I am vegetarian (e.g., not vegan) so this looked acceptable to me. I am interested in Indian cuisine (flavors, textures, spices) and this hardly seemed "authentic', but it was pretty easy. I don't believe it took the advertised fifteen minutes, either. I made the designated two sandwiches, but my wife took one bite and rejected hers - so I ate that and refrigerated the other in a freezer bag (I found the mix to be pretty nice). Surprisingly (since I usually don't like sandwiches-made-with-bread stored in the refrigerator overnight) the texture and flavor of the mix were enhanced the next day!