Your guide to vegetarian restaurants

The heart can be warmed by love, poetry, and a delicious steaming plate of wonderfully flavoured food! What would you not give to give in to an array of dishes especially made to suit your palate that will do only with the choicest and delicious most vegetarian fare? Don’t sweat, here are a few pointers on what you should keep in mind when you enter vegetarian restaurants and wish to come out feeling full and satisfied!

• If you are calling at the restaurant for the first time, book your table in advance to avoid last minute disappointment. Also, make sure that it is one of the veg restaurants which serve authentic traditional yet simple vegetarian fare.

• Make sure that the restaurant is listed on the indian food restaurants review sites and make a thorough search so that you can be certain of the kind of food, service, and ambience to expect when you reach the venue.

• Family restaurants are a great place to tuck in a huge family feast to celebrate the various events to come into being family. Birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, a new car, or a new member to the family!

Eating is one of the biggest national hobbies. Many times people are so drawn toward various kind of food that they simply forget to count the calories! For the part of the world that thinks that vegetarian food doesn’t have too many options to choose from cannot be more wrong! Every non-vegetarian dish has a vegetarian counterpart. Plus, sinful desserts without using any egg are made to take your taste buds to an altogether new high. One should focus on eating food rich in proteins, Carbohydrates, healthy essential fat, Protein, Vitamins and Minerals. Vegetarian dishes are more bent towards curries, lentils spiced with chillies, mustard and curry leaves, fragrant rice, dry or roasted vegetables etc. form the basic crux of any dish.

Tandoori, a much touted method of making meat has also a vegetarian sister! Pieces of marinated succulent cottages cheese, baby potatoes, mushroom, eggplant, ladyfingers etc. are roasted in a hot oven fuelled with the help of coal. This imparts a smoky flavour to these vegetables making these an absolute delight to feast on. The best part being, this dish is available in all the vegetarian restaurants worth their salt!

Did someone say dessert? Yes, creamy rice puddings flavoured with vanilla pods, cardamom, a dash of thick cream and served with a generous sprinkling of pistachios, almonds and if you are very lucky, cashew bits too! Cakes that are moist and soft and overflowing with a delicious chocolate filling, sweetened vermicelli cooked in milk, jaggery and a lot of nuts that make this a traditional favourite!

When thinking of going out for a meal, always remember, that you are going out to have a delicious meal and a good time with your loved ones. Many-a-times, the food we order does not turn out as we expected, don’t fret! There is always a next time!