilau features roasted beetroot and cauliflower, a coconut-based sauce, fluffy rice and a festive sprinkling of pomegranate. Perfect as a vegan Christmas dish.

Mum’s Chicken Curry
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
A well loved chicken curry recipe from Meera Sodha. Taking inspiration from her mum's homemade curry recipe, the dish is best served with a stack of chapattis.

Paneer Butter Masala
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Meera Sodha's delicious recipe for comforting paneer butter masala is the ultimate vegetarian comfort food. This decadent curry is simple to put together and is great for a weekend feast with friends.
Pav Bhaji
Meera Sodha · Made In India
I have to try hard to contain my excitement when someone gives me a recipe for something I’ve just eaten and fallen in love with. This is my cousin Disha’s recipe for pav bhaji, which is a famous and much-loved street food in Mumbai. It's a mash of spicy vegetables slathered in butter, best mopped up with a hot "pav" - a bread roll - while the juices escape down your chin.

Pistachio and Yoghurt Chicken Curry
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
The ground pistachios in Meera Sodha's yoghurt chicken curry complement the sweet onions perfectly - an ideal Indian dinner party dish.

Pomegranate and Fennel Seed Poha
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
This Pomegranate and Fennel Seed Poha recipe from Meera Sodha's Made In India is simple to cook and makes a wonderful light lunch dish.

Pumpkin, Black-eyed Bean and Coconut Curry
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Enjoy Meera Sodha's creamy vegetable coconut curry for dinner tonight. This recipe is loaded with pumpkin, black beans and plenty of warming spices.

Quick Peshwari Roti
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Meera Sodha's easy Peshwari Roti make a delicious accompaniment to any Indian meal. This easy to follow recipe, produces sweet and savoury stuffed breads, that can be made very quickly. A must for curry lovers.

Rainbow Chard Saag Aloo
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This vegetarian rainbow chard saag aloo from Meera Sodha's Fresh India is the perfect midweek meal that can be on the table in under 30 minutes.

Salmon and Spinach Curry
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
This light, simple salmon, spinach and tomato curry from Meera Sodha's brilliant Made in India cookbook is a perfect midweek meal.

Savoy Cabbage, Black Kale and Potato Subji
Meera Sodha · Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This comforting recipe for savoy cabbage curry with black kale and potato from Meera Sodha's celebrated Fresh India cookbook makes a wonderfully simple vegetarian main dish, perfect for a flavour-packed midweek meal.
Summer Pilau with Tomato, Coconut and Cashews
Meera Sodha · East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing
Tomatoes work in different ways in this recipe: they create a wonderful sauce with the coconut milk, which is used to flavour and cook the rice, and then they float to the top to decorate the dish. The end result is a dish delicious enough to stand on its own feet without the need for anything else and (as a side benefit) it uses just a single pan. You'll need a wide frying pan with a tight-fitting lid. NOTE: curry leaves add a lovely citrus and smoke flavour to the rice but can be tricky to find unless you live near an Asian supermarket, although larger supermarkets do have them sometimes. If you can't find them, leave them out.

The Perfect Lamb Biryani
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
An authentic family recipe for lamb biryani from Made in India by Meera Sodha. Traditionally served for special occasions, this comforting baked dish mixes a rich lamb curry with delicate basmati rice.

Wild Mushroom Pilau
Meera Sodha · Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Make use of earthy, wild mushrooms with this easy dish from Meera Sodha's Made in India. Perfect for the midweek and the weekend.



