vegetables

India has the world’s most developed vegetarian cuisine. Given that over 80% of their over one billon people are vegetarian, it is not surprising that this is the case.

These recipes feature vegetables and fruit, and range from simple to complex, and from mild to hot. 

Many, but not all, of these recipes are suitable for vegan diets. Some contain ghee, yoghurt, or paneer.

These are some of our favourite vegetable recipes and are mainly from southern India.

vegetable kofta curry

vegetable kofta curry

Vegetable kofta balls, in a mild, creamy rich sauce. Malai sabzi kofta is a dish to impress your vegetarian diners.

vegetable sambar

vegetable sambar

Sambar is a lentil-based vegetable soup from southern India. This is our family recipe for a simple vegetable sambar, or sabzi sambar.