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Tofu tikka masala
Restaurant-style creamy tomato gravy with charred tofu - dinner-party worthy, weeknight-easy.
Baingan bharta
Smoky fire-roasted aubergine mashed with tomato, onion and spices. Cheap ingredients, huge flavour.
Mixed dal khichdi
The Indian penicillin - one-pot rice, dal and mild spice. Comforting, complete, ready in 25 minutes.
Chole bhature
The full weekend affair - deep, spiced chickpeas with pillowy fried bhature made without any dairy.
Palak khichdi
Green, iron-packed khichdi - one-pot dinner that hits protein and greens in the same spoonful.
Whole-wheat pasta with veg & nutritional yeast
20-minute weeknight pasta - dense, cheesy-tasting sauce from nutritional yeast (nooch), no dairy.
Sarson da saag with makki di roti
Winter Punjab in a bowl - mustard greens slow-cooked with makki, finished with a vegan ghee tadka.
Pav bhaji (vegan)
Mumbai street food's most-loved plate - buttery-tasting veg mash with vegan-butter-brushed pav.
Vegan butter chicken (soya)
Boiled and squeezed soya chunks in a rich, creamy tomato gravy - dead ringer for the real thing.
Creamy vegan mushroom pasta
Silky garlic-mushroom sauce over penne - all the creaminess of a cream sauce, none of the dairy.
Black bean & corn tacos
15-minute smoky black bean filling with lime-slaw and avocado - Tuesday-night dinner solved.
Thai green curry with tofu
Fragrant coconut curry with lemongrass, ginger and Thai basil - restaurant flavour in 25 minutes.
Ginger-garlic tofu stir-fry
Fast weeknight stir-fry with crispy tofu and a punchy soy-ginger sauce. Serves over rice or noodles.
Miso noodle soup with greens
20-minute umami broth with slippery noodles and quick-wilted greens. Sunday-evening soul food.
Minestrone soup
A big pot of beans, vegetables and pasta - cheap, freezable and quietly high in protein.
Black bean enchiladas
Rolled tortillas stuffed with spiced beans and vegetables, baked under a smoky tomato sauce.
Tom yum with tofu
Hot and sour Thai soup - just check the paste, since many jars sneak in shrimp or fish sauce.
Vegan bibimbap
Rice bowl with separately seasoned vegetables, crisp tofu and gochujang - assembly, not really cooking.
Teriyaki tofu bowl
Sticky, glossy tofu over rice with greens - a weeknight bowl that takes one pan.
Vegan mac and cheese
A potato-and-cashew sauce that goes genuinely stretchy and clings to every piece of pasta.
Mushroom risotto
Slow-stirred, creamy without cream, finished with nutritional yeast and lemon.
Vegan lasagna
Layers of lentil ragu, tomato sauce and cashew bechamel, baked till bubbling.
Vegan carbonara
Silky cashew sauce, smoky mushrooms and a lot of black pepper.
Gnocchi in tomato and basil
Pillowy potato gnocchi in a fast tomato sauce - a 30 minute dinner.
Roasted red pepper pasta
Sweet charred peppers blended into a smoky, creamy sauce.
Ratatouille
Aubergine, courgette and peppers cooked down slowly in tomato and herbs.
Mujadara
Lentils and rice under a pile of deeply caramelised onions - cheap, filling, excellent.
Harissa chickpea stew
One pot, warming and spicy, with spinach stirred in at the end.
Vegan mapo tofu
Numbing, spicy and fast - soft tofu in a doubanjiang and mushroom sauce.
Vegan dan dan noodles
Sesame and chilli oil sauce at the bottom of the bowl, crumbled soya on top.
Vegan miso ramen
A rich mushroom-miso broth, chewy noodles and crisp tofu.
Korean soft tofu stew
Bubbling gochujang broth with silken tofu and courgette, ready in 20 minutes.
Singapore noodles
Curry-spiced rice vermicelli tossed with tofu and shredded vegetables.
Vegan japanese curry
A thick, mildly sweet roux curry with potatoes and carrots over rice.
Thai basil tofu
Crisp tofu in a salty-sweet garlic and chilli sauce with a lot of holy basil.
Bhindi masala
Dry-cooked okra with onion and tomato, crisp not slimy.
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