Whether you’re a carnivore, pescetarian, vegetarian or vegan, you’ll find the food you’re searching for in the deliciously diverse cuisine of India. I am personally a meat eater, but because the vegan food in India is so delicious, it’s easy to avoid meat completely when travelling there. To me, the rich vegetable curries, crunchy papadum and soft naan are the best dishes. When I’m travelling in India, I’m on a completely vegetarian or vegan diet.
While India certainly has some of the best food of any country in the world and it’s also one of the most affordable countries to visit, planning a trip to India can be a pretty challenging task and getting from point A to point B can really test your patience, but when you arrive in a new town and get to taste the regional specialties, it makes it all worth while.
While I do delight in the cream based curries and buttery naan breads, some of the best Indian dishes are completely vegan. before we get started with our preferred dishes, I’d like to introduce you to a few essential words in Hindi because if you’re searching for vegan food in India, these words will be helpful when ordering your first Indian meal.
The Hindi word for vegan is Śākāhārī (शाकाहारी)
Other essential words:
Without – Binā (बिना)
Cheese – Panīra (पनीर)
Meat – Manasā (मनसा)
Egg – Aṇḍā (अंडा)
Seafood – Samudrī bhōjana (समुद्री भोजन)
Poultry – Pōlṭrī (पोल्ट्री)
Dairy – Ḍēyarī (डेयरी)
Honey – Hanī (हनी)
Note: If you’re shopping at grocery stores to cook for yourself, you can use the country-wide mandatory labeling (below) to guarantee that your ingredients are vegetarian. Unfortunately, there is no vegan (pure-vegetarian) labeling as of yet.
Left = Vegetarian, best = Non-Vegetarian
The best Vegan Food in India
Luckily for vegans, even after siphoning off the meals on the menu that include the above ingredients, you’ll still have a lot of tasty dishes to choose from. some of the dishes below may be garnished with butter or cream and while it’s easy to ask for them to omit those ingredients, your best bet is to go to “pure vegetarian restaurants”, which won’t use any animal products.
If you’re travelling with a guide who speaks the local language, you’ll be able to purchase vegan food in India with no problems. If you’re travelling independently, practice the above words or ask around for someone who speaks English.
Here are some of my personal preferred vegan foods in India:
Vegetable Biryani: You’ll have to request that they fry with oil, not butter. This is the Indian version of veggie fried rice and it’s absolutely divine. With a substantial mix of spices including nutmeg, mace, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander and mint, it’s no wonder that this flavourful dish is well-known all over southern Asia. You’ll typically find dismal attempts at a veg biryani served in train restaurant cars, but your best bet is to hit the streets for this meal. quality and flavour can vary greatly, but if you get a good one, you’ll be craving more!
Image By: Miansari66 through Wikimedia CommonsAloo Gobi: Directly translated, Aloo Gobi implies “potato cauliflower” and it’s just that. This savory dry curry is usually spiced with turmeric, curry leaves and in some cases kalonji. The turmeric gives the dish its yellowish hue, while garlic, ginger, onion, coriander, tomato, peas and cumin round off its flavour and add to its robust aroma. Aloo gobi is best eaten with a tasty plain naan bread or chapati (no butter).
Image By: Paul Goyette through Wikimedia Commons
Aloo Puri: Puri refers to the delicious, whole-wheat, puffed bread that accompanies this well-known South Indian favourite. The potato (aloo) comes in a delectable spicy gravy and makes the ideal dipping sauce for the steamy bread pockets.
Image By: ampersandyslexia through Wikimedia Commons
Masala Dosa: This scrumptious dish is usually served for breakfast or lunch and it is completely vegan as long as you confirm that they don’t use ghee (clarified butter) to fry it. Masala Dosa is a thin, crispy, savory pancake made of fermented rice and dahl (lentil), wrapped around a mix of curried potatoes, onions and spices. The mixture is usually dipped in chutney and sambar or a side of curry gravy. Technically a South Indian dish, Masala Dosa is also one of the most popular exported Indian meals and it is found in numerous parts of Southeast Asia and Nepal. You have to try it, it’s the best vegan food in India, and one of our personal favourites!
Note: The masala dosa imagined below (centफोटोको एर) idli र vada (दायाँ) को साथ (दायाँ) को साथ। यी दुई पक्षहरू स्वादिष्ट हुन्छन्, केहि केसहरूमा तिनीहरू किण्वित दूधका साथ बनेका छन् र चामल पीठोमा बनेका छन्। तिनीहरूलाई खाएपछि सोध्नुहोस्।
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Pakoors: आदर्श शाकाहारी खाजा! पाकराहरू सानो, टोक्ने आकारको बिट्सहरू छन् (अंडरलेस) रोटी र मिश्रित तरकारीहरू, गहिरो-फ्राइड र सामान्यतया फोल्ड गरिएको अखबारमा प्रस्तुत गरियो। त्यहाँ केहि छन् जुन कुखुरा र चीजबाट बनेका छन्, त्यसैले तपाईंले भेगाणुहरूलाई अनुरोध गर्नुपर्नेछ। कोलकाता र चेन्ननीको वरिपरि सडक स्टालहरू सबै भन्दा राम्रो पाकोराहरू पकाउँदछन्, तर तपाईं तिनीहरूलाई सबै देशभरि फेला पार्न सक्नुहुन्छ। तिनीहरू लामो, भोकाएको यात्राको लागि उल्लेखनीय रेल खानाको लागि बनाउँदछन्।
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DAHL Badka: यो डिश केहि केसहरूमा ghee (स्पष्ट माखन) को साथ गधा (स्पष्ट माइनर), त्यसैले सोध्नुहोस्। यो अनुरोध लायक छ किनभने यो पंजाब बाहिर आउँदैन। “पहेलो dhhl” को रूपमा चिनिन्छ, DAHL Tadka को सरलताले यसलाई यति स्वादिष्ट बनाउँछ। प्याज, अदुवा, लसुन, लुटल र पाठ्यक्रम dhhal (लेनलीहरू), यो बाक्लो, स्टार पहेंलो करी (सबै-तपाईं-खानपान भारतीय लक्षणहरू) मा फेला पार्न सकिन्छ। यदि तपाईं प्रोटीन प्याक गरिएको भेगित इन्चालाज भिजेको खाद्यको खोजी गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ भने, यो एक उत्तम भाँडा हो।
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माथिका सबै डिशहरू papadum (एक पातलो, क्रिमपी क्युप्याप चीप) वा ट्यानओर ओभनमा बनेको नाआउड (पातलो, नरम, नरम रोटी) वा नाना (पातलो, नरम रोटी)।
अर्डर!
यदि तपाईं भारत यात्राको योजना बनाउँदै हुनुहुन्छ भने, निश्चित गर्नुहोस् कि तपाईं सकेसम्म असंख्य बिभिन्न भाँडाको रूपमा प्रयास गर्नुहुन्छ। तपाईं मेनूमा कुनै पनि साग्न भोजन खरीद गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ र यो स्वादिष्ट र स्वस्थ हुनेछ भनेर जान्दछौं। भारतीयहरूसँग उनीहरूको खानाको साथ धेरै नजिकको सम्बन्ध छ र तिनीहरू आफ्नो मसूसहरूमा गर्व गर्छन्, स्वादहरू र अरोमास। तिनीहरू विश्वको कुनै पनि देश भन्दा प्रति व्यक्ति भन्दा कम मासु पनि खपत पनि गर्छन्, त्यसैले उनीहरूले तपाईंको अनुरोधहरू बुझ्नेछन् र सम्मान गर्छन्!
यदि तपाईंले भारतको बारेमा हाम्रो लेखहरू पढ्नुभयो भने के हामी स्वतन्त्र रूपमा यात्रा गर्न मन पराउछौं भनेर जान्नुहुन्छ, तर यदि तपाईं भारतको संस्कृति बिना, एसचेयरहरू वा निराशाको साथ प्याकेजलाई विचार गर्नुहोस्। सुनौलो त्रिकोण यात्राले तपाईंलाई केरलाबाट लैजान्छ जुन देशमा सबै भन्दा राम्रो खाना छ।
जे भए पनि तपाइँ कसरी भारत जाँच्नुहुन्छ, निश्चित गर्नुहोस् कि स्थानीयले आफ्ना हातहरू लैजानुहोस् र तपाईंको हातहरू खाएमा, एक रेस्टुरेन्टमा एक बिट गडबडीमा रमाउनुहोस्। यो खाद्य-मायालु शाकाहारीहरूको लागि उत्तम ठाउँ हो, त्यसैले तपाईंको स्वाद कोपिलाहरू पृथ्वीको सबैभन्दा बाँख्ने विविध देशहरूको माध्यमबाट एक मसिलो साहसिक कार्यको लागि तयार छ।
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