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Vegan food: The west vs India (lemmy.ml)
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[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 78 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A lot of Indian cooking is vegetarian, not vegan. Ghee is very often used.

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago

And paneer.

[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Yea there are probably more vegans in Europe than in India

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not quite the same, but if you want to replace ghee with something vegan, try avocado or coconut oil. There is vegan ghee (made from palm oil I think?) but it's bad for you the same way old timey margerine is bad.

Incidentally, unprocessed red palm oil could be a nice replacement, but it has a characteristic earthy/almondy taste. I love it on fish dishes but it's not the taste you expect from Indian food I think.