Indian vegetarian cuisine

Veg thali

India has the world's largest number of vegetarians. Many communities in India have always been vegetarian. Many Indians who do not regularly follow a vegetarian diet may adopt one during religious festivals.

Also, many Indian vegetarians eschew eggs as well as meat.^[1] However, all consume dairy products. Veganism is generally not well known in India.

There are many vegetarian cuisines in India.^[2] Some of them are:

• Punjabi vegetarian cuisine:^[3] common in popular 'Vaishnav' dhabas, e.g. Dal makhani, pindi chana.
• Maharashtrian cuisine: e.g. Misal
• Marwari vegetarian cuisine: e.g. dal-bati
• Marwari sweets: e.g. Choorma and Lapsi
• Gujarati cuisine: e.g. dhokla
• Jain (Satvika) cuisine: e.g. gatte
• UP vegetarian cuisine: e.g. Motichoor ka Ladoo
• Karnataka vegetarian cuisine: e.g. dosa
• Andhra Cuisine: e.g. [Pulihora, attu, charu, pappu,]
• Tamil Nadu vegetarian cuisine: e.g. rasam, sambar
• Odia cuisine and sweets: e.g. Pakhala, Rasgulla

See also

• Vegetarian cuisine
• Marwari Bhojanalaya

References