Kurma Dasa, Australia's vegetarian guru, has chosen a tantalising array of international dishes which can be prepared in a hurry.

The message of Quick Vegetarian Dishes is refreshingly simple: life in the fast lane doesn't necessarily mean life in the fast food lane. Even if your life is moving at top speed, you can, with Kurma's expert guidance, quickly prepare something hot and fresh, stunningly original and tasty, for yourself, or two, or a few others, almost as quickly as you can order out.