Try this Indian-style vegan curry pasta recipe made with mushrooms, veggies, and spices today. All will love this Indo-Italian fusion treat! It's a delicious one-pot pasta dish that's good enough to satisfy your hunger pangs on any day and can be made in 30 minutes!
The inspiration behind this creation
I think every recipe has a backstory. There is always some inspiration behind the creation of a recipe. Mine was actually Chicken Tikka Pasta. My friend ordered this at a restaurant and I loved that idea.
If there could be such an innovative variation to this Italian dish, then there had to be a Vegan Indian curry pasta too! Creating fusion recipes is anyway like my favorite thing. Remember Mexican Pani Puri or Dabeli Pizza? I just had to make this desi-style pasta!
Curry Pasta 🎥
A pasta lover
If you have been a regular here, you would know by now how much I love pasta. This fusion recipe is simply delicious and always features in my weekly rotation menu. I have been making Almond Picada Pesto Spaghetti and Edamame Mushroom Vegan Pasta Salad on repeat these days.
I prefer this recipe over other sauce-based ones because of its sheer simplicity and convenience! This dish gives me the opportunity to enjoy two of my favorite cuisines in one meal - Indian and Italian. I highly recommend that you give your usual pasta a fun twist with Indian spices and flavors!
Why make this
- Extremely flavorful, and family-favorite recipe
- Very customizable
- No sauce needed
- Loaded with veggies which makes it a nourishing meal
- Perfect for weeknights and especially when you want a quick meal with minimum ingredients
- Comes together in 30 minutes
- Vegan and gluten-free pasta recipe
- Loaded with Indian flavors
Ingredients needed 🧾
Pasta - I avoid using refined flour pasta and prefer whole wheat or other gluten-free versions. You can use any pasta (any shape) available to you.
Veggies - You can use any vegetables you have in your fridge. I have used onions, tomatoes, edamame, and mushrooms. But you can also add paneer, bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, green peas, and spinach.
Spices - Use Indian spices here because this is an Indian fusion recipe. I have used turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and paprika
.
Whole spices - Crushed red pepper flakes, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, jalapeno, garlic, and ginger paste.
Herbs - Curry leaves, cilantro (or parsley), and oregano give this vegan pasta recipe an aromatic flavor.
How to make it 🔪
The first step is to cook the pasta by following the cooking instructions on the packet. I like to cook it al dente.
- Heat olive oil
or vegan butter in a pan. You can also use ghee instead (if you are not vegan). Once the oil is hot, temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds. As they begin to crackle, add curry leaves, minced garlic, ginger paste, and part of cilantro. Fry for a minute or two. - Then add the chopped jalapeno and onions. Fry till the onions turn translucent.
- Now add tomatoes and salt. Continue to saute till the tomatoes are cooked.
- Spice mushrooms and add to the pan. Mix and saute for 5-7 minutes or till the mushrooms are cooked.
or vegan butter in a pan
. You can also use ghee instead (if you are not vegan). Once the oil is hot, temper mustard seeds
and cumin seeds
. As they begin to crackle, add curry leaves
, minced garlic, ginger paste
, and part of cilantro. Fry for a minute or two. 
- Next, add the edamame. Continue to saute for 2 more minutes.
- Then add the dry spices like turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, garam masala, paprika, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Add the cooked pasta. Mix it all together so that the pasta coats well with the masala. Adjust the salt as needed.
- Garnish this Indian-style pasta with remaining cilantro, vegan Parmesan cheese, and lemon juice.
flakes.
Serving suggestions 🍽
Vegan One Pot Indian Curry Mushroom Pasta is now ready. Serve with warm garlic bread. You can also serve Cucumber Buttermilk on the side. This will help you cool off after a spicy meal! In fact, you can also enjoy this pasta cold.
You can serve them for brunches, lunches, and dinners, pack in lunchboxes, pack them for picnics, and road trips, or enjoy them as a snack! This veg pasta salad also makes a great side dish for the holidays. The options are endless.
Top recipe tips 💭
This recipe for vegan pasta is 100% customizable. Use whatever veggies or Indian spices you have. Add little tomato ketchup along with the spices for some more tangy flavor. Use any curry powder available to you if you don't have garam masala.
You can also use sambhar powder or rasam powder instead of garam masala for a South Indian flavor. Adjust the spices based on your tolerance levels. For more flavor, you can also add crushed kasoori methi/dried fenugreek leaves as a final garnish.
Instead of vegan Parmesan cheese, you can also add Nutritional yeast. If you are not vegan, make this in ghee or butter instead of oil. Also, garnish it with regular Parmesan cheese. You can bake this too! It tastes yummy.
To make creamy pasta, cook it in tomato puree or add fresh cream or cashew cream towards the end. Make this Indian-style pasta recipe in an Instant Pot where you cook the pasta along with the veggies.
Recipe FAQs 📖
Also, use any pasta variety for this recipe. I avoid using refined flour pasta and prefer whole wheat or other gluten-free versions. You can use any pasta (any shape) available to you. Just cook it al dente. Reserve the water and use it as stock in some other recipe.
This vegan Indian-style mushroom and veggie pasta stay good in the fridge for a week. I divide them into individual bowls and store them. That way I control the portion size.
You can also freeze cooked pasta and then toss it in the freshly prepared masala to save some time. Leftover cooked pasta (with veggies) can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and then reheat in the microwave.
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Recipe 📖
Vegan Indian Curry Pasta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 oz pasta any variety
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 5 curry leaves
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 jalapeno finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- ¼ cup frozen edamame
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ tablespoon garam masala
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tablespoon oregano
- salt
- 4 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2-3 tablespoon vegan Parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Heat olive oil or vegan butter in a pan. You can also use ghee instead (if you are not vegan). Once the oil is hot, temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- As they begin to crackle, add curry leaves, minced garlic, ginger paste, and part of cilantro. Fry for a minute or two.
- Then add the chopped jalapeno and onions. Fry till the onions turn translucent.
- Now add tomatoes and salt. Continue to saute till the tomatoes are cooked.
- Spice mushrooms and add to the pan. Mix and saute for 5-7 minutes or till the mushrooms are cooked.
- Next add the edamame. Continue to saute for 2 more minutes.
- Then add the dry spices like turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, paprika, oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Add the cooked pasta. Mix it all together so that the pasta coats well with the masala. Adjust the salt as needed.
- Garnish this Indian style pasta with remaining cilantro, vegan Parmesan cheese, and lemon juice.
- Vegan One Pot Indian Curry Pasta is now ready. Serve with warm garlic bread.
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Made this for dinner tonight , it was a hit with my family . Really easy to make, thanks for sharing this recipe
Thank you so much! I am so glad you and your family enjoyed this recipe.
Omg this curry pasta was absolutely amazing!! I love the twist on a traditional pasta - so flavorful and delicious!
Love this recipe! It was super easy and had so much flavor! Will definitely be making again!
Curry and pasta are two of my favourite things, so I love this combo.
This is very different than my regular pasta dish but in a very good way. 🙂
I've always found curries intimidating -- I think because of the list of ingredients. This looks amazing though - I must try it.
This Indian Curry Pasta Recipe was so deliciously different, and my best friends loved the fact it was vegan. I shared your recipe with all of them. This
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This is such a flavorful and delicious pasta recipe! Love all the herbs and veggies in this!
Yummy! Love curry pasta! And even better that it's a one pot dish. So easy and delicious.
I haven't eaten out for the longest time, but your post reminds me that it's a great source of inspiration! For example, I would never have thought of a curried pasta dish like this—and it looks amazing. This dish has such well-rounded flavors and loads of veggies that I think I could even pull it off with my carnivorous family!
Combining two things I love- real homemade curry and pasta. So delicious.
I love all things curry and this was no different. Great flavors, can't wait to make it again!
SO many amazing flavours in this dish! I love finding different pasta dishes to make as we have pasta at least once a week in my house! I can't wait to try this, it looks and sounds utterly divine!
We have recently started experimenting with the Indian cuisine, and your site is a treasure! This curry pasta sounds delicious. I cannot wait to give it a try!
I am so happy to hear that. Thank you
Sooooo good and comforting! Some of the spices were new to me, but it turned out so good!
Thank you so much
The sheer amount of seasonings and spices truly guarantee a yummy meal here! Tasty, indeed!
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This looks delicious and full flavor! I can't wait to make this! I've bookmarked this already!
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My kiddos and I made this together! We have been spending a lot more time in the kitchen lately and its so fun. They really enjoyed making this recipe but they enjoyed eating it even more! Thanks for this delish creation, we are adding it to our “make again” list!!
This makes me so happy. Thank you so much.
Wow, the flavors in this are phenomenal! So rich and delicious. Will definitely be making again!
Thank you so much