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๐ŸŒฑ Vegan Recipes
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๐ŸŒฑ Vegan Recipes

Indian food is naturally suited to vegan cooking โ€” dal, rice, most South Indian food, and most vegetable dishes are already vegan or require only minor substitutions.

Most people don't realise how much Indian food is already vegan โ€” or is one simple substitution away. Dal tadka is vegan (use oil instead of ghee). Dosa and idli are vegan. Most sabji (vegetable dishes) are vegan. Rajma is vegan. The list is enormous. This section identifies every naturally vegan dish and those requiring only a ghee-to-oil swap.

Recipes coming 2026
Individual recipe pages are being built now
Each recipe will include the full method, science commentary on every step, failure prevention notes, and links to the relevant Art of Cooking technique page. The categories below show what's coming.
Recipe categories

What's coming

Naturally Vegan Dal
Tarka Dal with oil, Moong Dal, Rajma, Chole
Already vegan โ€” just use oil in tadka
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Naturally Vegan Vegetables
Most sabji preparations, Baingan Bharta, Aloo dishes
Use oil not ghee โ€” taste is nearly identical
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South Indian (mostly vegan)
Dosa, Idli, Rasam, Sambar, Rice preparations
South Indian cooking is naturally vegan-friendly
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Breads
Roti and most parathas with oil substitution
Plain roti is vegan โ€” just use oil not ghee for finishing
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Vegan Adaptations
Vegan Butter Chicken using cashew cream, Vegan Dal Makhani
Clever substitutions that preserve the dish character
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Connected to
Common Questions
When will individual recipe pages be ready?
Recipe pages are being built now and will be added progressively through 2026. Each recipe page will include the full method, science commentary, dietary variants, and cross-links to technique and failure clinic pages.
Will all dietary categories have the same recipes?
Most dishes will have variants across multiple dietary categories. Butter chicken will have a vegetarian (paneer makhani) version, a vegan version (cashew cream), and notes on Jain and sattvic adaptations.
How are recipes connected to the Art of Cooking?
Every recipe page links to the technique page that is most central to that dish. A biryani recipe links to the dum cooking technique and the biryani system technique. Butter chicken links to bhuno masala. You can learn the technique first or discover it through the recipe.