Saag-paneer and other ‘vegan’ delicacies

Recently, Manasi came home laughing that a friend of hers had told her that she really enjoyed ‘Saag-paneer’ because it was vegan. Manasi, of course, had to gently explain that paneer, although vegetarian, was nowhere close to being vegan. To be honest, I really don’t get vegan, or even the so-called ‘plant-based’ diets for that…