A common snack that can be enjoyed with any chutney or with tomato ketchup is vadai.
Snacks
Explore a tasty collection of South Indian snack recipes, including vadai, pakoda, bonda, kozhukattai, murukku, sundal, patties, and other tea-time favorites. These vegetarian snack recipes include crispy deep-fried savories, healthy steamed dishes, protein-rich sundal varieties, festival snacks, and easy evening bites served with chutney, ketchup, tea, coffee, or as a side with rice dishes.
Green Gram Sprouts
This sprouts are made with green gram dhal by soaking and fermenting for a day
Oats Dhokla with Coriander Chutney
This Dhokla is made with ready made oats and goes well with coriander chutney or onion chutney.
Keerai (Greens) Adai
This adai is made with raw rice and greens (keerai). It can be served warm with jaggery or butter, or with any chutney.
Spicy Oats Kozhukattai
This kozhukattai is made with Oats, coconut gratings and garnished with other spices like idli milagai podi
Pepper Kaara Sev
Pepper Kaara Sev is a popular Indian snack made from besan and rice flour, seasoned with various spices, and deep-fried until crispy. Often consumed alone or included in chaat for additional crunch, it is widely available in Indian snack shops and can be easily prepared at home. Special utensils like Kaara Sev Karandi or a Murukku Achu with large holes are used to shape and fry the dough.
Bread Crisps
Bread Crisps are a delightful snack made by transforming simple ingredients into a crispy treat. Start by finely chopping onion, tomato, green chillies, and coriander leaves. Prepare the bread by removing the crusts and cutting the slices into squares. In a bowl, mix rawa (sooji) with salt and red chilli […]
Oats Mor Kazhi
This healthy snack made with oats can be taken as breakfast, evening snack or at the dinner time too.
Pepper Jeera Medhu Vadai
Medhu vadai is a renowned South Indian snack, often enjoyed as breakfast or a snack, made from urad dal (split black lentils). It features a crispy exterior and a soft interior, achieved through deep-frying lentil batter. Usually served with coconut chutney and sambar, it can include onions, green chilies, and curry leaves for extra flavor.
Payatham Paruppu Sundal
Delicious and nutritious, Payatham Paruppu Sundal is a South Indian lentil dish seasoned with fragrant spices. Perfect for festivals and gatherings!
Rawa Kozhukattai
Discover the delicious and easy-to-make South Indian snack, Rawa Kozhukattai, made with semolina and flavorful ingredients like coconut and curry leaves.
Karaboondhi
Karaboondhi is a crisp, spicy boondi snack made by frying besan-rice flour batter into tiny pearls, then tossing with curry leaves, nuts, garlic, chilli powder, and salt. Store airtight for lasting crunch.