Looking for easy, healthy Vegetarian/Vegan Indian Butternut Squash Recipes to make in your Instant Pot or Stovetop? Here is my collection of 8+ best Vegetarian Butternut Squash recipes from my blog. Vegan, Keto or Low carb and gluten-free recipes.

Love Butternut Squash? I like cooking fresh seasonal produce, and Butternut squash is a Fall/Autumn staple. However, butternut squash is in season all around the year in the USA and is very healthy.

It is a versatile vegetable that is perfect for soups, pasta, roasting, stews, curries, purees, mashes, side dishes, and desserts.

What is Butternut Squash?

Butternut squash is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine, and like pumpkins, it is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family. Butternut squash has pale yellow-orange outer skin, and a bright orange-flesh and seeds interior. Both the skin and the flesh are hard and firm, almost shaped like an elongated pear.

Winter varieties include butternut, pumpkin, acorn, delicata, hubbard, and spaghetti squash. Zucchini, yellow, and pattypan squash are considered summer squashes.

The taste of butternut squash is sweet, a little nutty similar to that of a pumpkin or sweet potato.

Health Benefits of Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is low in calories but high in many nutrients, including vitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium.
Has high antioxidant content.
It’s good for your immunity.
It’s a good source of fiber.

Nutrition

A serving of butternut squash (1 cup) has:

63 calories
0 grams of fat
16 grams of carbohydrates
2.8 grams of dietary fiber
3 grams of sugar
1.4 grams of protein
6 milligrams of sodium - (Source)

8+ Indian Vegetarian Butternut Squash Recipes

Let’s have a look at the 8+ Indian Butternut Squash Recipes, which will offer you a variety of options.

roasted butternut squash served in a plate

Air Fryer Roasted Butternut Squash

Air Fryer Roasted Butternut Squash are bite-sized cubes that are tender, sweet, and spicy making a great accompaniment to any meal.

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butternut squash soup served in a bowl with pumpkin seeds and red chili flakes on the top

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup (Vegetarian)

This easy Butternut Squash Soup is a creamy, healthy & delicious recipe, made with butternut squash, carrots, onions and a touch of spice.

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butternut squash coconut curry served in a bowl with lime wedge on top and cooked basmati rice on the side

Butternut Squash Coconut Curry - Instant Pot & Stovetop

This creamy Butternut Squash Curry with coconut milk is rich, delicious and easy to make in instant pot pressure cooker or stovetop just under 30 minutes for busy weeknights.

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instant pot butternut squash thoran in abowl with butternut squash and curry leaves piece on side

Butternut Squash Thoran (South Indian)

Butternut Squash Thoran, also known as poriyal, is a South Indian stir fry recipe prepared with butternut squash, shallots, fresh coconut, and tempered with a few spices in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop

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Butternut tikka masala served in a bowl garnished with cilantro with a spoon in it and on the side dutch oven with butternut tikka masala.

Roasted Butternut Tikka Masala

This fall-inspired recipe for Roasted Butternut Tikka Masala can be made with chickpeas. The fragrant tomato coconut sauce is infused with Indian spices.

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Butternut Squash Dal served in a bowl topped with tempering and a piece of butternut squash on the side

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Dal

Butternut Squash Dal recipe is a comforting and an easy dal made in Instant Pot pressure cooker with toor dal (split pigeon peas lentils), butternut squash, tomatoes, Indian spices and cooked with pot-in-pot rice.

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Instant Pot Butternut Squash Pasta

Butternut Squash Pasta is a quick, comforting, filling, and delicious pasta recipe that is cheesy and creamy made with a seasonal ingredient – butternut squash in Instant Pot pressure cooker or Stovetop.

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Butternut Squash Paratha

Butternut Squash Paratha is a Indian Whole Wheat Butternut squash flatbread recipe prepared by kneading whole wheat flour and butternut squash puree together with few spices

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Sharing a few Indian pumpkin recipes, You can easily substitute pumpkin with butternut squash.

air fryer roasted pumpkin served on a white plate garnished with parsley and fork on the side

Air Fryer Pumpkin

Roasted Air Fryer Pumpkin is a delicious and healthy vegetable side dish that you want to make it again and again!

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Pumpkin Masala curry served in a kadai with side of chapati

Instant Pot Pumpkin Curry

This Pumpkin Masala is Indian style sweet-spicy curry made using basic Indian spices in Instant Pot Pressure cooker.

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Thai Curried Pumpkin Soup served in a soup bowl garnished with red chilli flakes and cilantro

Thai Pumpkin Soup Instant Pot

Thai Curried Pumpkin Soup recipe is nutritious, sweet and spicy with bursting thai coconut curry flavors made in Instant Pot Pressure cooker and is naturally keto, vegan, and gluten free.

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Pumpkin Sambar made of lentils and pumpkin served in a bowl with cooked rice on side

Instant Pot Pumpkin Sambar

Pumpkin Sambar is a South Indian lentil and pumpkin stew made with yellow pumpkin, lentils, tamarind and unique blend spice blend together called sambar powder in instant pot pressure cooker.

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Pumpkin Halwa served in a glass bowl with pistachios on top

Pumpkin Halwa Recipe (Pumpkin Pudding)

Pumpkin Halwa or Kaddu ka halwa is a rich Indian Dessert recipe made with pumpkin, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker or stove top

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pumpkin raita served in a bowl garnished with cilantro

Yellow Pumpkin Raita (Kaddu ka Raita)

Yellow Pumpkin Raita or Kaddu ka Raita is an easy to make accompaniment made using grated pumpkin, yogurt and few spices and it goes very well with Indian meals.

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