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Looking for delicious and easy-to-make Indian Appetizers/Starter recipes? Here is a collection of both classic and innovative fusion vegetarian appetizer recipes, including samosa, tandoori, pakodas, chaats, tikkis, vadas, indo-chinese, dhokla, that will tantalize your taste buds!

50+ easy vegetarian indian appetizers collage

Indian appetizers, also known as starters, are small meals eaten before the main course or as a light meal. They come in a range of tastes and textures, and they can be either sweet or savory. Samosas, pakoras, chaat, and tandoori paneer are a few of the widely consumed Indian appetizers.

We offer you show-stopping Indian appetizers that are tangy and crispy in one bite and overflowing with the pungent aromas of curry leaves, chilies, ginger, garlic, and all the other components that go into a pleasant Indian cuisine. Therefore, don't worry if you have unexpected visitors in the future.

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Here are 50+ Easy Vegetarian Indian Appetizers Recipes

Here are 50+ easy Indian Veg starters/appetizers below that your family will love.

Tandoori

tandoori paneer tikka prepared in air fryer lined on a plate with green chutney , lemon and onions on the side

Paneer Tikka - Air Fryer/ Oven/ Grill

Tandoori Paneer Tikka recipe is a Indian appetizer where paneer & vegetables are marinated in yogurt and spices and cooked in air fryer, oven.
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tandoori aloo served on a plate with lemon wedges and onion

Tandoori Aloo - Air Fryer/ Oven/ Grill

Tandoori Aloo Tikka is a delicious Indian appetizer were baby potatoes, bell peppers, and onion are marinated in a combination of yogurt and spices, threaded onto skewers, and cooked.
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spiced cajun potatoes with mayonnaise dressing on top and garnished with cilantro

Barbeque Nation Style Cajun Potatoes

Barbeque Nation Style Crispy Cajun Potatoes with spicy Cajun mayonnaise dip is a great and easy appetizer for small parties or get-togethers.
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air fryer tandoori gobi served on a plate with onions, green chutney and lemon wedges

Air Fryer Tandoori Gobi

This Tandoori Gobi is a delicious, popular Indian style tandoori snack where Gobi (Cauliflower) florets are marinated in a spiced yogurt-based marinade, and grilled in the air fryer, oven, stove-top pan or grill.
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tandoori broccoli tikka served on a plate with lime wedge, onions and mint chutney collage

Air Fryer Tandoori Broccoli

Tandoori Broccoli Tikka is a fusion appetizer recipe prepared by marinating broccoli in a spiced yogurt-based marinade and grilled in an air fryer or oven.
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tandoori tofu tikka served in a plate with green chutney and onions, lime wedges on the side

Tandoori Tofu Tikka - Air Fryer/ Oven/ Grill/ Tawa

Learn how to make Tandoori Tofu Tikka recipe 4 Ways ( in The Air Fryer, Oven, Grill, Tawa) with a few easy steps.
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masala aloo served in a bowl garnished with cilantro with lemon wedges on the side

Spicy Bombay Potatoes - Instant Pot & Stovetop

These Spicy Bombay Potatoes are crispy and delicious that are steamed in the instant pot or stovetop, then tossed in few Indian spices, and garnished with lime juice and cilantro.
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tandoori malai broccoli tikka served on a plate with mint yogurt chutney, onions and lime wedge

Malai Broccoli Recipe (Air Fryer & Oven)

Malai Broccoli is a flavorful and delightful appetizer where broccoli florets are coated with rich, creamy malai marinade and roasted until perfectly golden and crisp in the air fryer or oven.
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Samosa

air fryer samosas on a plate with chutneys on the side

Air Fryer Frozen Samosa

Learn how to cook frozen samosa in the air fryer. This easy appetizer takes less than 15 minutes from the freezer to the plate, turns out delightfully crispy, and cooks to perfection.
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Dhokla

khaman dhokla on a plate with sweet tamarind and green chutney on the side

Khaman Dhokla

Khaman Dhokla recipe is a soft, fluffy, savory steamed cake made from gram flour (besan), spices made in the pressure cooker, and stovetop.
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rava dhokla served on a plate garnished with cilantro with green chutney on the side

Rava Dhokla

Rava Dhokla (Suji Dhokla) is a soft, fluffy, steamed savory cake made from semolina (sooji), yogurt, spices, fruit salt like eno, and a tempering of mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves, and white sesame seeds.
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Indo Chinese

air fryer spring rolls served on the plate with soy ginger sauce garnished with green spring onions

Air Fryer Frozen Spring Rolls

Learn how to cook frozen spring rolls in the air fryer. This easy appetizer takes less than 15 minutes from the freezer to the plate, with a perfectly crispy texture without deep frying.
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cauliflower manchurian served on a plate garnished with green onions and coriander leaves

Gobi Manchurian (Restaurant Style Cauliflower Manchurian)

Gobi Manchurian Recipe or Cauliflower Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese dish made with deep fried crispy cauliflower, tossed in a spicy tangy manchurian sauce, and served as a side dish or appetizer.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Vegetable Hakka Noodles or Vegetable Chow Mein is a delicious Indo-Chinese noodles made by tossing boiled noodles and stir fried vegetables in Chinese sauces
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Chaats

dahi puri chaat served on a plate with sev, coriander and pomegranate on the side

Dahi Puri | Dahi Sev Batata Puri

Dahi Poori is a delicious and popular Indian chaat food snack with its exquisite medley of sweet, spicy, tangy, and crispy flavors. The crisp puris are generously filled with a tantalizing combination of veggies, chutneys, yogurt (curd), spices, and garnishes.
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bhel puri chaat served in a white bowl garnished with sev and papdi on the side

Bhel Puri Recipe

Bhel Puri Chaat Recipe is one of the most popular chaat's made of puffed rice, vegetables, green chutney, tangy tamarind sauce and few spices.
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sev puri chaat served on a plate with sev and chutneys on the side

Sev Puri Recipe (Sev Batata Puri)

Sev puri is a popular Indian chaat dish made with crispy papdis (or pooris), veggies, sweet and tangy chutneys, ground spices, thin sev, and herbs.
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avocado papdi chaat served on a serving plate with chutneys on the side

Avocado Papdi Chaat

This Avocado Papdi (Papri) Chaat is an Indian Mexican fusion twist to the famous Indian classic street food papdi chaat.
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kala chana salad (black chickpeas salad) served in a bowl garnished with mint

Kala Chana Chaat Recipe (Black Chickpea Salad)

The Kala Chana Chaat recipe is healthy, protein-packed, refreshing, and tangy, made with black chickpeas, onion, tomatoes, and a few Indian spices.
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aloo tikki chaat serve don a plate with chutneys, sev and pomegranate seeds on the side

Aloo Tikki Chaat Recipe

Aloo Tikki Chaat is a popular Indian Street Food that features crispy aloo tikkis (Indian potato patties) topped with yogurt, green and sweet tamarind chutney, ground spices, and crunchy toppings like onions, sev, and coriander leaves.
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Mexican Style Golgappa with Fruit Pani| Pani Puri Mexican Style

Mexican Style Golgappa with Fruit Pani

Mexican Style Golgappa with Fruit Pani|Pani Puri Mexican Style is a indo-mexican fusion twist on famous Indian classic street food pani puri.
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chana chaat served in a bowl and chutneys and sev on the side

Chana Chaat

Chana Chaat is a healthy and flavorful Indian chaat snack made with white chickpeas (chana), veggies, spices, fresh herbs and sweet and tangy chutneys.
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dahi papdi served in a white plate garnished with sev and papdi, dev and chutneys on the side

Dahi Papdi Chaat Recipe

Dahi Papdi Chaat Recipe is one of the popular chaat recipes that you can find in any corner of India.
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phool makhana bhel/ makhana chaat served in a plate garnished with sev and pomegranate with chutneys on the side

Phool Makhana Bhel | Makhana Chaat

Makhana Bhel is a delicious sweet, tangy and spicy chaat recipe prepared with phool makhana (puffed lotus seeds), chopped onions, tomatoes, sweet and spicy chutneys, spices and topped with sev
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sweet corn bhel/corn chaat served in a bowl garnished with cilantro and pomegranate with boondi and sev on the side

Corn Bhel Recipe | Corn Chaat Bhel

Corn Bhel Recipe is a quick and delicious snack made with boiled corn, tossed with chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber ,bell pepper ,spicy mint chutney and topped with crunchy sev and boondi.
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Peanut vegetable salad served in a plate with cilantro on the side

Boiled Peanut Salad | Boiled Peanut Chaat

Peanut vegetable salad is a healthy and nutritious Indian style salad made with boiled peanuts (groundnuts), raw vegetables, lemon, and few spices
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Pakoras

Onion Pakoda - Air Fryer

Crispy Onion Pakoda's are Indian-style onion fritters that are easy to make, crispy, and are so delicious.
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potato bajjis in a plate with tea and ketchup on the side

Aloo Pakoda (Potato Bajji)

Aloo Pakora also known as Potato Bajji is a popular Indian snack in which sliced potatoes are coated in a spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried until golden and crispy.
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Crispy Paneer Fingers served on a plate with tomato ketchup on the side

Crispy Paneer Fingers Recipe

Crispy Paneer Fingers Recipe|Evening Snack|Kids appetizer is a lip-smacking crispy, spicy and very soft inside healthy snack
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Crispy Corn Pakoda served on a plate

Crispy Corn Pakoda (Corn Fritters)

Corn Pakora is an easy recipe in which deep-fried crisp corn fritters are made with chickpeas flour, sweet corn, and regular Indian spices.
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Crispy Spinach Corn Pakoda with dash of chat masala on top

Spinach Corn Pakoda Recipe

Crispy Spinach Corn Pakoda's are Indian style Spinach Corn Fritters which are crispy, healthy and easy to make.
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cabbage pakoda served on a plate

Cabbage Pakoda

Cabbage Pakoda recipe are Indian style Cabbage Fritters which are crispy,healthy and easy to make.An awesome variation for regular Onion Pakora.
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Broccoli 65 served on a plate

Broccoli 65 (Broccoli Fritters)

Broccoli 65 is a delicious crisp fried appetizer made with broccoli, flour, corn starch and few spices. 65 recipes are popular in South Indian restaurants.
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Vadas, Cutlets, and Kebabs

7 pieces of sabudana vada served on a plate with a small bowl of tomato ketchup on side

Sabudana Vada Recipe (Deep Fry, Air Fryer and Appe Pan)

Sabudana Vada's are crispy and crunchy Sago Fritters made with soaked sago (tapioca pearls), boiled potatoes, coarsely ground peanuts and few other ingredients.
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aloo tikkis served on a plate with green and tamarind chutney on the side

Aloo Tikki

Aloo Tikki (aka Aloo Pattice) is a popular Indian street food snack recipe made with boiled potatoes, spices. It is typically served with coriander mint chutney or part of Indian chaat food.
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Beetroot Tikki|Beetroot Cutlet

Beetroot Tikki is a delicious ,healthy combination of beetroot, potatoes, roasted peanuts and some spices and serve as a healthy appetizer or a tea time snack for your kids.
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Vegetable Rice Cutlet served on a plate with tomato ketchup on the side

Vegetable Rice Cutlet from Left Over rice (Rice Tikki)

Vegetable Rice Cutlet Recipe are rice cutlets made with boiled rice blended with mix vegetables.
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paneer popcorn served in a black plate with tomato ketchup on side

Paneer Popcorn Recipe

Paneer Popcorn is a quick ,healthy lip-smacking snack made with fresh paneer (indian cottage cheese), mixed with spices and herbs and tossed with breadcrumbs to give that extra punch to taste
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Crispy Masala French Fries served on a black plate with tomato ketchup

Crispy Masala French Fries Recipe (Potato French Fries)

This Crispy Masala French Fries is an Indian style spicy Potato French Fries recipe that can be easily made at home by mixing thinly cut potatoes with corn starch and few spices.
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podi idli served on a plate with idli podi on the side

Podi Idli Recipe

Podi Idli is a quick and easy breakfast or snack recipe prepared with idli podi (milagai podi), idli tempered with ghee.
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Soups

Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup served in a bowl with bread croutons and cream on top

Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup

Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup is delicious and comforting soup made with fresh tomatoes, carrots, bell pepper, onion, herbs and garnished with cream.
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Sweet Corn Soup served in black bowl and ketchup on side

Sweet Corn Soup (Instant pot & Stovetop)

Easy, creamy and delicious soup recipe made with sweet corn and vegetables that can be a perfect appetizer dish for your indo-chinese meal
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Accompaniments to Appetizers

green chutney served in a bowl with mint and coriander leaves on the side

Coriander Mint Chutney Recipe (Indian Green Chutney)

A quick, easy mint coriander chutney that can be added for Indian chats snacks for bhel puri, sev puri, samosa, ragda patties and as a spread for sandwiches, etc.
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red chili garlic chutney served in a bowl

Chili Garlic Chutney

Spice up your chaats with a zesty homemade Chilli Garlic Chutney made with Kashmiri red chilies and pungent garlic. It is a perfect accompaniment to elevate the taste of your favorite chaat snacks.
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coconut chutney served in a white bowl with tempering on the top and curry leaves on the side

Coconut Chutney Recipe (Nariyal Chutney)

Coconut Chutney (Nariyal Chutney) made with fresh coconut, fried gram, green chilies, and tempered with mustard seeds, lentils, and curry leaves is one of the popular and must accompaniments for many South Indian dishes like Idli, Dosa, Paniyaram, etc.
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onion tomato chutney served in a bowl with tempering on the top with side of coconut chutney and idli

Onion Tomato Chutney (for Idli, Dosa)

Learn how to make Restaurant Style Onion Tomato Chutney recipe with step by step pictures. This simple condiment is easy to make in 15 minutes and pairs well with South Indian breakfast dishes Idli, Dosa, Uttapam, Paniyaram, etc.
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peanut chutney recipe served in a white bowl with idli and vegetable sambar on the side

Peanut Chutney Recipe

Peanut Chutney recipe is a delicious South Indian condiment made with few ingredients like roasted peanuts, garlic, red or green chilies ground together and then tempered with some spices
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50+ easy vegetarian indian appetizers collage

50+ Vegetarian Indian Appetizers

Bhavana Patil
Looking for delicious and easy-to-make Indian Appetizer recipes? Here is a collection of both classic and innovative fusion vegetarian appetizer recipes, including samosa, tandoori, pakodas, chaats, tikkis, vadas, indo-chinese, dhokla, that will tantalize your taste buds!
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Method: Air Fryer, Stovetop
Cook Time : 30 minutes
Total Time : 30 minutes

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