Vegetables

There are very few fruits and vegetables that aren’t available at least somewhere in the great Subcontinent. From the wintry snow-capped Himalaya all the way down to hot, humid tropical Sri Lanka, there’s a perfect place for almost everything to grow. A regional cook’s repertoire of vegetable dishes can be mind-boggling, from mushrooms and asparagus to bitter melon and okra. Rice, lentils, and breads may be the staffs of life, but vegetables are one of life’s joys, treated with great respect, almost reverence.