Indian vegetarian cuisine
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India has the world's largest number of vegetarians. Many communities in India have always been vegetarian.[1] Many Indians who are not strict vegetarian, take vegetarian diet during religious festivals.
Also, many Indian vegetarians eschew eggs as well as meat.[2] However, all consume dairy products. Veganism is generally not well known in India.
There are many vegetarian cuisines in India.[3] Some of them are:
- Punjabi vegetarian cuisine:[4] common in popular 'Vaishnav' dhabas, e.g. Dal makhani, pindi chana.
- 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
- Tamil Nadu vegetarian cuisine: e.g. rasam, sambar
- Bengali sweets: e.g. Rasgulla
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Vegetarianism in India http://www.indianchild.com/vegetarianism_in_india.htm
- ^ Gandhi Marg By Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Gandhi Peace Foundation (New Delhi, India) Gandhi Peace Foundation., 1980
- ^ Food culture in India By Colleen Taylor Sen Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004
- ^ Punjabi Vegetarian Cooking, Star Rasoi, Press Tech Litho Pvt. Ltd.
