It was on a vegan blog that Shraddha Bhansali, founder and MD of Candy and Green, Breach Candy, stumbled on a substitute for noodles and pasta. While she's not vegan, as a restaurant owner, she often comes across guests who request vegan dishes. "Since a lot of people have begun to shift to a gluten-free diet, it was essential to find substitutes. And, what I loved about this technique was its simplicity," she says. The most effective way to make the spaghetti substitute, according to Bhasali, is to make it with a spiraliser that's easily available online. "It's a low-cost tool that is so diverse that you can use it to make spaghetti-like strands from firm vegetables, like zucchini, sweet potatoes and carrots," she says.

Shraddha Bhansali likes to toss carrot noodles in a Thai sauce