Vegetarian dishes of India

Ghee (Hindi: घी) is a type of clarified butter, originating from India. It is commonly used for cooking, as a traditional medicine, and for Hindu religious rituals.

A chutney () is a condiment associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, some raw such as with coriander, others cooked with sugar, like mango chutney. During the British Raj, Anglo-Indian cuisine adapted Indian chutney and brought it back to Britain, where green mango chutney in particular became popular. In the Western world, chutneys may be made with local fruits and vegetables, or purchased.

culinary traditions of India

Pakora () is a fritter originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are sold by street vendors and served in restaurants across South Asia. They often consist of vegetables such as potatoes and onions, which are coated in seasoned gram flour batter and deep-fried.

Paneer () is a fresh acid-set cheese, common in South Asian cuisine, made from cow milk or buffalo milk. It is a non-aged, non-melting soft cheese made by curdling milk with an acid, such as lemon juice or citric acid. Paneer was predominantly used in north Indian dishes and is commonly used throughout India due to its versatility as an ingredient in diverse dishes.

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thin pancakes originating from South India

Laddu or laddoo is a spherical sweet from the Indian subcontinent made of various ingredients and sugar syrup or jaggery. It has been described as "perhaps the most universal and ancient of Indian sweets."

Roti is a round flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is commonly consumed in many South Asian, Southeast Asian, Caribbean, East African, and Southeast African countries.

flavoured tea beverage made from milk, aromatic spices and herbs

Paratha (, also known by other spellings) is a flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of a wheat dough, typically whole wheat, that is folded and rolled with ghee, forming multiple layers, and shallow fried. Paratha may be stuffed with various fillings, the most common being potato. Paratha is one of the most popular flatbreads in India. The folded, whole-wheat version is prevalent in the Northern Indian subcontinent, and is distinct from South Indian parotta, which uses refined flour. Variations also exist in the cuisines of Myanmar, Mauritius, Malaysia (where it is known as roti

dish from the South Asia made from rice and lentils (dal)

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Rasgulla (literally "syrup-filled ball") is a syrupy dessert popular in the eastern part of South Asia. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena dough cooked in light sugar syrup until the syrup permeates the dumplings.

right|thumb|200px|Naivedya offered to Radha Krishna in Sri Maya Chandrodaya Mandir in [[Mayapur, India]]

Indian fast food item

Sikh community kitchen where a free meal is served to all visitors by volunteers

Indian dish with cheese

a variant of South Indian food dosa

deep fried banana or plantain

Dhokla or dokla is a savoury sponge dish that is native to the Indian state of Gujarat and parts of adjacent states, and is popular throughout the country. It is made with a fermented batter that is steamed to a cake-like consistency. The batter consists of a mixture of rice with the pulse Bengal gram, but has several variants with the gram replaced by chickpeas, pigeon peas, or urad beans.

Soup dish from South India

Indian snack

Saag, also spelled sag, saagh, saga, shaak or shak, is a leafy vegetable dish from the Indian subcontinent. It is eaten with bread, such as roti or naan, or in some regions with rice. Saag can be made from mustard greens, collard greens, basella or finely chopped broccoli along with added spices and sometimes other ingredients, such as chhena.

tamilian cuisine

thumb|The ingredients of panchamrita: (clockwise from bottom right) milk, curd, sugar (or jaggery), honey and ghee

cheese curry

Kachori, kachodi, katchuri, kachuri or kachauri () is a deep-fried, spicy, stuffed pastry or bread originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. It is made of maida filled with a baked mixture of moong dal or onions (usually, depending on the variation), besan, coriander, red chili powder, salt, and other Indian spices and deep-fried in vegetable oil until crispy golden brown. It is served potato curry and sometimes with hot with sweet and spicy tamarind chutney or occasionally with mint and green chilli chutney.

Gujhia, also known as gujiya, gujia, gughara, pedakiya, purukiya, karanji, kajjikayalu, somas, or karjikayi, is a sweet, deep-fried pastry that is a popular dessert in the Indian subcontinent.

Khaja or khajuri () or pheni is an Indian deep-fried pastry, commonly filled with fruit or soaked with sugar syrup.

popular rice dish

Kadhi or karhi is a yogurt-based dish originating from Rajasthan, India. It is made by simmering yogurt with besan (gram flour) and spices until it forms a thick, tangy gravy. It is sometimes mixed with pakoras (deep-fried fritters). It is often eaten with cooked rice or roti.

Bhakri () is a round flatbread often eaten in the cuisines of the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Karnataka in India. Bhakri is prepared using jowar or bajra, which make a coarser bread than does regular wheat chapati flour. Bhakri can be either soft or hard in texture, unlike khakhra, which is always hard.

Indian snack

South Asian dish, that originated in Punjab, bearing a resemblance to baba ghanoush

Indian cheese and peas dish

deep fried cauliflower dish in Indo-Chinese cuisine

Indian fried snack

cuisine of South India

Ghevar or ghewar is a disc-shaped Rajasthani sweet with a honeycomb-like texture, made from ghee, maida, and sugar syrup. It is traditionally associated with the month of Shraavana and the festivals of Teej and Raksha Bandhan. It is a part of Rajasthani tradition and is gifted to newly married daughter on Sinjara, the day preceding Gangaur and Teej. It is also one of the Chhapan Bhog (56 dishes) served to the Lord Krishna. Besides Rajasthan, it is also famous in the adjoining states of Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

thumb|Southern Kerala-style traditional thoran made with spinach|cheera leaves, grated coconut, chilies and other ingredients. thumb|Kerala yardlong bean thoran Thoran (pronounced ); or upperi in Northern Kerala is a class of dry vegetable dishes combined with coconut that originated in the Indian state of Kerala. This common dish is usually eaten with rice and curry and is also part of the traditional Keralite sadhya.

type of bread popular in western India

vegetarianism in Jain culture and philosophy

Indian type of halvah made by toasting semolina (called suji, sooji, or rawa) in a fat like ghee or oil

Ghugni (Bengali: ঘুগনি, Bhojpuri: 𑂐𑂳𑂐𑂳𑂢𑂲) or Guguni (Odia: ଗୁଗୁନି) is a dish made of peas or chickpeas in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh in India. Different variations of the dish use different types of peas or chickpeas, such as black gram, green peas, or white peas. It is usually eaten for breakfast with toasted bread or puri, but can also be served as the main course for lunch or dinner. It can be made either with or without the use of onion and garlic.

sweet pastry from India

Litti Chokha a complete meal originated from the Indian state of Bihar.

karnataka Cuisine

culinary tradition

thumb|202x202px|Jhunka bhakari Jhunka or zunka is a gram flour porridge or a gram flour curry, similar to polenta. It is a traditional Indian dish prepared in Maharashtra, North Karnataka, and Goa. It is often confused with pithla or pithle; however, the latter can also be made from chickpea flour, is wet, and is mild to taste. When served with bhakri, the dish is referred to as jhunka bhakar or pithla bhakri. Pithle is also known as chun in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. thumb|188x188px|Pithla Jhunka with bhakar is considered the quintessential peasant fare of Maharashtra. It is accompan

Thalipeeth or thalipith is a savoury multi-grain flatbread popular in Western India, particularly in the state of Maharashtra. The flour for thalipeeth, called bhajanee, is prepared from roasted grains, legumes and spices. The ingredients include grains such as rice, wheat, bajra, and jowar; legumes such as chana, and urad; and spices, most commonly coriander and cumin seeds. When preparing the dough, other ingredients such as onion, fresh coriander, other vegetables and spices are added. Thalipeeth is usually served with butter (preferably made from water buffalo milk), ghee, or yogurt. While

indian-Chinese soup

Koottu (Tamil:கூட்டு), often transcribed "kootu", is a lentil and spicy vegetable stew in South Indian, particularly Tamil and Kerala cuisines. The etymology for koottu derives from the Tamil word "koottu" which means "add" or "mixture/medley" i.e. vegetable added with lentils form the dish, which is semi-solid in consistency. The dish is noted for its nutty and complex flavors and textures, likely owing to the liberal addition of lentils and coconuts. It is typically less watery than sambhar, but more so than dry stir-fries. Virundhu Sappadu (typical Tamil feast) comes with a combination of b

Indian snack food

Patrode also known as patrodo, patra, or patrodu, is a steamed vegetarian dish made from colocasia leaves (chevu in Tulu, taro, kesuve or arbi) in various parts of India.

dish specially made in jodhpur with filling of potatoes and a chilli

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Indian sweet named after Moon

Yogurt and eggplant dish

Stir fried okra dish