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    Snacks

    Explore easy and healthy Indian snack recipes perfect for kids after school or chai time, along with indulgent treats for festive holidays and parties!

    • 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
    • Curried egg salad with cottage cheese and green onions on top of toast on a gray plate.
      High Protein Curried Egg Salad
    • Two slices of edamame chaat avocado toast. The toast has shelled edamame, cut red onions, tomatoes, green bell pepper, cilantro, salt, chaat masala, and thin sev on top.
      Edamame Chaat Avocado Toast
    • 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
    • A hand holding a cut open masala vada. Other golden masala vadas resting on a sliver platter.
      Masala Vada | Paruppu Vada
    • Nine khajur barfi slices on a cutting board
      Khajur Burfi (Indian Date and Nut Roll)
    • 4 indian vegetable sides photos. Top left is of cabbage poriyal, top right is of a chickpea chaat salad, bottom left is of crispy kale chaat, and bottom right is of tamarind glazed brussel sprouts.
      Indian Vegetable Side Dishes
    • Pictures of high protein Indian dishes like Black eyed peas curry, chow chow dal, chickpea sundal, and malai chicken kebabs.
      High Protein Indian Recipes
    • Bread upma in a wooden bowl
      Easy Bread Upma With Egg
    • A bowl with kala chana sundal or sauteed black chickpeas with Indian spices in a small bowl.
      Kala Chana Sundal | Sautéed Black Chickpeas
    • Tea bag shaped chai sugar cookies on a wire rack
      Tea Bag Chai Sugar Cookies With Brown Sugar Icing
    • A white serving tray with bread malpua on top. The bread malpua has a creamy khoya topping and crushed pistachios on top. Besides the bread malpua is extra khoya in a wooden bowl with a spoon in the bowl.
      Easy Bread Malpua with Instant Khoya
    • A hand holding a baked and crispy caramelized onion puff pastry pinwheel.
      Indian Spiced Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Pinwheels
    • A hand holding baked cardamom thumbprint cookies filled with a mango curd.
      Cardamom Thumbprints with Mango Curd
    • High protein mango lassi in a glass with a hand holding it. A plate behind the mango lassi that has mango chunks and a bowl that has greek yogurt.
      High Protein Mango Lassi
    • 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
    • Saffron Pistachio Meringue Cookies on a white tray. A hand is reaching for a cookie and a bag of meringue mix in the background.
      Saffron Pistachio Meringue Cookies with Meringue Powder
    • 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
    • Chai spiced granola in a mini scoop. The granola has golden puffed millets pepitas, and toasted coconuts. The background has a sheet tray with granola.
      Chai Spiced Puffed Millet Granola with Coconut Sugar
    • 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
    • Bhel puri in a bowl with tamarind chutney and mint chutneys
      Bhel Puri (Puffed Rice Chaat)
    • Close up of assembled papdi chaat plate
      Aloo Chana Papdi Chaat
    • 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
    • Arisi murukus in a bowl
      Instant Arisi Murukku
    • Baked savory sunflower shaped samosa hand-pies on a baking tray
      Baked Savory Samosa Hand-Pies
    • Rice Pudding in an oval bowl with ghee, raisins, and slivered almonds
      Pal Payasam | Stovetop Indian Rice Pudding With Evaporated Milk
    • Indian Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
      Indian Crispy Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
    • Indian style bruschetta slices on a white charcuterie board with toasted baguette on on the top of the board
      Indian-Style Bruschetta with Ricotta
    • Cupcakes with Candied Fennel
      Funfetti Fennel Cupcakes
    • Indian masala popcorn falling out onto a counter from a gold popcorn container.
      Indian Masala Popcorn
    • Chikki aka jaggery peanut brittle squares on a white plate.
      Peanut Chikki (Peanut Brittle with Jaggery)

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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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