Healthy Indian recipes

Up your veg count and get three of your five-a-day with this fragrant, low fat vegetarian curry

Try making this traditional Indian dish – a popular lunch during the Holi festivities in spring

This quick, fibre-rich veggie supper is filling and good for you too. Chickpeas are a great source of manganese, which is essential for healthy bone structure

This impressive vegetarian pie is really versatile - it tastes great hot, warm or cold, so you can make it well ahead

Packed with antioxidants, this superhealthy, colourful salad counts as 1 of your 5-a-day

This warming winter soup is high in fibre, low in fat and can be frozen for ultimate convenience

This bread is called thepla in India and is best served hot with lightly salted plain yogurt, or cold with mango chutney

Turn down the heat with this palate-cleansing, accompaniment to curry, flavoured with mustard seeds

This Keralan-inspired mackerel dish provides a hearty, deeply spiced supper with brain-boosting properties

Spiced red lentil dhal is topped with creamy sweet potato mash in these individual vegetarian pies - a cheap weeknight dinner option

Stock up on your super-greens with this vibrant, healthy lunch dish with cucumber raita, mustard seeds and lots of veggie goodness

Use reduced-fat coconut milk and white fish fillets to make a low-fat, low-calorie curry that's still luxuriously creamy

A delicious and healthy vegetarian low-fat alternative to a curry, which can be deceivingly high in fat

This breezy dish is perfect for the grill or barbecue - and it's low-calorie too

Instead of calling the Indian takeaway, make your own easy chicken jalfrezi. This curry is also healthy with two of your 5-a-day and a dose of vitamin C

Ditch the takeaway menu and cook our healthy chicken madras curry instead. This simple family dinner is full of fragrant spices and tender pieces of chicken

This tasty Indian-inspired dish is faster than a takeaway

Have a go at making your own Indian starter - these vegetarian flatbreads come with a fruity yogurt sauce

Satisfy a curry craving the healthy way with this Indian prawn dish - blitz the onions and spices into an authentic, thick, yet low-fat sauce

Ready in less than an hour, this easy, vegetarian curry recipe made with pan-fried Indian cheese and vegetables is also cheap to prepare

Spice up cheap frozen lamb mince with a fragrant spice mixture and pile onto flour wraps or chapatis for a healthy and filling dinner

You'll love Angela Nilsen's version of this classic Indian favourite - it tastes authentic but is far lighter and healthier

This fragrant Indian chicken curry with rice topping has half the fat of your normal takeaway, and it's low calorie

A superhealthy vegetable-packed curry with chickpeas, spinach and tomatoes. Serve this delicious Indian dish with filling brown basmati rice