THE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO INDIAN SNACKS: RECIPES FOR SAMOSAS, VADA PAV, AND MORE

Indian Snacks are so versatile that they can fit anybody’s diet. Many Indian snacks can be prepared instantly with a handful of ingredient; some requires more. The essential Indian snacks that are everyone’s favorite, especially students, are samosas, vada pav, dosa, uttapam, poha, etc.

These easy Indian snack recipes are prepared easily in no time, making students' lives relaxed. Read this blog for many easy and healthy Indian snacks to try and relish.

Easy and Tasty Indian Snacks To Try

Onion Pakoda

Onion pakoda is a crispy and savory snack everyone loves. It consists of gram flour, salt, red chili powder, onions, and green chili. Pairing this flavorful snack with green chutney is the best combination during the rain. The onion pakoda recipe is super easy, and you can make this instantly without much trouble.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ Cup- Besan (Gram flour)
• ¼ Tsp- Alcoeats Turmeric powder
• 1 Tsp- Salt
• ¼ Tsp- Ajwain
• 1 ½ Tsp- Cornflour
• 2-3- Chopped green chilies
• 2 Cups- Chopped onions
• 1 Sprig- Coriander leaves
• ½ Tsp- Alcoeats Garam masala
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

• Take gram flour, chopped onions, and green chilies in a large glass bowl.
• Add salt, ajwain, turmeric powder, garam masala, and water.
• Mix all the ingredients well to make a thick batter.
• Heat a pan and add oil to it.
• Put the batter in hot oil and fry until the pakodas become golden and crisp.
• Enjoy the onion pakodas with green chutney and complement them with masala chai for a perfect evening.

Poha

Poha is the most common yet popular Indian snack item that every household enjoys. The Poha recipe consists of flattened rice fried with onions, spices, peanuts, and lemon juice. You can add any element of your choice for a perfect poha recipe, from sev to chaat masala. Let’s learn a simple yet tasty poha recipe-

Ingredients

• 2 Cup- Poha
• 1- Big sized onion(Chopped)
• 1- Potato(Chopped)
• 2-3- Green chilies
• ½ Tsp- Mustard seeds
• 1 Sprig- Curry leaves
• ¼ Tsp- Alcoeats Turmeric powder
• 1 Tbsp- Peanuts
• 2 Tbsp- Cooking oil
• 1 Sprig- Coriander leaves
• To Taste- Salt

Instructions

• Take poha into a bowl and add water to rinse the poha well.
• Let the poha stay for five to ten minutes to become the poha soft.
• Heat a pan, add oil, and roast the peanuts until crunchy and brown.
• Heat a pan again; add cooking oil, mustard seeds, chopped onions, potatoes, and curry leaves.
• Add turmeric powder, salt, and rinsed poha.
• Add salt and roasted peanuts, and mix all the contents by continuously stirring.
• Add coriander leaves to garnish the poha.
• Add lemon juice, sev, and chopped onions according to your preference.

Dhokla

Dhokla comes from a Gujarati dish, and the dhokla recipe is considered healthy because of its lentils, chickpeas, etc. It is made of chana dal or urad dal soaked and fermented, then steamed in an instant pot. After steaming and tempering, mustard seeds and curry leaves are poured into the steamed dhoklas to enjoy. There is another dhokla recipe, including semolina and gram flour. Enjoy the delicious dhoklas with tamarind and green mint chutney.

Ingredients

For making the batter,

• 1 Cup- Gram flour
• 1 Tbsp- Semolina (optional)
• 1 Tsp- Crushed green chili & ginger
• 1 ½ Tsp- Lemon juice
• ¼ Cup- Curd
• To taste- Salt
• ¾ Cup- Water
• 1 Tsp- Eno
• Oil for greasing

For tempering,

• 2 Tbsp- Cooking oil
• ½ Tsp- Mustard seeds
• 1 Pinch- Hing
• 1 Tsp- Sesame seeds
• 10-15- Curry leaves
• 4-5- Green chilies
• ⅓ Cup- Water
• 1 Tsp- Sugar
• 2 Tbsp- Chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

• Take gram flour, semolina, lemon juice, crushed green chilies, and ginger in a bowl.
• Add curd, water, and salt to make a batter free from lumps.
• Add eno and put the batter into a greased plate.
• Take a broad container, and add water to it.
• Put the batter into the container and cover the lid for 10-12 minutes.
• Check whether the batter is cooked or not with the help of a knife or chopstick.
• Put tempering to the dhokla prepared by heating the pan with the oil.
• Add mustard, green chilies, curry leaves, hing, sesame seeds, and sugar.
• Add the tempering to the dhoklas and garnish with coriander leaves.

Samosas

No one does not know about samosas. It is one of the most popular Indian snacks available everywhere. From street vendors to restaurants, the first preference for any Indian snacks ends with samosas. It is made of refined flour, boiled potatoes, and spices stuffed inside it. It can be served with green chutney or tamarind chutney.

Ingredients

• 3-4 - Boiled potatoes
• 1 Tbsp- Oil or ghee
• ¾ Tsp- Cumin seeds
• 1 Tbsp- Chopped garlic
• 1-2- Chopped green chilies
• A Pinch- Hing
• ¾ Tsp- Alco Kashmiri red chili powder
• ½ Tsp- Cumin powder
• ½ Tsp- Salt
• 1 Tsp- Alco Garam masala
• ½ Tsp- Amchur powder
• ½ Cup- Green peas
• ¼ Cup- Coriander leaves

Making Dough,

• 2 Cup- Refined flour (Maida)
• ¾ Tsp- Ajwain
• ¾ Tsp- Salt
• 4 Tbsp- Oil
• ½ Cup- Water

Instructions

• Add maida, salt, oil, and ajwain to prepare the dough in a mixing bowl.
• Add water and make a dough of smooth consistency.
• To prepare the stuffing, heat a pan and add oil.
• Add cooking oil, cumin seeds, ginger, and green chilies.
• Add Alco Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, salt, garam masala, and amchur powder.
• Add green peas to the mixture and mix well to cook correctly.
• Add coriander leaves from the top to garnish.
• Make the samosa shape from the dough, and add the potato stuffing.
• Deep fry the samosas in the hot oil, and your delicious samosas are ready to eat.

Vada Pav

Vada pav is a famous Mumbai street food available everywhere. A potato dumpling is placed between the pav and accompanied by mint, sweet chutney, or ketchup. There are many variations available of vada pav recipes. One can alter the spice level and the Stuffing in vada pav according to choice.

Ingredients

For Stuffing,

• 3-4- Boiled potatoes
• ¾ Inch- Ginger
• 2-3- Garlic cloves
• 2- Green chilies
• 3 Tbsp- Coriander leaves
• 1 Tbsp- Cooking oil
• ½ Tsp- Mustard seeds
• 1 Sprig- Curry leaves

For the Batter,

• ¾ Cup- Besan
• 2 Tbsp- Rice flour
• ¼ Tsp- Salt
• 1 Pinch- hing
• 1 Pinch- Alco Turmeric powder
• 1- Pav

Instructions

• To prepare dumplings, paste green chilies, garlic, and cloves.
• Heat a pan; add oil, mustard seeds, garlic, ginger, and green chili paste.
• Add a sprig of curry leaves and boiled and mashed potatoes, and cook well.
• Add coriander leaves from the top to the pan.
• Make balls of the mixture.
• Add besan, rice flour, salt, hing, and Alco turmeric powder to make the batter.
• Dip the balls into the batter and deep fry them in hot oil.
• Fry the dumplings until crisp and golden brown.
• Place the hot dumplings in the middle of the pav, spread the green and sweet chutney to the pav, and serve your tasty vada pav.

Summing Up

Indian snacks have many variations, such as poha, vada pav, samosa, dhokla, onion pakodas, etc. These Indian snacks are readily available, and if you wish to prepare them at home, they are easy. These instant snacks are very special to students residing outside and wanting something homely to eat.