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So you know that you want rice for dinner, but that's as far as the inspiration stretches. We've got the best vegan recipes from curries to stirfries and risottos to turn that rice into something special. 

The secret to preparing vegetables that mimic how meat acts and tastes in a recipe is pretty straight forward: just treat it like meat. What we mean by that is to just adapt and replicate the processes typically associated with cooking meats, when cooking plants. Our new series, “How to Replace Meat in Everything” explores just how to do that in an easy, unfussy and delicious way. 

This full flavoured butternut squash is packed full of aromatic spices and plenty of fresh herbs that are a great contrast to the sweet roasted butternut squash. This dish makes a great addition to a middle eastern feast and is also great eaten hot or cold which is perfect if your guests turn up late for dinner. 

Most of us grew up with meat as the hero of our meals and with vegetables taking up the mere corners of our plates. It can be hard to know where to start if you're trying to flip the script and cook plant based meals that don’t feel like just eating a plate full of sides. Building an exciting, yet satisfying meal around vegetables - whether that’s a bunch of carrots or a humble head of cauliflower - can sometimes feel like a little daunting and underwhelming task. 

This delicious vegan curry is inspired by a Mahkini sauce (sometimes called an Indian gravy), but this time veganised using plant-based cream and butter. It is a rich and indulgent tasting curry that is delicious served alongside the black rice

This very creamy, very savoury and very mushroom-y vegan risotto is as perfect for chilly and cosy nights as it is for a hearty left-over lunches. Although not the most hands-off recipe, the twenty five or so minutes spent stirring are all for an excellent cause: a silky smooth bowl that will warm you up from the inside out. 

Easy to make and impossible to put down, this crispy, deeply flavoured vegan paella can be on your table in less than 25 minutes. 

Easy to make and impossible to put down, this crispy, deeply flavoured paella can be on your table in less than 25 minutes. 

A crispy, bright, and deeply savoury vegan tofu fried rice here to fulfil all of your take-out needs. Inspired by the fried rice at my favourite local Thai restaurant, which is deeply flavoured by spring onions, ginger and Thai basil and full of natural sweetness from vegetables like asparagus and red peppers. It comes together in around twenty five minutes and is extremely adaptable to whatever you have on hand. If you don't have any asparagus, sub it for sugar snap or regular peas, and as far as greens go, use whichever sturdy green you can find - kale, collard greens, and chard all work. 

So you know that you want rice for dinner, but that's as far as the inspiration stretches. We've got the best vegan recipes from curries to stirfries to turn that rice into something special. 

Vegan Recipes With Rice

Sweet and Sour Pumpkin