Diwali is known as the “festival of lights.” Many households celebrate Diwali. This festival is a great time for different types of snacks. Here are the top 20 hot and sour snacks to try this festive season.
1.Samosa
Samosa is a trendy snack in India. It is a triangular snack, which has dough and a spicy potato filling. The main ingredients are flour, green chili, potato, ginger, oil, and many spices(like amchur, hing, garam masala, etc).
2.Katori Chaat
It is also known as tokri chaat. The chaat is served in an edible basket or katori. The origins of this chaat are said to be in Lucknow’s Royal Cafe. The ingredients to make the Katori are flour, salt, and oil. The ingredients required for the chaat are chana, potato, moong, yogurt, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, onion, coriander leaves, sev, chaat masala, green and tamarind chutney.
3.Aloo Bajji
It is a very easy-to-make snack. It takes about 30 minutes to make. It is crunchy and savory. The main ingredients include potato and besan. Other ingredients are baking soda, red chili powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, and oil.
4.Medu Vada
It is a South Indian snack typically eaten at breakfast. It is shaped like a donut. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The main ingredients include urad daal, lentils, suji, spices(like hing, curry leaves, ginger, green chilies, cumin seeds, and black pepper), onion, coriander, salt, and oil.
5.Nippattu
This is also known as Chekkalu and Thattai. These are popular in the region of Karnataka. The main ingredients include peanuts, flour, rava, sesame seeds, curry leaves, red chili powder, salt, and oil.
6.Masala Vada
It is a popular snack eaten with tea. It is also a popular street food in South India. They are also known as Paruppu Vada. They are crispy and spicy. The main ingredients are chana daal, onion, green chilies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, oil, and spices.
7.Chole Tikki Chaat
It takes about 45 minutes to make and is a great snack. It is spicy and sour. Ingredients include chickpeas, potato, ginger garlic paste, green chilies, cardamom, Kashmiri chili, cumin, tamarind, spices, salt, and oil.
8.Sabu Vada
It is a popular snack in the Maharashtrian region. They are crunchy and healthy. They can be served with chutney or eaten with tea. Ingredients include sabudana, potato, peanuts, green chilies, lemon juice, coriander, cumin, salt, and oil.
9.Hara Bhara Kebab
This means that the kebab is full of greens. This is healthy and delicious. The main ingredients are spinach, potato, and peas. Other ingredients are spices(like cumin, coriander, garam masala, amchur, chili powder, etc), bread crumbs, salt, and oil.
10.Cheese Namakpara
Namakpara, also known as nimki, is a crunchy snack. It is famous all over India. They are shaped like long diamonds. The main ingredients are flour, cheese, carom seeds, ghee, milk, salt, and oil. Chilli flakes can also be added to spice up the snack.
11.Aval Murukku
Murukku is a savory snack from South India. It is also known as murkulu or janthukulu. It is also common in Myanmar, Singapore, and Malaysia. Aval means Poha. This dish is Murukku, made from poha. The main ingredients are poha, flour, gram daal, butter, cumin seeds, chili powder, red chili powder, salt, and oil.
12.Beetroot Tikki
This is a very healthy snack during the festival season. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare. The main ingredients are beetroot, flour, bread crumbs, onion, cashews or peanuts, ginger garlic paste, green chili, coriander, spices( like cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala, etc), salt, and oil. Potatoes and oats can also be added.
13.Mysore Boonda
It is also known as Mysore Bajji. This dish is famous in southern regions of India, especially Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The main ingredients are flour, yogurt, ginger, cumin seeds, green chilies, onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, and oil. They can be served with coconut chutney.
14.Samosa Chaat
It takes about 30 minutes to make. The main ingredients are flour, semolina, ghee, carom seeds, potato, onion, ginger, chilies, amchur, coriander leaves, spices( like cumin, coriander, etc), tamarind chutney, salt, and oil. We can also add chole to the chaat. To make this simple ingredients are needed like chickpeas, chutney, green chillies, ginger, and cumin seeds. Yogurt can be used as a garnish.
15.Kunukku
It is a savory snack typically eaten as a tea-time snack. The main ingredients are rice, chana daal, urad daal, green gram, green and red chilies, onion, curry and coriander leaves, hing, salt, and oil. It can be served with coconut chutney or eaten with tea.
16.Thukkada
This snack is from a place called Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. It is shaped like a diamond. They are crunchy and spicy. They take about 30 minutes to prepare. This snack is straightforward to make. It needs simple ingredients. They are wheat, hing, and red chili powder.
17.Dahi Ke Kebab
It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It can be served with coconut or mint chutney. Dahi means curd. The main ingredients are curd, ginger paste, garam masala, coriander, cumin, onion, green chili, paneer, breadcrumbs, besan, salt, and oil.
18.Falafel
These are deep-fried snacks popular in the Middle-Eastern cuisine. It is easy to make and takes about 40 minutes. The ingredients are chickpeas, flour, garlic, onion, coriander leaves, cumin, red chili powder, salt, and oil.
19.Pav Bhaji
It is a prevalent street food from India. Pav is bread, and bhaji means a spicy and delicious vegetable curry. The main ingredients are cauliflower, carrot, peas, coriander, green chili, garlic, ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri red chili powder, tomato, kasoori methi, coriander, salt, and oil.
20.Radhaballavi
It is also known as dal puri. It is a famous snack in Bengali cuisine. They can be stuffed with fish, meat, or lentils. They can also be served with alur dom or cholar daal. Ingredients include flour, ghee, urad daal, cumin, nutmeg, red chilies, hing, ginger, salt, and oil.
