Looking for delicious and authentic Indian Vegetarian Snacks Recipes? Here is a collection of mouthwatering snack recipes, including samosa, chivda, pakodas, chaats, dhokla, and sandwiches that will tantalize your taste buds!
At around four o'clock every day, we finally get a moment to ourselves. At this moment, all we want to do is unwind with a cup of masala chai and release the stress from our busy day. When it comes to tea time, we all know that a great cup of kadak (strong) chai is never complete without a tray of snacks.
If you look about and investigate, you'll find a profusion of munchies to pair with your tea. However, certain traditional Indian dishes go well with tea-for example, air fryer samosa, bread pakoda, mathri, bhel puri, avocado papdi chaat, and other foods.
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Here are 60+ Easy Vegetarian Indian Snack Recipes
Indian Dry Snacks
Poha Chivda Recipe
Crunchy and delicious, Poha Chivda is a traditional savory Indian snack mix (Namkeen) made with flattened rice (poha), nuts, fried gram, dried coconut, curry leaves, and spices.
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Roasted Makhana Chivda (Makhana Namkeen)
Makhana Chivda Recipe is a crunchy healthy snack made with roasted makhana's (foxnuts), peanuts, sliced coconut, dalia, curry leaves and few spices
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Easy Chakli Recipe
This classic deep fried Chakli recipe includes a blend of rice flour, gram flour (besan) and spices for a light and crispy snack that's easy to make at home.
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Congress Kadlekai (Masala Peanuts)
Congress Kadlekai/Masala Peanuts Recipe is a popular snack from Karnataka made by dry roasting the raw peanuts and are seasoned with spice mixture and tossed until well incorporated.
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Masala Peanuts - (Microwave, Air fryer)
Masala Peanuts is a spicy and crunchy snack coated in chickpea flour, rice flour , peanuts and few spices which serves as wonderful tea time snacks.
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Maddur Vada | Maddur Vade
Maddur vada (Maddur Vade) is a famous savory snack from Karnataka made of rice flour, semolina and all purpose flour mixed with lots of onions, curry leaves and green chilies and is served with coconut chutney.
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Spicy Masala Makhana Recipe
Spicy Masala Makhana or Roasted Makhana Masala is a healthy instant snack recipe that is made up of makhana (lotus seeds or foxnuts) and few spices in just under 10 minutes.
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Namak Para
Namak Para is crispy fried savory Indian snack made with flour, spices and ghee (or oil).
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Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas
These Roasted Chickpeas are ultra crispy and golden brown protein-packed snacks prepared with very little oil in the air fryer
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Sweet Shankarpali Recipe
Shankarpali are delicious flaky, melt-in-the-mouth flour fried cookies made for festive occasions like Diwali
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Air Fryer Banana Chips (Plantain Chips)
Crispy homemade Healthy Plantain chips / Banana chips made out of raw bananas that are healthier, made with very little coconut oil in the air fryer
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Dips
Cheesy Masala Corn Dip
This Indian-style masala corn dip is a delicious, cheesy, and crowd-pleasing appetizer - perfect for potlucks, game days, or holiday parties.
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Indian Chaats & Street Foods
Pani Puri Recipe
Pani Puri, also known as golgappa, puchka, is a popular street food in India where small, hollow, crispy puris are filled with a flavorful potato mixture and sweet, spicy, and tangy water, creating a burst of flavors in each bite.
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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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Aloo Tikki Recipe (Shallow Fry, Air Fry)
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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Instant Pot Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a popular dish from Mumbai made up of spiced mashed vegetable curry (bhaji), served piping hot with a soft bread roll (pav) with a butter,finely chopped onions, cilantro and a squeeze of lime
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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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Aloo Tikki Chaat Recipe (Indian Street Style)
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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Bhel Puri Recipe
Bhel Puri Chaat is one of the most popular chaat's made of puffed rice, vegetables, green chutney, tangy tamarind chutney, and a few spices.
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Dahi Vada
Fluffy, tender, soft, tangy and sweet Dahi Vada are a combination of all your favorite flavors and textures in one tasty snack
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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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Edamame Chaat (High Protein Snack)
Edamame Sweet Potato Chaat is a healthy, high-protein snack made with frozen shelled edamame beans, vegetables, and fresh herbs, all tossed in Indian spices and sweet-and-spicy chutneys.
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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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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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Chana Chaat Recipe (Chickpea Chaat)
Chana Chaat is a quick, healthy, and flavorful Indian chaat snack recipe made with white chickpeas (chana), veggies, spices, fresh herbs, and sweet and tangy chutneys.
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Roasted Chana Salad (Bhuna Chana Chaat)
Roasted Chana Salad is a protein-packed, healthy, and flavorful Indian salad recipe made with roasted chana, fresh veggies, spices, and herbs. It comes together in under 10 minutes!
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Dabeli
An extremely popular gujarati street food snack recipe made with indian pav bread and stuffed with a unique blend of masala.
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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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Veg Puff
This flaky buttery veg puff is filled with a medley of spiced potato and vegetable filling.
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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 (Sooji 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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Girmit Recipe (Hubli-Dharward Style)
Girmit is a very popular street food from north Karnataka. This snack recipe is extremely popular in Hubli-dharwad region of Karnataka.
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Vegetable Masala Maggi (Maggi Noodles)
Vegetable Masala Maggi is a Mumbai Street Style recipe with addition of colorful vegetables and few spices
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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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Masala Puffed Rice (Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice)
Masala Puffed Rice is a favorite tea time snack for North Kannadigas prepared using thin puffed rice, peanuts, roasted gram, green chili, curry leaves, garlic and few other spices.
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Podi Idli Recipe (Podi Mini Idli)
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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Pakoras & Vadas
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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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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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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Crispy Corn Pakoda Recipe (Air-fryer & Deep-Fried)
Corn Pakora is an easy recipe in which deep-fried crisp corn fritters are made with gram flour, sweet corn, and regular Indian spices.
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Paneer Popcorn Recipe (Air Fryer)
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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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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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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Sandwiches & Bread Snacks
Guacamole Sandwich Recipe | How to make Guacamole Sandwich
Guacamole Sandwich is a delicious and easy to assemble sandwich recipe made using guacamole dip.
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Mayonnaise Sandwich (Veg Mayo Sandwich)
Veg Mayonnaise Sandwich recipe is a quick and easy to make healthy sandwich loaded with fresh vegetables and eggless mayonnaise.
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Curd Sandwich (Dahi Sandwich)
Curd Sandwich|Yogurt Sandwich|Dahi Sandwich is a healthy, creamy and wholesome sandwich loaded with fresh vegetables
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Spicy Potato Sandwich (Aloo Sandwich)
Spicy Potato Sandwich (Aloo Sandwich) is an easy Indian Style breakfast or snack recipe made with boiled and mashed potatoes, mozzarella cheese, few spices and toasted to perfection that you can be made in 20 minutes.
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Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style
Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style recipe as it is known in the Iyengar bakeries is an open faced sandwich topped with sautéed onions, carrot, capsicum coated in Indian spices.
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Veg Chilli Cheese Toast (Tawa & Air Fryer)
Chilli Cheese Toast on Tawa is a toast made from cheese, chillies, and some veggies spread on top.
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Dominos Style Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread
This Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread is a copycat version of Dominos Stuffed Garlic bread which is homemade, creamy, cheesy garlic flavored bread recipe
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Bread Pizza without Oven (Tawa Bread Pizza)
Quick, easy and delicious Bread Pizza made without Oven
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Chutneys for Snacks
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
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 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 (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
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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Drinks to Pair with Indian Snacks
Indian Masala Chai Recipe
Learn how to make an Authentic Indian Masala Chai (or tea) recipe with black tea leaves (or tea bags), milk, ginger, and a blend of aromatic spices.
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Mango Lassi Recipe
This delicious Indian Restaurant-style Mango lassi recipe is made with just 3 main ingredients yogurt, milk, and mango pulp (fresh, frozen, or canned mango pulp), and ready in 10 minutes.
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Nimbu Pani | Shikanji (Indian Lemonade)
Nimbu Pani or Shikanji is an easy and refreshing popular Indian drink made by mixing lemon juice, sugar, black salt, and spices such as roasted cumin powder with water.
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Adrak Wali Chai
Adrak wali Chai or Ginger tea, is a popular Indian beverage made with black tea leaves (or tea bags), milk, ginger, and sugar. Serve this comforting beverage along with morning breakfast or evening snacks.
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