Hello friends, before coming to our 10 flavorful snack recipes, let s first know a little about snacks. A snack is a new and increasingly popular slang term used by teenagers that means someone or something looks good in that moment. It is a compliment. . A snack is a small service of food and generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home. Traditionally, snacks are prepared from ingredients commonly available at home without a great deal of preparation. Often cold cuts, fruits, leftovers, nuts, sandwiches, and sweets are used as snacks.
Snack foods are typically designed to be portable, quick, and satisfying. Beverages, such as coffee, are not generally considered snacks although they may be consumed along with or in lieu of snack foods. A snack eaten shortly before going to bed or during the night may be called a “bedtime snack“, “late night snack“, or “(mid)night snack“. In India snacks play an important significance in one’s life. Snacks are for celebration, sadness, joy or just for fun. We love munching snacks almost anytime of the day.
There are snacks that are designed for weight loss. Few of the most popular snacks that helps in loosing weight are : Mixed nuts, Red bell pepper with guacamole, Greek yogurt and mixed berries, Apple slices with peanut butter, Cottage cheese with flax seeds and cinnamon, Celery sticks with cream cheese and many more.
What is the difference between a meal and a snack?
Snack is a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals. Whereas, Meal is the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
10 Flavorful Snack Recipes
In this post, i shall be sharing 10 of my favorite snack recipes that i have already updated in my blog before. It’s a compilation of 10 most amazing snacks that you should try making at home and i’m sure all your family members and friends are definitely going to love it.
1. Hare Matar Ki Ghugni
Hare Matar Ki Ghugni is a famous evening snack in North India and is enjoyed with a hot cuppa tea. This particular recipe comes from Uttar Pradesh and is also served as a street food that is affordable and a common man’s food as well. Its Vegan, gluten free and totally dairy-free snack recipe that is made with fresh green peas and potatoes. Sesoned with ginger, black pepper, salt and lemon juice, makes this snack a mouth watering dish that can also be enjoyed during breakfast and packed in lunch boxes too.
Ingredients :
- 2 Cups Green Peas Fresh or Frozen
- 2 Medium Potatoes cut into small cubes
- 1 tsp Grated Ginger
- 2 Finely chopped green chilies
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1-2 tsp Oil
- 1 Big Onion finely chopped
- 1 Big Tomato finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Finely chopped coriander
- Few mint leaves for garnish
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Freshly crushed black pepper
- salt to taste
2.Mozzarella Cheese Filled Croquettes
Chrunchy Mozzarella Cheese filled Croquettes are mozzarella stick filled cigar shaped cutlets coated in corn flour and bread crumbs. I first tried this recipe almost 4 years back when my son mentioned about these yummy snacks that one of his friend use to bring in his lunch box. After a few trial and error I finally cracked the accurate recipe made to perfection. Nowadays Cheese Filled Croquettes are one of the most loved snack recipe in my home. We make it every now and then and from past few years we have been making this regularly in our Ramadan Iftar parties. I prefer making these Croquettes in batches and freeze them so that I can get my hands on them whenever I crave for. Though it’s a deep fried recipe but you can also air fry them in batches to avoid excess consumption of oil.
Ingredients :
- 4 Potatoes Boiled
- 8 Mozzarella cheese sticks
- 1 Tsp Chili Flakes
- 1 Tsp oregano
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 Tbsp coriander Fine chopped
- 2 Tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 Cup water
- 1 Cup Panko breadcrumbs
- salt To taste
- Oil For deep frying
3.Corn & Beetroot Patties
For all these years I have been trying to come up with recipes that can be enjoyed by kids specially as i find it difficult to please them. There are enormous recipes that are specially curated for kids but again not every recipe are liked and approved by them. I personally believe kids like dishes that are colorful and where they can’t make out the ingredients that went in to make the dish. Well in a way it’s good because that’s the only way we get to feed them vegetables etc. Corn and Beetroot Patties is one such recipe that i had curated for my son and thankfully it got approved and he asks me to make it more often now days.
Ingredients :
- 4 boiled potatoes
- 1 cup Grated Beetroot
- 1/2 cup Corn kernels
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder
- salt to taste
- 2-3 tbsp Chopped Coriander
- 1 tsp Chopped mint
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup Bread Crumbs
- Oil/ Butter to shallow fry
4. Rajasthani Methi Mathri
An oval shaped crispy savory snack from Rajasthan, typically served with hot garlic and coriander chutney. Methi Mathri is your ideal travel partner and also save you from your midnight hunger panks. Though it’s a deep fried version but you can any day try air frying or baking them to give a healthier twist. Methi Mathri is commonly shaped round or cut into diamond shape but in few parts of Rajasthan it typically shaped oval. Easy to store with a long shelf life, this Methi Mathri recipe is definitely a keeper.
Ingredients :
- 1 cup Maida/ All purpose flour
- 4-5 tbsp Suji/ Rawa/ Semolina
- 1 tbsp Chawal ka Atta / Rice Flour
- 1/2 cup Crushed Kasuri Methi
- 1/2 tsp Haldi/ Turmeric powder
- 1 pinch Hing/ Asafoetida
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 2-3 tbsp Oil / Ghee
- 1 cup (approx) Luke warm water
- Oil for deep frying
5. Rice Appe
Rice Appe is the simplest and a quick savory snack from South India made with Rice and Urad Dal. Rice and Urad dal is washed and soaked overnight , then grind and ferment to make a savory batter. This batter can be used for making Dosai or Uttapam as well. Many variation can be done in this recipe making it even more fun and delectable. For example you can add finely chopped vegetables of your choice or even make stuffed appe. I usually place a small piece of cheese within the batter while making appe. This gives a gooey cheesy snack that pleases kids easily. Below mentioned is the ratio of Dal and Rice along with the method of making this delicious snack. If you have left over Idli/Dosa batter you can nicely use them for making Appe and serve it with any of your favorite chutney.
Ingredients :
- 3 cup white rice
- 1 Cup urad dal
- 1 tbsp salt as per taste
- 2-3 tsp Oil
6. Hara Bhara Kebab
Hara Bhara Kebab is a Small coin shaped green kebab decord with a cute lil cashew is crunchy outside and absolutely melt in mouth inside. The color green comes from Spinach and green peas…though I use some boiled potatoes and bread crumbs for binding but you can also use paneer to make it a Lil more rich. Check out the recipe, make it for your family or guests and do tell me how it was.
Ingredients :
- 1 Bunch spinach
- 1 Cup Green Peas Fresh or frozen
- 2 Green Chilies
- 2 Medium potatoes Boiled
- 1 Cup Bread Crumbs
- 1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1 Tsp Amcur
- salt To taste
- 2 Tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 Cup water
- 1/2 Cup semolina
- Oil For deep frying
- 5-6 Cashews Cut into half
7. Ammini Kozhukattai
With the onset of festivals we get to see a wide range of food that comes as offerings from various parts of India. Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated and I’ve been seeing all my South Indian friends coming up with such amazing recipes that is offered to the Lord Ganesh as prasadam. Ammini Kozhukattai is one such delectable dish that is considered to be Lords favorite too. In conversation with one of my blogger friend I got to know about this recipe and tried making my variant by adding some crushed peanuts and coconut too.
Ingredients :
Dough :
- 1 Cup rice flour
- 1.25 cups water
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 pinch salt
Spice Mix :
- 2 tbsp Peanuts
- 2 inch Fresh coconut piece sliced
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 Dry Red Chili
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
Kozhukattai :
- 2 tbsp Oil / Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- 1 sprig Curry leaf
- 1 tsp Urad Dal/ White Lentil
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt to taste
8. Chilli Gobi
Gobi Chilli / Chilli Gobi aka Dry Gobi Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese snack that is made with small cauliflower florets, dipped in a flavorful batter, deep fried and then cooked with Chinese flavors. Its a perfect tea time snack and can also be served in your brunch parties. Other recipes similar to Gobi Chilli are Paneer Chilli and Chicken Chilli for the non vegetarians. Chilli gobi particularly has a crispy texture and cooked in a spicy, sweet and sour sauce. Usually the consistency is dry but you can make it in a thick gravy as well. Chilli Gobi is a great option to spice up your meal and is also loved by kids a lot. A great starter for your weekend parties, this recipe also makes a great side dish to your fried rice or noodles.
Ingredients :
- 1 Cup cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup Diced Onion
- 1/2 cup Diced Capsicum
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Red chili sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp Fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp Finely chopped Garlic
- 1 tsp Roasted Sesame
- salt to taste
For Batter :
- 1/2 cup Maida/ All purpose flour
- 3-4 tbsp cornflour
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tsp sesame
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1/2 tsp Red chili sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
For Slurry :
For Frying :
- 1 cup Oil
9. Noodle Pakora
Veg Noodle Pakora is one fusion snack recipe that is made with either fresh or left over maggi noodles. The noodles when mixed with various vegetables and flavored with taste maker and Indian spices makes some amazing crunchy munchy snack that is loved by kids the most and also makes a perfect snack option in your brunch parties. So if you have plenty of maggi packets left in your pantry and you are looking out for some recipe where you can use them, then your search ends here. Veg Noodle Pakora is an ideal tiffin snack for fussy kids who don’t like to eat vegetables. This crunchy snack feeds them with all the goodness of vegetables as well. Serve it hot with any of your favorite dip or a simple tomato sauce does wonders too.
Ingredients :
- 2 packs Noodles Maggi
- 1 carrot ( finely chopped )
- 1 capsicum ( finely chopped )
- 1/2 cup cabbage (grated)
- 1 Green Chili (finely chopped)
- 1 onion Small (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup Besan/ Gram Flour
- 1/2 tsp salt (adjustable)
10. Granola Bars
Granola bars are the best gift one can ever give to a person who is a weight watcher. An easy recipe that combines to make an amazingly delicious and energetic bars to keep you energetic the whole day.
Ingredients :
- 2 Cups Rolled oats
- 1 Cup Mixed nuts Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts
- 1 Tbsp Sunflower seeds
- 1 Tbsp Melon Seeds
- 1/4 Cup honey
- 1/4 Cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 Cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbs Dessicated coconut
- 1 Tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Pinch Kosher Salt
- 1/2 Cup Dried berries Blueberries, Cranberries (optional)
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Love : Shaheen
