Quick Indian Dinner Recipes

Tested indian dinner recipes you can cook tonight. Every dish on this page includes per-serving cost, calories, and step-by-step instructions designed for a busy weeknight kitchen.

19 recipes match this filter.

Weeknight Chickpea Coconut Curry

4.9 (92)

A creamy, deeply spiced one-pot curry built from pantry staples. Vegan, gluten-free, freezer-friendly, and tastes like it simmered all day.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 410 kcal
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Butter Chicken Curry

People tend to confuse butter chicken curry for curry, the difference is Compared to chicken curry, butter chicken typically has more spice flavours and is creamier and sweeter.

Time: 1 hr 20 min
Servings: 6 servings
Cost per serving: $4.50/serving

Chickpea Aloo Curry

Sweet potatoes and onion set the tone for this easygoing Indian curry. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

One Pot Curried Cod

One Pot Curried Cod is an Indian one-pot main that lets cod fillets take centre stage. Weeknight-friendly and forgiving for newer cooks.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Lentil Curry with Orange Tomatoes

Lentils and orange tomatoes give this Indian curry its backbone. Serves 4 without any fuss.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Roasted Cauliflower Korma

Here onion and garlic come together in an Indian one-pot main with real depth. Great for busy weeknights or a relaxed weekend cook.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Chicken Tikka Masala

One pot, skinless chicken breast and double cream, and this Indian one-pot main nearly cooks itself. A dependable answer to the what-is-for-dinner question.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Potato and Pea Curry

New potatoes and peas give this Indian curry its backbone. Serves 4 without any fuss.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Pulled Aubergine Curry

A generous Indian curry where aubergines and white onion share the bowl. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Indian Chicken Curry

This Indian curry builds its flavour on onion and ginger root. Serves 4 without any fuss.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

One-pot Beef Curry

One-pot Beef Curry keeps things honest: braising steak and light coconut milk, handled with care. Ready in about 50 minutes with everyday kitchen kit.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Lentil Dhal Masala with Tomato and Spinach

This Indian one-pot main builds its flavour on red lentils and orange tomatoes. Straightforward steps, dependable results.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Anglo-Indian Chicken Stew

Boneless skinless chicken thighs and maris piper potatoes do the heavy lifting in this Indian stew. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time: 30 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Chicken Korma

Few pairings work as hard as skinless chicken breast fillet and madras curry powder, and this Indian one-pot main proves it. Serves 3 without any fuss.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 3 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Indian-Style Chicken and Chickpea Casserole

This Indian one-pot main builds its flavour on chicken drumsticks and chickpeas. Leftovers, if you get any, are even better the next day.

Time: 1 hr 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Roast Curried Cauliflower & Spinach

Chickpeas and cauliflower give this Indian roast its backbone. On the table in about 40 minutes.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Samosa

Samosa turns boiled potatoes and boiled peas into a one-pot main worth repeating. Simple technique, generous results.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 8 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Ginger Turmeric Anti-Inflammatory Soup with Black Pepper & Lentils

4.8 (24)

A weeknight soup engineered around the turmeric + ginger compound anti-inflammatory pathway. Curcumin inhibits COX-2; gingerols inhibit COX-1 + LOX — hitting both reduces inflammation more than either alone. Lentils add fiber + plant protein. Built for arthritis support, autoimmune-flare days, and post-workout recovery.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 340 kcal
Cost per serving: $2.40/serving

Fenugreek Cinnamon Blood-Sugar Curry with Chickpeas & Spinach

4.8 (24)

A weeknight curry engineered for type-2 diabetic-friendly cooking. Fenugreek (4-hydroxyisoleucine) + cinnamon (polyphenols) both modulate insulin sensitivity through different pathways — combining them lowers fasting glucose more than either alone in published trials. Chickpea fiber blunts the post-meal glucose spike. Built for daily inclusion in a blood-sugar management protocol.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Cost per serving: $2.20/serving

Why these recipes work for "quick indian dinner recipes"

Every dish on this page was tested in the RecipeCrave kitchen with timing, cost, and calorie data measured rather than guessed. The filter applied here combines a real query intent — for example, "I have an hour after work and I want something Italian for dinner" — with the structural metadata on each recipe so the result is a tight, actionable list rather than an open-ended search. Browse, save what looks good, and the per-serving cost on each card tells you whether it fits the week's grocery budget.

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