Have you heard? Healthy Indian-inspired recipes—from tandoori chicken with cauliflower rice to kitchari cleanses—are everywhere right now.
18 Healthy Indian-Inspired Recipes That Are on Your Diet
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Published Dec 24, 2018
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
Make-ahead Aloo Gobi
Cauliflower is the base of this stunner.
Jonathan Lovekin/At My Table
Sheet Pan Indian-spiced Chicken
Confession: We’re lazy cooks. Good thing this dinner is a breeze.
Slow-cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
All that creamy goodness comes from plain yogurt.
Foodiecrush
Easy Tandoori Chicken With Vegetables
Coterie member Heidi Larsen makes this dish in a sheet pan.
Half Baked Harvest
Coconut Sweet Potato Lentil Soup With Rice
Including good-for-you ingredients like sweet potatoes, red lentils and creamy coconut milk.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
Slow-cooker Chicken Tikka Masala Meatballs
Make your Crock-Pot do all the work.
Feasting at Home
Frankies
For the uninitiated, it’s Indian’s clean-eating version of the burrito.
Natalie's Health
Lemon Turmeric Energy Balls
Full of healing spices.
Peas and Crayons
Crock-pot Madras Lentils
Serve with cauliflower rice if you choose.
Feed Me Phoebe
Slow-cooker Chicken Kheema With Peas
Coterie member Gaby Dalkin promises that there are nothing but whole ingredients.
Minimalist Baker
Fluffy Curried Socca
Psst: It’s vegan and gluten-free.
Pinch of Yum
Instant Pot Coconut Tandoori Chicken
Don’t be embarrassed if you want to eat it straight out of the pot.
Gimme Some Oven
Cashew Chicken Curry In A Hurry
This dish really packs in the protein.
Minimalist Baker
Cauliflower Rice Kitchari
Rejuvenation, right this way.
Inspiralized
Indian Carrot Noodle Salad With Spiced Lamb
Hat tip to Coterie member Ali Maffucci for being *this* creative.
Averie Cooks
Roasted Curried Cauliflower And Chickpea Salad
We’ve always got room for another side.
Food Faith Fitness
Indian Salmon Curry With Coconut Milk Zucchini Noodles
Power up.
Sweet Peas and Saffron
Low-carb Indian Skillet
No dishes, no problems.
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