Indian Veg Recipes in Hindi description

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. However, all consume dairy products. Veganism is generally not well known in India.

There are many vegetarian cuisines in India. Some of them are:

Punjabi vegetarian cuisine: 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