Snackes

🥨 Savory Snacks

Samosa

A deep-fried pastry filled with spiced potatoes, peas, and sometimes meat, often served with tamarind chutney.

Pakora (Bhaji)

Vegetables like onions, potatoes, or spinach dipped in seasoned gram flour batter and deep-fried to crispy perfection.

Vada Pav

Mumbai's iconic burger: a spicy potato fritter (vada) sandwiched between a soft bun (pav), served with chutneys and fried green chilies.

Bhel Puri

A beachside favorite made from puffed rice, sev, onions, and tangy tamarind chutney, offering a delightful crunch.

Mathri

A flaky biscuit from Rajasthan, made with flour, semolina, and ghee, often served with pickles.

Murukku

A spiral-shaped snack from South India, made with rice and urad dal flour, seasoned with cumin and sesame seeds.

 

🥟 Savory Snacks

1. Vadai (Medhu Vadai / Paruppu Vadai)

   • Deep-fried lentil fritters (urad dal or chana dal based). Crispy outside, soft inside.

Vadai Varieties

             Thavala Vadai – A special vadai made from a mix of dals and rice, soaked and coarsely      

                                                       ground.
           Keerai Vadai – Medhu or paruppu vadai with chopped greens (like amaranth or spinach).

            Ulundhu Vadai – The classic donut-shaped vadai made from urad dal.

1. Samosa

   • Stuffed with spicy potato filling and deep-fried. Often smaller than North Indian ones.

2. Bonda

   • Potato-based (Aloo Bonda) or plain flour-based (Maida Bonda), deep-fried snack balls.

3. Sundal

   • Stir-fried chickpeas or green gram with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and grated coconut.

4. Masala Vadai

   • Crunchy vadai made from chana dal, onions, and spices.

5. Onion Pakoda

   • Thinly sliced onions coated with spiced gram flour and deep-fried until crispy.

6. Banana Bajji

   • Raw plantain slices dipped in a spicy besan batter and deep-fried.

7. Chilli Bajji (Milagai Bajji)

   • Large green chillies dipped in batter and deep-fried, sometimes stuffed with spiced potato

     1. Onion Bajji – Whole onion slices dipped in spicy gram flour batter.

     2. Potato Bajji – Thin potato slices coated in besan and fried.

     3. Brinjal Bajji – Similar, made with sliced eggplant.

     4. Cauliflower Bajji – Florets fried in pakora-style batter.

     5. Bread Bajji – Bread slices dipped in batter and fried (usually square or triangle cuts)

     🍬 Sweet Snacks

     1. Sweet Bonda

        • A sweet version made with jaggery, banana, and flour.

     2. Sooji Kesari / Rava Kesari

        • Sometimes sold in a banana leaf parcel—semolina sweetened with sugar, ghee, and cardamom.

     3. Adhirasam

        • A traditional jaggery and rice flour sweet, deep-fried

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