This is the best selection of Indian curry and daal recipes that are made without onion or garlic.
You can make flavourful vegetarian Indian curries without needing onion and garlic in the base. With a huge bounty of spices that can be found in Indian cuisine, these recipes are full of flavour.
They're suitable if you are following a no onion garlic diet or just because you fancy a lighter dish.
Some of these recipes are also suitable for Hindu fasting such as Navratri, Shravan month or Adhik Maas (an extra month that appears in the Hindu calendar every few years).
Serve these vegetarian curries with Gujarati rotli or whole wheat roti, plain paratha, Gujarati bhakhri or puri.
The dals will pair well with basmati rice or jeera rice.
Curries without onion Garlic
Gatte Ki Sabzi
Gatte Ki Sabzi - a Rajasthani dish made with besan dumplings (gatte) simmered in a yogurt gravy. This version is prepared without onion and garlic.
Gatte ki Sabji
Aloo Tamatar Ki Sabji (Potato Tomato Curry)
This Aloo Tamatar ki Sabji without onion and garlic is an easy potato curry recipe. It is a North Indian recipe made with potatoes, tomatoes and basic Indian spices. It is naturally vegan and gluten-free.
Potato Tomato Curry
Paneer Vegetable Makhanwala
My version of veg paneer makhanwala is made without onion and garlic. Instead, the creamy sauce is made with a carefully chosen aromatic blend of whole spices, nuts, saffron and cream.
Subz Paneer Makhanwala
Aloo Chana
This homely Chana Bateta without onion and garlic is pure comfort food. It's made with potatoes and chickpeas cooked in a flavourful sauce made with whole spices and tomatoes. I make it in one pot and it's ready within 15 minutes.
Aloo Chana Curry without Onion Garlic
Kala Chana nu Shaak (Black Chickpea Curry)
This Black Chickpea Curry or Kala Chana nu Shaak is a Gujarati style curry. Black chickpeas are simmered in a sweet and tangy tomato tamarind gravy.
Rasawalu Kala Chana nu Shaak
INSTANT POT ALOO MATAR – NO ONION GARLIC
Aloo Matar, this classic, delightful and effortless Indian dish is too good to be missed. In this finger-licking curry, potatoes and green peas are cooked in a tomato gravy with basic spices.
Aloo Matar without Onion Garlic
Kashmiri Dum Aloo
This Kashmiri dum aloo, without onion and garlic, is easy to make and comes together in less than half an hour. Shallow fried golden baby potatoes are cooked in a hot red chilli and whole spices dum aloo and yogurt gravy.
Kashmiri Dum Aloo
Niramish Paneer
Amazing Niramish Paneer – a creamy and flavourful Paneer Curry that is my version of the classic Bengali Niramish curries. It is rich, delicious and cooked without onion-garlic.
Niramish Paneer
Dudhi Chana Nu Shaak
Dudhi Chana Dal nu Shaak or lauki chana dal is an everyday Gujarati shaak made with bottle gourd, split bengal gram and tamarind.
Lauki Chana Dal
Zucchini Curry (Indian Courgette Curry)
My version of zucchini curry is prepared with basic Indian spices and is a dry sabzi. It's a simple recipe that can be prepared in less than 20 minutes.
Indian Zucchini Curry
Fansi Nu Shaak
Fansi nu Shaak is an easy Gujarati stir-fry made with green beans and basic spices. My recipe is quick and easy - perfect for a mid week dinner.
Green Beans Shaak
Farali Dum Aloo (No Onion Garlic Recipe)
In Farali Dum Aloo, baby potatoes are simmered in a spiced tomato gravy. This dish is prepared without onion and garlic so can be eaten on Hindu fasting days.
Farali Dum Aloo (No Onion Garlic)
Farali Potato Curry
This Farali Potato Curry recipe is prepared with potatoes cooked in a smooth peanut and tomato sauce.
Farali Potato Curry with Tomato Peanut Gravy
Farali Potato Peanut Bhaji
Make my easy Gujarati style farali bateta for your next fasting day. This wrat aloo peanut sabzi is made with boiled potatoes, basic spices and topped with crunchy roasted peanuts.
Farali Potato Peanut Bhaji
KOBI BATETA NU SHAAK – CABBAGE AND POTATO CURRY
Cabbage and Potato Sabji or Kobi Bateta nu Shaak an everyday Gujarati style stir-fry prepared with potato and cabbage without using onion and garlic.
Kobi Bateta nu Shaak
Cabbage Curry (easy & quick)
This Indian Cabbage Curry recipe is so easy to make with simple ingredients. It is a flavorful dish that is suitable for vegans, vegetarians and is gluten-free. I love it with Gujarati Rotlis.
Indian Cabbage Curry
Karela Aloo
Karela Aloo is a delicious Indian curry prepared with bitter gourd, potatoes and basic spices.
Karela Aloo
Bharwa Karela (Stuffed Bitter Gourd)
Bharela karela is delicious Gujarati dish made with bittergourd stuffed with a spiced coconut masala. It is the Gujarati version of the North Indian Bharwa Karela.
Bharwa Karela
Gujarati Tuver nu Shaak
Gujarati style Tuver nu Shaak or gungo peas/pigeon peas curry is an easy recipe. Naturally vegan and gluten-free
Gujarati Pigeon Peas Curry
Bharwa Bhindi (Bharela Bhinda)
Bharwa Bhindi is a delicious sabji and is also known as Bharela Bhinda or Bhinda Sambharia. Fresh and tender okra are stuffed with a flavourful Gujarati style aromatic masala. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.
Bharwa Bhindi
Bharela Ravaiya
Bharela Ravaiya is a Gujarati dish in which baby eggplants or aubergine are stuffed with a delicious bharwan masala.
Bharela Ravaiya
Ringan Palita (Patika)
This Gujarati style dry aubergine curry is quick to make and only requires basic ingredients. It's vegan, gluten-free and ready in less than 15 minutes.
Ringan Palita
Easy Potato Chips Curry – Dry
This Potato Chips Curry or Bateta Chips nu Saak is a Gujarati vegan potato curry that can be ready in under 15 minutes. It is a perfect pantry staple curry that requires few ingredients
Bateta ni Chips nu Shaak
BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND POTATO SABJI
This vegan dry sabji consists of shavings of Brussels sprouts and chunks of potato cooked in basic spices.
Brussels Sprouts Potato Shaak
Aloo Shimla Mirch (Aloo Capsicum)
Aloo Shimla Mirch Sabzi, or Aloo Capsicum, is a delicious Indian curry made with sauteed potatoes, green peppers and basic Indian spices. It is a no onion and garlic recipe. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.
Aloo Shimla Mirch
Vaal nu Shaak
Vaal nu Shaak, simply known as Vaal, is a delicious Gujarati shaak made with lima beans. This recipe is prepared with aromatic whole spices, tamarind and jaggery and is often served at Gujarati weddings.
Gujarati Vaal
INSTANT POT ALOO GOBI | SUKHA WITHOUT ONION GARLIC
This no onion and no garlic aloo gobi sabji is ready in the Instant Pot in just 1 minute! Cauliflower and potato curry in the pressure cooker is the perfect mid-week meal and only requires a handful of easy to find ingredients.
Aloo Gobi no Onion Garlic
Daal without onion garlic
Gujarati Dal
Gujarati Dal is a flavourful everyday recipe made with toor dal, spices, and a touch of sweetness. It is finished with a tempering and is served with steamed rice (dal bhat) or in a thali for a complete meal.
Gujarati Dal
Instant Pot Easy Gujarati Chana Dal
This split chickpea dal can be made without a pressure cooker or can be made in the pressure cooker or in an Instant Pot. This Gujarati Channa Daal which is equally tangy and sweet.
Gujarati Chana Dal
Mag ni Dal - Mag ni Chutti Dal
Mug ni Chutti Dal or Dry Moong Dal is a simple side dish commonly enjoyed in Gujarati cuisine made with split yellow lentils and basic spices.
Mag ni Dal
Bengali Cholar Dal (Chana Dal with Coconut)
Cholar Dal is a Bengali Dal made with grated coconut and raisins. It's an aromatic no onion garlic dal.
Cholar Dal
Bhinda Kadhi (Okra Yogurt Curry)
Bhinda ni Kadhi is a delicious Gujarati dish made with okra, yogurt and gram flour. It's comforting and also fairly quick and easy to make.
Bhinda Kadhi
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preethi'scuisine says
Such a wonderful compilation of no onion and no garlic recipes. Your clicks make it more tempting.Fab share Jagruti.
cookingwithsapana says
I love the simplicity yet divine taste of no onion garlic curries. They all look absolutely inviting Jagruti.
jayashree says
Lovely collection of no onion garlic recipes here. Shall comeback again to refer.
code2cook says
wow amazing collection of no onion no garlic recipes. Where I everyday use them find hard when both of them get over. Perfectly cooked and awesome.
Lathiya says
Wow you got some amazing collections of curry...each looks awesome.. definitely bookmarking
Poonam Bachhav says
I am drooling over the gorgeous pics Jagruti ! Awesome collection of onion garlic free recipes..perfect treat to open a fast.
JollyHomemadeRecipes says
Oh my my the whole collection under no onion no garlic look so tempting and delicious. Wish I could grab one bowl of every sabji right now 🙂
Maria Nasir says
I completely agree! Curries can be delicious without onion and garlic. Most curries from Kashmiri pandit cuisine (even non veg) are made without onions and garlic and they turn out amazing. Your curry looks luscious and robust. Couldn't take my eyes off the clicks.
Vidya Narayan says
Great collection of recipes and honestly, I dont miss the onion and garlic flavours when we have so many great options. Being a south Indian, we observe Sattvick cooking for few days a week and it has great health benefits too. Great share and fab photography as always.
mildly indian says
What a wonderful collection , Jagruthi!!! dont knwo which one to start with to try out these... may be the bhindi, may be the paneer... each one temptimg me more than the other...Love it
Indfused says
Jagruti, So handy to have these recipes for saatvik food days! Your photos are a visual treat as well.
Mayuri Patel says
An awesome collection of no onion no garlic recipes. What I like about Gujarati food is that most dishes do not have onion, many have garlic.
Sujata Roy says
Awesome collection of no onion garlic recipes. These made me nostalgic. Remember mom made no onion garlic satwik recipes Superb share.
Unknown says
nice