The amount of fresh green vegetables that people consume has gone down drastically over the years. This practice needs immediate rectification and the introduction of ready to cook packages into the market is helping in bringing traditional vegetarian food back on the dining table. The range of vegetarian cuisine is immense, the ingredients are uncountable and preparation styles vary from region to region.

Therefore people who believe that vegetarian food is all about green leaves and boring vegetables are in the wrong. Vegetarian food is great for the body metabolism as well. It is easy to digest, lighter and contains much lesser amounts of fats and calories. A balanced cuisine is one which has the right combination of vegetarian and non vegetarian meals. Ready to cook meals offer a great variety of vegetarian dishes from all around the globe and hence are worth trying.

Indian Vegetarian Meals

Indians are predominantly vegetarian and hence the range of vegetarian culinary delights that the Indian cuisine has to offer is exceptional. Each region has its own style of preparing the same vegetable. Vegetables are cooked in dry spices, sometimes in rich gravy or curry, and even with lentils. Lentils are a rich source of protein and are a great nutritional substitute to meats in the vegetarian cuisine.

Several varieties of Lentils and peas like chick pea, the Bengal gem pea, the split pea are many more are grown all around India. Chick peas are specifically relevant to Indian vegetarian meals. They can give bulk to any dish when kept intact and form a creamy and delightful pate as well. Ready to cook packages have brought these Indian flavours to all parts of the world and the spicy cuisine of India is a complete hit around the world.

Indian cuisine although goes much beyond just spices.In the south coconut and tamarind become major ingredients of vegetarian dishes and provide texture and bulk to many dishes. Coconut oil, milk, cream, fresh and desiccated pulp is used not only in savoury dishesbut also predominantly in sweets.

Other Asian Vegetarian Delights

The entire south East Asia has a taste palate quite similar to southern India. Thai curry pastes have become a popular ready to cook ingredient because of its versatility. Thai papaya salads are also quite popular. Chinese have their own hassle of vegetarian cuisine. They are the real kinds of soups. The use of light and dark Soy, sesame, chili oils, garlic and corn-starch for thickening of vegetarian gravies and curries is characteristic of Chinese cuisine. Ready to cook packages are also bringing these delights to the world.