India has one of the world’s most extensive vegetarian cuisines, given the massive number of people who adhere to strict dietary constraints that are dictated by their cultural, religious and ethical beliefs.
These recipes feature vegetables, fruit and other plant-based foods, such as grains, seeds and nuts. These recipes do not require any dairy products, such as yoghurt.
Our disclaimer page talks about such dietary restrictions.
A salad featuring the amazing taste of figs, some subtle spice from the chaat masala, and the flavour of almonds. An amazing, yet simple salad, anjeer ki salat, could become one of your favourites, just as it was for my grandmother.
Our family apple, peach and apricot chutney, or seb aroo aur kabani chutni. Sweet and spicy, it is an ideal accompaniment to almost every Indian dish.
Fansi poriyal is a simple South Indian stir-fried green bean dish, generally prepared to accompany an everyday meal.
The Bengali version of tarka dal. peyaj dal has a slightly sweet taste because of the onions caramelised in jaggery which balances the bite of the chilli.
This Bengali mango chutney, am ki chutni, is a tangy, and slightly spicy chutney which goes well with any rice or lentil dish.
A dry, stir-fried curry of shredded cabbage, spiced with mustard seeds and curry leaves, then finished with coconut.
Cabbage thoran is a dry, stir-fried curry from Kerala made from cabbage and carrots. It is cooked in coconut oil with black mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves and coconut
A simple dish of carrots and beans lifted with lime. Gajar sem ki sabzi is a common Bengali preparation.
Gajar suva sabzi is a dry vegetarian dish made with carrots, dill leaves and simple spices.
A simple cauliflower dish from Lucknow. The pickling spices are the spices to make pickles, hence the name. Achari gobi could accompany almost any other dish or is great as a simple meal on its own, with a chapati or two.
Chaat masala is used to sprinkle over snacks, vegetables, fruit and into drinks.
Dishes of spiced chickpeas can be found across all of India. This is the Punjabi chole, or channa masala.
