Saumava Mitra

Recently, midway along Aungier Street, near Whitefriar Street Church, a shopfront promising “pure veg” Indian food appeared, adding to the multiplying crowd of grocery stores, deli counters, caterers, and even a sit-down restaurant that offer this cuisine in the city. At these “pure veg” establishments, eggs, fish and meat are banished, but dairy products are still served. And the answer to the sudden growth in Dublin businesses serving only vegetarian Indian food is simple: demand.