Veganism is a type of vegetarian diet that excludes meat, eggs, dairy products and all other animal-derived ingredients. Many vegans also do not eat foods that are processed using animal products, such as refined white sugar and some wines. Most vegans also avoid the use of all products tested on animals, as well as animal-derived non-food products, such as leather, fur and wool. Vegan refers to either a person who follows this way of eating, or to the diet itself.
Vegan sweets:
- Brown sugar/jaggery and avalakki pongal
- Carrot halwa (sticky carrot confection)
- Green apple kesaribath
- Kajjaya (Rice and sugar fritters)
- Obbattu/Holige
- Orange Kesaribath - (Sweet semoline pudding)
- Phirni (rice pudding)
- Sorekaay halwa (sticky calabash confection)
- Sihi avalakki - sweet beaten rice pudding
- White sugar pongal
Vegan curries
- Aloo Sagu - Potato curry
- Avarekaai saaru (Green kidney bean/Surti lilva curry)
- Avarekaai uppu saaru
- Avarekaai spinach curry
- Avarekaai and soy curry
- Bas saaru (Red Vegetable lentil stew)
- Bele saaru (Lentil and vegetable curry)
- Enne Badhanekai - Stuffed brinjal/egg plant curry
- Jeera pepper rasam / soup
- Hesarakalu huli (Green gram curry)
- Kootu - Cabbage
- Kootu - Vegetable
- Massoppu saaru (Greens/spinach and lentil curry)
- Molake saaru (Sprouted beans curry)
- Kempu soppu saaru (Curry powder lentil and spinach/greenscurry)
- Methi Paneer curry
- Mushroom masala
- Onion gojju (pearl onions in tamarind curry)
- Okra masala
- Okra curry / Bendekai huli
- Paneer/tofu and corn in pepper masala
- Paneer/tofu and vegetable korma
- Pepper, corn and paneer curry
- Sambhar (Vegetable lentil curry)
- Soppu saaru (Spinach lentil curry )
- Tomato gojju
- Vegetable sagu
- Veg Malai Masala (Vegetables in cream curry)
- Vegetable Kootu
- Uppu saaru (Green vegetable lentil stew)
Vegan appetizers, stir-fry/wraps and salads
Chutneys
Vegetarian Biriyani, pilaf and rice dishes
Vegan Breakfast:
- Aloo palya/fry - spicy potato and vegetable stir-fry
- Beetroot stir-fry
- Beet and potato stir-fry
- Chili Paneer/tofu
- Cabbage stir-fry
- Cauliflower stir-fry
- Cauliflower and corn stir-fry
- Corn salad
- Egg and veggie wrap
- Fresh spring rolls
- Masala vade - khara kadabu / spicy chickpea fritter or steam cake
- Okra stir-fry
- Paneer tikka
- Seeme badnekaay palya / Chayote squash stir-fry
- Soppu palya - Spinach and lentil saute/stir-fry
- Uddina vade - spicy lentil donuts
Chutneys
Vegetarian Biriyani, pilaf and rice dishes
- Avarekai pilaf
- Coconut pilaf
- Hyderabadi Vegetable Biriyani
- Mango Rice
- Methi and corn pilaf
- Pepper rice - menasu anna
- Paneer fried rice
- Spinach pilaf
- Tomato Pilaf
- Tomato Rice
- Tamarind Rice - puliyogare
- Vegetable pilaf
Vegan Breakfast:
- Crunchy grilled cabbage sandwiches
- Paal-Aappam (Rice crepe with coconut milk)
- Avarekai akki rotti (Rice flat bread with green kidney beans)
- Avarekai uppittu (Spicy semolina with green kidney beans)
- Bisi bele bath (Dal, rice and vegetable pilaf)
- Dosa (Rice and lentil crepe)
- Idli (Rice and lentil steamed cakes)
- Kesaribath made with Green apple (Sweet cream of wheat)
- Kesaribath made with Orange
- Kharabath (Spicy cream of wheat)
- Khara pongal (spicy rice and lentil pudding)
- Khara Avalakki (spicy beaten rice)
- Maavinkaay chitranna (Mango rice)
- Masala dosa (Lentil and rice crepe filled with spicy potatoes and chutney)
- Neer Dosa (Rice and coconut milk crepes)
- Pesarattu (Lentil crepe)
- Poori with Vegetable sagu or Aloo playa,
- Puliyogare (Tamarind rice)
- Ragi dosa
- Ragi rotti - finger millet and vegetable flat bread
- Quick avalakki pongal
- Sweet pongal (sweet rice and lentil pudding)
- Sweet / sihi avalakki
- Turkey omelet
- Uppittu/Upma (spicy cream of wheat with vegetables)
- Uddina vada (spicy lentil donut)
- Vegetable vermicelli
Breads/Rotis/Authentic foods:
- Akki rotti (Rice flat bread)
- Bathura (fried wheat bread)
- Cabbage paratha - flat bread
- Cabbage fry in pita pockets
- Jolada rotti (Corn flat bread)
- Mint and garlic paratha
- Poori (fried wheat bread)
- Ragi muddhe (Steamed Finger millet dough)
- Ragi rotti - (finger millet and vegetable flat bread)
- Spicy spinach chapathi - flat bread
- Making a closed wrap
- Making an open wrap
- Whole wheat layered chapathi - flat bread