List of Indian snacks
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- Achappam
- Appalam
- Aappam
- Aam papadAam papadAam papad or Mamidi Tandra or Aamsotto Aam papad (Hindi) or Mamidi Tandra (Telugu:మామిడి తాండ్ర)or Aamsotto Aam papad (Hindi) or Mamidi Tandra (Telugu:మామిడి తాండ్ర)or Aamsotto (Bangla is a traditional Indian snack. It is a fruit leather made out of mango pulp mixed with concentrated sugar...
- Achi Muruku(Flower Shaped Muruku)
- AnarsaAnarsaAnarsa is a pastry like snack commonly associated with the Hindu festival of Diwali in Central & Northern India. Its ingredients include jaggery, rice, poppy seed and ghee.Recipe :...
- Angur Basundi
- Amrakhanda
- AdaAda (food)Ada or Ela Ada, is a traditional Kerala delicacy, consisting of rice parcels encased in a dough made of rice flour, with sweet fillings, steamed in banana leaf and served as an evening snack or as part of breakfast. It can be seen even in parts of Tamil Nadu as well.Grated coconut and rice flour...
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- Bhakshalu
- Beaten rice
- Banana chipsBanana chipsBanana chips are deep-fried and/or dried slices of bananas . They can be covered with sugar or honey and have a sweet taste, or they can be fried in oil and spices and have a salty and/or spicy taste. Variants of banana chips may be covered with chocolate instead...
- BhajjiBhajjiFor the Indian cricketer, see Harbhajan SinghFor the food item, see Bhajji Bhajji was a princely state in India. Until 1947, it was not part of British India but was subject to the suzerainty of the British crown....
- BhelpuriBhelpuriBhelpuri is a puffed rice dish with various vegetables and a tangy tamarind sauce. It is a type of chaat, or small plates of savoury snacks, particularly identified with the beaches of Mumbai , such as Chowpatty. Bhelpuri is called Jhaal Muri in Kolkata...
- BhujiaBhujiaBhaji is a spicy Indian snack that consists of a core food , similar to potato fritters, with several variants. It is usually used as a topping on various Indian meals but has become popular to eat alone as a snack...
- BondaBondaBonda is a typical South Indian snack that has various sweet and spicy versions of it at different regions.-Preparation:The process of making a spicy bonda involves deep-frying potato filling dipped in gram flour batter.Bonda has a sweet and a spicy variant...
- BiryaniBiryaniBiryani, biriani, or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā which means "fried" or "roasted"....
- Baingan Bharta
- Bread pakoda
- Bread Omlette
corn
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- Cassava Chips
- ChurmuriChurmuriChurmuri is a light snack food prepared out of puffed rice mixed with some seasonings of onions, spices, pepper, etc. It is typical of southern and eastern India namely, Karnataka, West Bengal , etc.-Karnataka varieties:...
- Chivra
- ChaatChaatChaat is a term describing savoury snacks, typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or carts in India. With its origins in east India, chaat has become immensely popular in the rest of India and the rest of South Asia...
- ChakliChakliChakli or Murukku is a savoury snack popular in India and Sri Lanka, originating in the cuisine of the South and West India. It is also popular in places with large Indian populations.-History:...
- Chole bhatureChole bhatureChole bhature is a combination of chole and fried bread called bhatoora .. The word 'bhatura' is pronounced as 'pathoora' in Punjabi. It is mainly eaten in Punjab in North India.It is a street food sold by vendors,...
- Chapatis
- Chana Batata
- ChakodiChakodiChakodi also Chagodi is an hot crunchy Indian snack. It is made with flour and are round in shape....
- Cholafali
- Chekkalu
Chewra Mix
Cornflakes Chewra
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- Dahipuri
- Dahi vadaDahi vadaDahi vada is an Indian chaat, prepared by soaking vadas in thick yogurt ....
- Dal moth(savoury fried pulses)
- Dhokla White
- Dhokla Besan/KhamanDhoklaDhokla or Dhokra is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter of gram flour . Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack...
- DosaDosaDosa or Dhosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as being popular in Sri Lanka...
- DabeliDabeliDabeli or Kutchi Dabeli or Kachchhi Dabeli is a snack of India, originating in the Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat. It is a spicy snack made by mixing boiled potatoes with a Dabeli Masala, and putting the mixture between Ladi-Pav and served with chutnies made from tamarind, date, garlic,...
- Dal Pakwan(Sindhi)
- Dadpe Pohe (Marathi)
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- Fafda
- Frankie Veg
- Frankie Paneer
- Frankie Veg Cheese
- Frankie Veg Schezwan
- Frankie Chicken
- Frankie Chicken Schezwan
- Frankie Egg
- FarsanFarsan (Food)Farsan is a collective term used for a type of snacks Gujarati cuisine, from the Indian state of Gujarat.Some are fried items which are then dried and can be stored, others fresh, fried or steamed.Some popular examples are:* Dhokla...
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- GhugniGhugniGhugni is an evening snack in Eastern India . Black gram or dried yellow peas or dried white peas is cooked with gravy, in the traditional eastern Indian style...
- Gulab jamunGulab jamunGulab jamun is a popular dessert in countries of the Indian Subcontinent such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is made of a dough consisting mainly of milk solids, traditionally, khoya, an Indian milk product is rolled into a ball together with some flour and then deep fried...
- GheverGhevarGhevar is a famous Rajasthani sweet traditionally associated with the Teej Festival. It is disc-shaped, and made from oil, flour and sugar syrup...
- Gathiya
- Gaajar (Carrot) Halwa
- Gopal Kala
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- KachoriKachoriKachori or Kachauri or Kachodi or Katchuri is a spicy snack popular in various parts India including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bengal and Orissa."-Variations:...
- KosambariKosambariKosambari or Koshambari is a salad made from pulses and seasoned with mustard seeds. The pulses generally used are split bengal gram and split Green gram...
- Kuzhalappam
- Khandvi
- Khazla
- KhakhraKhakhraKhakhra is a popular vegetarian roasted Gujarati Indian thin cracker bread or snack item made from mat bean and wheat flour and oil.-Varieties:Khakhra is made in several varieties such methi, jeera, bajri, math and masala flavors to name a few....
- Kalathappam (Kerala)
- Kinnathappam (Kerala)
- othambiri chya vadya (maharashtrian)
- Karolappam
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- Maddur VadaMaddur vadaMaddur vade is a type of vade or snack item which is unique to the state of Karnataka, India. Also known as Maddur vada, this snack derives its name from the town of Maddur which is in the Mandya district of Karnataka. Maddur lies between the cities of Bangalore and Mysore and Maddur Vada is...
- Masala Vada
- Mathari (Savoury Biscuit: North India)
- Methi Patra
- Methu vada
- MurukkuMurukkuChakli or Murukku is a savoury snack popular in India and Sri Lanka, originating in the cuisine of the South and West India. It is also popular in places with large Indian populations.-History:...
- Mysorepak
- Mangalore bajjiMangalore BajjiMangalore Bajji, as it is referred to in Karnataka , is a popular food made from maida, curd, rice flour, chopped onion, coriander leaves, coconut, jeera, green chillies, and salt....
- Masala Pav (Mumbai special)
- Misal Pav
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- PoornaluPoornaluPoornalu is the traditional sweet in the Telugu festivals. It is made of rice flour stuffed with jaggary mixed dal paste, dry fruits. It is often served hot with ghee. It is called as Poornalu in Telangana region and Boorelu in andhra region....
- PakoraPakoraPakora is a fried snack found across South Asia. Pakoras are created by taking one or two ingredients such as onion, eggplant, potato, spinach, plantain, cauliflower, tomato, chilli, or occasionally bread or chicken and dipping them in a batter of gram flour and then deep-frying them...
- Pakkavada
- PanipuriPanipuriThe golgappa also known as panipuri पानीपूरी, , pani ke pataashe, pāṇīpurī, pāṇī purī, term used in Western India, phuchka , or gup chup is a popular street snack in India. It is a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of water, tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion...
- Paratha stuffed (SEVERAL variety)
- Pav BhajiPav bhajiPav Bhaji is a fast food dish that originated in Marathi cuisine, and is native to Maharashtra and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, particularly in Pune. Pav in Marathi means a small loaf of bread. The word has been derived from Portuguese pão . Bhaji in Marathi means vegetable dish...
- Poha (rice)
- Pohe (Maharashtrian)PohayPohay or Pohe is an Indian fast food prepared in Maharashtra.Its origins are unknown. Northern variants of this dish tend to be sweet, while Maharashtrian pohay tends to be spicy. It is also often served with an extremely spicy curry, locally called 'tarri'. Pohay with tarri is a relished snack in...
- Potato chips
- Papdi
- Papad
- Puffed ricePuffed ricePuffed rice is a type of puffed grain made from rice; usually made by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam, though the method of manufacture varies widely.-Origin:Pori has been mentioned in various Tamil...
- Pav Chutney
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- Sabudana vada
- Sabudana Khitchdi
- SamosaSamosaA samosa is a stuffed, deep fried,snack that is very popular in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa...
- SakinaluSakinaluSakinalu it is a special type of snack prepared in Telangana and Extremely popular in all districts of Telangana Region and it is prepared during Makar Sankranti festival by all people irrespective of Caste and Creed...
- Sev
- Seeval
- Sussendram
- ShiraHalvaHalva refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva ,...
- Susala
- ShrikhandShrikhandShrikhand is an Indian sweet dish made of strained yogurt. It is one of the main desserts in Gujarati cuisine and Maharashtrian cuisine. It is also served with Gujarati thali sometimes as a sweet dish. Preparation of this dish is very simple but it takes some time to process yogurt properly.The...
- Son halwa
- Sukhiyan
- sandwich