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Home » Appetizers and Snacks » 35+ Best Indian Snacks

35+ Best Indian Snacks

Published: May 25, 2022

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Delicious and tasty Indian snacks which can be served as appetizer or enjoyed as a evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee.

collage of best indian snacks

Evening tea time is a big thing in Indian cuisine, its generally paired with savory dishes to compliment the sweet chai. Not just for tea time, snacks are a huge part of celebrations like wedding, birthday or get togethers.

Indian cuisine has many versatile dishes from different parts of the country. Sharing some of our favorite Indian snacks, hope you enjoy the round up!

The collection includes dry snacks (which can be stored for few weeks), deep fried, steamed, street food, chaats and more. Please do check back, as I will be updating this post periodically.

Indian Snacks

Indian spin to the famous Charcuterie board made with favorite desi snacks like Samosa and Dhokla and served with lip smacking chutneys.

Indian Snack Cuterie Board

Poha Vada

Poha Vada (flattened rice fritters ) is a quick and easy snack or appetizer, ready in under 20 minutes.

Peanut Chaat

A tasty and refreshing Indian style salad made with roasted peanuts. Its crunchy, spicy, sweet and tangy flavors will surely tingle your taste buds

Crispy Tawa Sooji Dhokla

Crispy and golden on the outside and soft inside, these Rava Dhokla are cooked directly in a pan. These delicious savory semolina cakes are perfect to enjoy for breakfast or snack

Photo Credit: Hari Chandana

Mirchi Bajji

A popular South Indian snack made by frying green chili in a chickpea batter.

Murmura Recipe

Murmura or Spicy Puffed Rice is a popular tea time snack from India.

Crescent Samosa

Crescent Samosa is the baked version of samosa made with crescent rolls. Buttery crescent is filled with a spicy potato filling and baked till golden crisp. A prefect appetizer for your upcoming party.

Bengaluru Sandwich

Refreshing salad, sweet pineapple, crunchy nippatu and masala peanuts combined with sweet and spicy chutneys make this sandwich lip smacking good.

Photo Credit: www.blendwithspices.com

Chakli

Crispy and tasty snack made with rice flour

Gunta Ponganalu | Paniyaram

Gunta Ponganalu or Kuzhi Paniyaram is a savory dish made with left over dosa batter.

Air Fryer Masala Fries

Simple and tasty Indian style Masala Fries made in the Air Fryer. This tasty, golden crisp fries makes for a delicious snack or appetizer. Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce.

Spicy Corn Chaat

Spicy Corn chaat is a healthy take on the traditional chaat recipes. Sweet corn combined with veggies, boiled peanuts and sweet and spicy chutney’s make for a lip smacking chaat.  

A guilt free snack to enjoy any time of the year.  

Chana Chaat

Chana Chaat (chickpea chaat) is a popular street food from India. It is made with boiled chickpeas, fresh veggies and chutneys. 

Photo Credit: www.blendwithspices.com

Paneer Pav Bhaji

Masala Vada | Toor Dal Vada Recipe

Masala vada is crispy, deep fried tea time snack from South India. Its traditionally made with chana dal but today I am sharing the masala vada recipe made with toor dal.

Punugulu

Punugulu aka Punukulu is a deep fried dish made from left over Dosa batter. Its a very popular evening snack in Coastal Andhra. Its a great way of using up the left over Dosa batter. 

Masala Peanuts

Congress Kadlekai is the Kannada name for masala peanuts. This quintessential snack from Karnataka, is famously found in condiment stores and iyengar bakeries.

Fruit Chaat

Indian style fruit salad made with assorted fruits, chaat masala, mint and lemon juice. Refreshing chaat which is sweet and tangy with a hint of spice.

Maddur Vada

Maddur Vada also called as Maddur Vade is a savory fritter (snack) from Karnataka, a South Indian State. Tasty and delicious deep fried patties made with rice flour, semolina, all purpose flour, onion, curry leaves and spices.

Paneer Sandwich

Indian style sandwich made with paneer, coriander chutney, spicy mayo and cheese. You will love this variation of the paneer sandwich which can be enjoyed for brunch or snack.

Pineapple Chaat

Pineapple Chaat – sweet, spicy and tangy chaat made with fresh pineapple pieces.

Masala Smashed Potatoes

These Masala Smashed Potatoes baked with Indian spices will soon become your favorite way of enjoying potatoes. Enjoy these potato with this delicious and creamy cilantro jalapeno chutney.

Photo Credit: www.blendwithspices.com

Bombay Veg Sandwich Recipe

A very popular Bombay street food.

Photo Credit: www.blendwithspices.com

Onion Pakoras

Samosa Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A healthy spin to the Mumbai’s street food favorite, is made with spiced potatoes, cilantro chutney, date chutney, chaat masala, cheese and crusty bread.

Indian Street Corn Salad

Indian Corn Salad – refreshing salad made with fresh corn, bell pepper, coriander, chili powder and chaat masala.

Boiled Peanut Chaat

Peanut Chaat is a tasty, refreshing and healthy chaat made with boiled peanuts, colorful veggies, spices and tasty chutneys.

Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup

Masala Corn Toast

Easy and delicious masala toast made with sweet corn, cheese, chili and masala powders.

Soya Chunks Manchurian dry

The combination of crispy soya chunks with the sweet, spicy, and tangy tomato based sauce makes for a lip smacking appetizer. 

Corn Flakes Cereal Chivda

A variation to the traditional Chivda, this one is made with corn flakes.

Maida Ponganalu

Sabudan Cutlets| Sabudana Tikki

Rice bonda

Steamed Masala Vada with tadka | Healthy Chana dal Vada

Nuchinunde | Steamed Toor Dal Dumplings

Chana Dal & Split Green Moong Dal Masala Vada

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