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    Indian Appetizers

    Delicious and easy Indian appetizers to throw together for a party or potluck!

    Easy potluck recipes

    These are easy Indian appetizers that can be made ahead and in large quantities for a potluck or party.

    • A hand holding a baked and crispy caramelized onion puff pastry pinwheel.
      Indian Spiced Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Pinwheels
    • Indian style bruschetta slices on a white charcuterie board with toasted baguette on on the top of the board
      Indian-Style Bruschetta with Ricotta
    • Sour cream and spring onion raita dip in a bowl with wavy potato chips plated along side it. Green onions in the background along with a bigger bowl of dip.
      Sour Cream and Spring Onion Raita Dip
    • Mutton cutlets breaded with mint cilantro chutney and maggi hot and sweet chutney
      Indian Mutton Keema Aloo Cutlets in Oven

    Chaat Appetizers

    Checkout these amazing chaat appetizers for your next party! Checkout these resources if you are looking to turn your whole party into a chaat party or a chaatcuterie board.

    • Indian Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
      Indian Crispy Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
    • Bhel puri in a bowl with tamarind chutney and mint chutneys
      Bhel Puri (Puffed Rice Chaat)
    • Dahi puri on a plate
      Crispy Dahi Puri Chaat
    • Pani puri close up shot with the background with two different types of pani, chickpea and potato filling, and puris (semolina balls)
      Pani Puri with Chickpea Potato Filling
    • Nachos chaat with hand picking up a chip. Nachos chaat has green chutney chilis, cilantro, green chutney, tamarind chutney, and cheese.
      Indian Nachos Chaat with Cheese
    • Close up of assembled papdi chaat plate
      Aloo Chana Papdi Chaat
    • Chicken Manchurian Wings with hands picking them up

    Indo-Chinese

    Oven Baked Wings

    Sweet and spicy Indo-chinese oven baked manchurian wings are the perfect appetizers to chow down on while watching a game!

    Get the recipe →

    Delicious samosa recipes

    Samosas are one of the most iconic Indian appetizers. Checkout these samosa recipes that are either fried or baked!

    • Lots of mini sweet potato samosas on a parchment lined plate. One samosa is torn open with the sweet potato filling showing.
      Mini Sweet Potato Samosas with Spring Roll Sheets
    • Baked savory sunflower shaped samosa hand-pies on a baking tray
      Baked Savory Samosa Hand-Pies
    • Samosas on a platter with tamarind chutney on top left and cilantro mint chutney on bottom right. One samosa is broken open revealing the potato and peas filling.
      Veg Potato and Pea Samosa
    • A hand holding a cut open masala vada. Other golden masala vadas resting on a sliver platter.
      Masala Vada | Paruppu Vada
    • A hand holding and showing a cross section of a fluffy pav roll. The background has a sheet pan full of the bread that has been freshly baked. There is a tub of butter next to the bread.
      Pav (Fluffy Indian Bread Rolls)
    • A white plate with skewers of tandoori malai chicken kebabs. The kebabs are served with lemon slices and cilantro.
      Malai Chicken Tikka Kebabs
    • Tandoori paneer tikka skewers on a plate with lemon and cilantro as garnish. The skewers are wooden skewers with red onion, marinated paneer, green bell pepper alternating on the kebab. The veggies and paneer have a slight char on them.
      Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebabs
    • Charred chicken tikka kebabs on wooden skewers. The kebabs are on a white plate accompanied with naan, green chutney, and raw red onions. The skewers have red onions, chicken, and then green bell peppers on them.
      Oven Baked Chicken Tikka Kebabs
    • A rack of Indian style pork ribs with a tamarind date sauce. A bowl with the tamarind date sauce served alongside the ribs.
      Indian Style Pork Ribs with Tamarind Date Sauce
    • A brown hand holding a cross section of nylon khaman dhokla. The cross section shows big air bubbles and a spongy dhokla. The background shows the rest of the dhokla on a serving plate along with cilantro-mint green chutney and chai that are served with the dhokla.
      Instant Nylon Khaman Dhokla
    • Indian roasted brussels sprouts with a tamarind date sauce in a while bowl
      Indian-style Roasted Brussels Sprouts
    • Papdi or carom seed crackers on a tray
      Crunchy Papdi for Chaat (Ajwain Seed Crackers)
    • A bowl of south indian cornflake mixture that contains peanuts, raisins, curry leaves, and spices
      South Indian Cornflake Snack Mixture Without Frying
    • Indian superbowl appetizer ideas represented as four photos . Top left is chaat nachos, top right is tomato chutney bruschetta, bottom left is spicy nimbu pani, and bottom right is oven baked manchurian wings
      Super Bowl Indian Recipes for a Crowd

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    Indian Food Science

    • Which rice is the best for making dosas. Four cups with ponni rice, idli rice, basmati rice, and jasmine rice on a plate.
      What Rice Yields the Best Dosa?
    • Crispy puris for pani puri
      Crispy Puris for Pani Puri
    • 12 brands of ghee spread on parchment paper with the names of the brand above them in marker. Describing the brands from top to bottom and from left to right. Deep brand ghee is on top with a liquidy and grainy consistency that is white. Laxmi brand is creamy and pale white. Amul brand is grainy but solid and also pale. Next row has simple truth organic, 365 foods, and O Organics. Simple truth is liquidy, light yellow, and grainy. 365 foods is grainy, liquidy, and yellow. O organics is yellow and liquidy. Next row has organic valley that is smooth, creamy, and pale yellow. Ancient organics is creamy and light yellow. 4th & heart is light yellow and creamy. Nanak is bright yellow, grainy, and liquidy. Pure Indian foods is grainy, slightly liquidy, and light yellow. Last but not least is homemade ghee made from kerry gold butter and it is liquidy, slightly liquidy, and darker yellow.
      Best Brands of Ghee To Buy
    • A photo with four glass cups of gulab jamuns. 3 of the glasses have an x icon indicating that those are mistakes. 1 glass has a green check mark indicating it is the correct way to make a gulab jamun.
      Common Gulab Jamun Mistakes and Tips for Solving Them

    Indian Cocktails/Mocktails

    • Nimbu pani cocktail with limes and lime zest in the background
      Spicy Nimbu Pani Cocktail | Indian Lime Drink
    • A brown hand holding lychee rose mocktail in a glass with pink hued glasses in the background.
      Lychee Rose Mocktail
    • Indian style watermelon juice with chaat masala
      Indian Style Watermelon Juice with Chaat Masala
    • Gulab jamun cocktail or a saffron gin cocktail in a coupe class with a strand of saffron on the top.
      Gulab Jamun Cocktail (Saffron Gin Cocktail)

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