18 Delicious And Healthy Evening Snacks Indian Recipes

Are you looking for easy and quick evening snacks Indian recipes to enjoy? These easy snack recipes can be made in under 30 minutes. Snack time bridges the gap between lunch and dinner. Evening snack recipes tend towards savoury, spicy and crunchy textures rather than sweet.

Street food favourites like pani puri, bhelpuri and bread pakoda are ideal picks. In this article, I will describe simple recipes, so you can make delicious snacks easily. Let’s get started with quick and easy Indian evening snack recipe ideas to enjoy with delicious snacks!

1. Bread Pakora

This popular street food snack is made by dipping stuffed bread slices in spiced chickpea flour batter and deep frying till crisp. The besan coating paired with the soft fried bread makes an irresistible snack.

Ingredients: Bread slices, besan, rice flour, ajwain, chilli powder, coriander powder, chaat masala, coriander leaves, sliced onions, potatoes, oil.

Method:

• Make a thick batter from besan, rice flour and dry spices. Add chopped coriander.
• Stuff a bread slice with potatoes, onions, and chaat masala to make a sandwich.
• Dip the sandwich in batter, let excess drip off and deep fry until golden brown.
• Enjoy with coriander chutney and tamarind chutney.

2. Samosa (Potato Fritters)

This triangular pastry snack stuffed with spiced potato filling needs no introduction! Samosas are made by deep frying maida flour cones filled with a flavorful aloo stuffing.

Ingredients:

Maida, oil, salt and water for the outer shell. Boiled potatoes, peas, spices like cumin, coriander, red chilli and amchur for the filling.

Method:

• Knead maida, salt, oil and water into a pliable dough. Rest for 30 mins.
• Prepare potato pea stuffing with boiled and mashed aloo, matar, garam masala and amchur.
• Roll dough balls into thin circles. Cut in half, and join edges to form a cone. Fill with stuffing and seal.
• Deep fry samosas in hot oil on medium flame till golden brown.
• Enjoy with tamarind or coriander chutney.

3. Golgappa 

These bite-sized puris filled with tangy water, tamarind chutney and spiced potatoes make for a burst of flavour. Golgappas can be easily made at home for snacking.

Ingredients:

For puris sooji, maida, oil and water for dough.

For pani mint, coriander, spices, potatoes.

Method:

• Make semi-soft dough from sooji and maida. Roll into small pooris and deep fry till crisp.
• Make flavoured pani with herbs, spices and tamarind chutney.
• Stuff-fried golgappa with potato cubes and spiced water.

4. Pav Bhaji

These easy evening snacks Indian recipes popular Mumbai street food snack is made by mashing sautéed veggies in a thick gravy and serving with toasted buttered bread buns.

Ingredients:

For bhaji boiled potatoes, cauliflower, peas, capsicum, pav bhaji masala, butter, lemon juice.

Method:

• Saute chopped veggies, mash lightly and cook till soft in butter.
• Add pav bhaji masala, and lemon juice and cook to a thick gravy.
• Toast and butter pav buns. Serve hot bhaji garnished with onions, coriander and lemon wedges.

5. Moong Dal Chilla (Rich Packed Protein)

Delicious, healthy lentil flour pancakes tempered with onions, chillies and curry leaves make for great evening snacking. The goodness of protein-rich moong dal in a nice crispy snack!

Ingredients:

Moong dal, onions, green chillies, cumin, ginger, coriander leaves, curry leaves, salt, and oil.

Method:

• Soak moong, and grind into batter. Add onions, green chillies, curry leaves, salt and mix.
• Pour ladlefuls on hot tawa, and spread into thin pancakes. Cook until lightly golden.
• Serve moong dal chillas hot with coconut chutney or ketchup.

6. Bread Upma 

This quick evening snack is made by tempering semolina with curry leaves, onions and peas. Bread slices are then broken in and mixed. Great way to use up leftover bread.

Ingredients:

Suji, mustard seeds, channa dal, curry leaves, onions, peas, bread slices, salt, and lemon juice.

Method:

• Temper mustard seeds and channa dal in oil. Add onions, curry leaves and sauté.
• Add suji, peas, salt and water. Cook until mushy.
• Tear bread slices and mix in. Cook for 2 more minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy bread upma hot.

7. Paneer Pakoda  (Crispy Fritters)

Juicy paneer cubes dipped in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried make for an irresistible evening snack. Ready in just 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

Paneer cubes, besan, rice flour, garam masala, cumin powder, kasuri methi, chilli powder, salt, soda, water, and oil.

Method:

• Cut paneer into bite-sized pieces.
• Make a thick batter with besan, rice flour and dry spices.
• Dip paneer in spiced gram flour batter and deep fry on medium heat till crisp and golden.
• Drain excess oil. Enjoy hot with chutneys.

8. Masala Papad  (Spicy Roasted Papads)

This quick snack is made by roasting papad on flame and topping with chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies, salt and chaat masala. Just 2 ingredients but a burst of flavours!

Ingredients:

Papad or papadum, oil, onions, tomatoes, green chillies, chaat masala, salt.

Method:

• Heat a skillet over a high flame. Roast papad on it using tongs until crisp.
• Remove on a plate and immediately sprinkle with onions, tomatoes, chillies, chaat masala and salt.
• Drizzle a few drops of oil. Serve masala papad hot and crunchy.

9. Kara Boondhi 

These small, crunchy fried pearls of gram flour flavoured with spices and curry leaves make a delightful South Indian-style evening snack. They add taste, spice and crunch to curd or any dish.

Ingredients:

Gram flour/besan, rice flour, chilli powder, cumin powder, curry leaves, asafoetida, vegetable oil.

Method:

• Mix flour and all dry spices together. Add enough water to make a semi-thick batter-dropping consistency.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Drop tiny droplets or pearls of batter into hot oil. Deep fry until crisp and golden brown.
• Drain excess oil on absorbent paper. Cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

10. Methi Na Gota 

A tasty evening snack from Gujarat made with fresh methi leaves, gram flour and spices. It is shaped into dumplings or gotas, then steamed and pan-fried till crisp on the outside.

Ingredients:

Methi/Fenugreek leaves, besan, chilli powder, turmeric, asafoetida, ginger, salt, oil.

Method:

• Chop methi leaves fine and mix with besan, salt, chilli powder, turmeric and asafoetida.
• Add water and knead to smooth dough. Shape into oval dumplings or gotas.
• Steam the dumplings for 8-10 minutes until cooked.
• Shallow fry steamed gotas in oil until crispy and golden brown on both sides. Enjoy methi gotas with tamarind chutney.

11. Aloo Chaat (Spicy Potato Snack)

Boiled potato cubes tossed in juicy tamarind chutney, and mint chutney along with crunchy sev make for a burst of sweet, sour and spicy flavours. These easy to make Indian snack recipes are North Indian healthy snacks.

Ingredients:

Boiled potatoes, chopped onions, tomatoes, Indian chaat masala powder, cumin powder, sev, tamarind chutney, mint chutney

Method:

• Chop boiled potatoes into cubes. Toss with onions, tomatoes, chaat masala and cumin powder.
• Top with sweet tamarind chutney, and green mint chutney. Sprinkle some sev.
• Garnish with coriander leaves before serving. Enjoy, tasty aloo chaat as an evening snack.

12. Matar Kachori 

Matar kachori has a delightful contrast of flaky pastry and spicy green pea filling. It makes for a perfect hot snack on cool evenings.

Ingredients:

Maida, sooji, ajwain, oil for outer shell. Green peas, onions, spices for filling. Oil for frying.

Method:

• For dough, Knead together refined flour, semolina, ajwain, salt and ghee. Rest for 30 minutes.
• For filling, Pressure cook matar with onions, tomatoes, and spices until soft. Mash slightly.
• Stuff peas into dough balls, seal edges well and deep fry till crisp and golden brown.
• Serve hot matar kachori with tamarind chutney or coriander chutney.

Delicious Evening Snacks Indian Recipes

13. Nankhatai Biscuit

Nankhatai is a traditional shortbread Indian biscuit made by baking together flour, ghee, sugar and cardamom powder. These melt-in-mouth, crumbly biscuits make for a perfect accompaniment with evening tea or coffee. Nankhatai biscuits also stay fresh for weeks and can be made in advance.

14. Instant Maggi Recipe

Instead of eating the instant noodles directly from the packet, you can make a quick healthy snack by sautéing onions, tomatoes, carrots, and beans and adding the Maggi masala noodles. Add boiled eggs for extra nutrition for kids. This popular South Indian appetizer ready in under 10 minutes, and this makes for a delicious evening snack.

15. Chapati Ribbon Noodles

Make a healthy noodle snack by cutting chapatis into thin strips and sautéing with veggies like beans, carrots, capsicum and spring onions. Season with soy sauce for an Asian touch. Whole wheat chapati noodles make for a fibre-rich evening snack.

16. Crispy Onion Rings

Onion slices dipped in spiced gram flour (besan) batter and deep-fried make for a restaurant-style snack. Crispy onion rings have a crunchy batter coating and a soft, sweet onion inside. Enjoy them hot with tomato ketchup or mint chutney.

17. French Fries

Crispy, french fries are easy South Indian snacks flavoured with Indian spices making for an irresistible snack. Coat potato strips with chilli powder, chaat masala, pepper and deep fry to a golden brown. French fries pair perfectly with ketchup or Schezwan chutney.

18. Suji Puri

These small, flaky puris made from semolina (suji) and whole wheat flour are a healthy alternative to the more oily pooris being made from semolina, suji puris are naturally gluten-free too. Serve them with a stuffing of spiced potatoes for a delicious snack.

 The evening snack recipes featured here range from all-time favourites like samosa, bread pakora and other healthy snacks. Enjoy with your evening tea, these snacks make for the perfect company for your evening relaxation.