I absolutely love Indian food so I was happy to receive this book for review. As someone that wants to adapt a plant based diet, I found this super helpful and inspirational.

An absolutely gorgeously presented book. I'm really looking forward to trying several of the recipes.

My husband is Indian and not a great cook, so this is a great addition to my cookbooks to learn how to make Indian cuisine! I can't wait to test this whole book out.

Amazing recipe options! Its so refreshing to see new takes on classic cultural dishes. These are all healthy but taste indulgent. Great book!

Indian food is my absolute favorite type of food so Plant-Based India really peaked my interest when I saw it. The book starts with a great introduction about the author’s family and the reasoning behind eating a plant-based diet. The recipes included are amazing with beautiful photos and easy to follow steps!

Delicious vegan options for Indian cuisine! This book is everything I every wanted. Definitely recommend for anyone looking to eat more plant based yummies.

I love Indian food and I was very excited to receive this book to review! This book is absolutely gorgeous. I am transitioning from a flexitarian diet to a healthier plant-based lifestyle. This book will be on my Christmas wish list. Excellent.

This is an excellent cookbook for the plant based or vegan cook who wants to try out some new and unique Indian recipes. Indian food can be tricky to make here is the states, particularly where I live. Not many grocery stores have the necessary ingredients. The author of this cookbook adapted traditional Indian recipes to not only be plant based, but also to be adaptable. Most of the more difficult to find ingredients are optional.
I have by no means made all of the dishes yet, but so far, our family favorite is the Roasted Bhinda. As our garden has produced a large amount of okra this year, we have been looking for new ways to cook it. This one was absolutely delicious! I look forward to trying out more of the recipes in the future.
The only thing I did not like is that, with the way it is written, you need to jump back and forth in the book a lot. First, there are a lot of spice mixes and sauces referenced in the main recipes. Recipes often have “(see page X)” next to an ingredient. If you do not have it already made, it requires jumping to that recipe to make it before you can continue with the main recipe. The author also often uses the Hindi names for ingredients, so I found myself often scrolling back to the intro where the Hindi is listed next to the English for reference. I’m sure as I continue making the recipes, I will get to know the terms, but in the beginning, it is a bit frustrating. Since I have the e-book, I have had to do a lot of scrolling around. Because of this, I recommend purchasing the paper version of this cookbook to make it easier to go back and forth.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This cookbook is visually stunning. The photographs that accompanied the recipies were beautiful and it made me want to try and cook each one.
I really liked the range of recipes as well, and I tried recipes from a variety of sections and each one turned out delicious.
The only challenge for me was that in my geographical location it was really hard to get certain ingredients at local stores, but I was able to order most of what I needed. The section on ingredients was very really helpful as I was unfamiliar with some items.

other than the ingredient challenge, these were very accessible recipes, every step was broken down and specific sauces/marinades had their own page with descriptive recipes on how to create them. Wonderful for someone new to indian cooking.

Thank you so much for this arc. I will definitely recommend the book, especially to my vegetarian friends!

This book is so full of mouthwatering vegan recipes it would be hard to try them all! Creative and delicious, these meals are offered as healthy choices from a country with the most vegetarians in the world!

really cool book, fun to cook ! Its very nicely layed out and we can never have too many cookbooks ;).

What a great looking book - I love Indian cookery and to read this is a joy. The layout is spectacular, and the recipe photography is mouth watering. Having a full book dedicated to plant based eating is amazing, and I will be returning to this gem again and again. My son, an avid carnivore, has enjoyed all we have cooked, and asks when we will be trying the next installment for dinner. A huge win in our house!

I loved this book! I have been vegan for 50 years and as such I explore different ethnic vegan recipes.. This book is not only chock full of delicious recipes, which have been adapted for a vegan lifestyle, but is also filled with stories of the authors life related to indian cuisine. He goes into the various spices used with descriptions, and glorious photographs. This book is a feast for all the senses. The visuals are of each recipe, make your mouth water. The recipes are simple, authentic and enticing. Each recipe begins with an explanation of its origins and history. This is a definite keeper for my collection of vegan cookbooks of which I am very selective. Thank you for this opportunity to view this magnificent book.

I don't usually know how to put together Indian flavors, so this book was perfect for helping me make some of the classics and actually making them well! I eat mainly plant based, so this was perfect for me because I didn't need to make any substitutions - it is truly all plant based and delicious! You're going to love it too!

If you're interested in adding more unique plant-based dishes to your kitchen repertoire, Plant-Based India provides an excellent selection of vegan recipes for any level of cooking prowess. Some recipes will be familiar with a twist, and others present a different look at Indian cuisine. Others still are creations taking ingredients from the local produce stand and adding an Indian influence. The recipes are easy to follow and feature fruits and vegetables found in many kitchens. Indian spices used in the recipes can be found at most well-stocked supermarkets, and asafoetida, which is used to create an "oniony" flavor in the food, can be found at either a

My only qualm with the recipes is that a number rely on cashews to create a creamy consistency in the recipe. This makes the recipe an issue for those with a tree nut allergy. While Sheil Shukla suggests sunflower seeds or hemp hearts as a substitution, I found that using coconut gave me better results.

In all, this is a book that would be welcomed by either the novice or experienced home cook.

Highly Recommended: 4.5 stars

So many great recipes in this book! And the photography was beautiful. Indian foods and flavors lend itself well to plant-based cuisine. Definitely a must have cookbook for anyone on a plant-based diet or enjoys Indian flavors.

Plant-Based India by Sheil Shukla
Release Date: 8/2/22

I've never cooked Indian food before so reviewing this cookbook was stepping into brand new territory for me. I was really pleased to find that most of the recipes I tried were really easy to make! Some of the ingredients were a bit difficult for me to find but I did my best to find substitutions and everything ended up coming out delicious! I also really appreciated that this cookbook was plant based as I've been trying to do more plant based cooking lately. Overall I really enjoy this cookbook!

Thank you to @netgalley and The Experiment for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed this cookbook. The recipes look amazing! I enjoyed seeing a lot of recipes that were new to me. Sheil Shukla included helpful descriptions and clear instructions for the recipes. I"m planning to pick this up when it is published. The pictures are amazing and there are a ton of recipes.

Thank you to NetGalley and The Experiment for an advance copy.

It's hard to evaluate this adequately as I could only access it via my phone (and that only after an hour of attempting to use the app), so the recipes were hard to read and the photography minuscule - so NOT the best way to view it. However, from what I could tell, the photos look terrific, the food appetizing. and I am so happy that people are embracing the plant-based lifestyle. I myself have been WFPB for a little over a year and have lost 60 lbs. and gained tremendous health benefits from it.

I also appreciate that the author has made accommodations for those of us who wish to limit oils, salt and refined sugars - he gives suggestions on how to eliminate such when he uses them. The only other major issue I have if that, as in all Indian cooking, there are a lot of unusual and sometimes hard to find ingredients: asafetida, curry leaves, kaffir lime, etc. - but that is just the nature of that type of cooking.

I fully intend to purchase a copy when it becomes available, ass a worth addition to my growing library of plant-based cookbooks.

This beautiful cookbook is useful as well as stunning. The introductory material includes helpful information about spices and cooking terms that make it useful even for someone just beginning with Indian cooking. The photography is gorgeous and I appreciated the personal stories from the author. The measurements are give in units familiar to people in the US as well as units used in the UK, making this book appeal to a wide audience.