Indian snacks recipes

Indian Snacks Recipes : Jackfruit chips

JackfruitJack Fruit (chakka)(raw with firm flesh) - 1 no or as reqd,

SaltSalt - As reqd,

Oil - As reqd,

Water - As reqd

Clean the jackfruit and separate the flesh from it. Make sure to apply oil on your palm and the knife while doing this so that the gum doesn't stick to it. After separating the edible part, cut it into long pieces. Heat oil in a pan  When the oil is hot add the jackfruit pieces. Deep fry it by stirring it occasionally. When it’s ready, add one tsp of salted water to the chips. Mix well. Remove it from fire. Repeat the same procedure for rest of the pieces. Store it in an airtight container.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Banana chips

Unripe plantains (large)(Vazhakka) - 1 kg,

Coconutoil (Velichenna) - 300 gm,

Salt (Uppu) - As reqd,

Sour curd - 1/2 glasses

Peel off the skin of the large sized plantains and put them in water. Pour sour curd into this water. The purpose is to remove the plantains- serum. Leave this for half an hour. Strain the excess water off. Heat oil in a wide pan (preferably Urali) Bring it to boil. Slowly, slice the plantains using a chips slicer directly into this oil. When it's cooked, sprinkle some salt water and continue stirring. Turn over the chips to cook both the sides. Once sure that they are crisp, use a strainer to take the chips out and place them on an absorbent paper to drain the excess oil off.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Samosa

Potato (big) - 1 no

Green peas - 1/2 cup

Carrot - 1 no

Onion - 1/2 cup

Green chillies - 2 nos

All-purpose flour (Maida) - 1/2 cup

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Salt - As reqd

Turmericpowder - 1/2 tsp

Chillypowder - As reqd

Oil - As reqd

Cut potato and carrot into small pieces. Cook potato, carrot and green peas. Heat oil in a pan or kadai. Splutter mustard seeds. Add onion, green chillies and saute well then add cooked potato, carrot and peas mix. Add turmeric powder and chilly powder and cook for 2 - 3 mins. Mix maida and wheat flour and form a soft dough. Roll the dough to oval shapes and cut each oval shape into 2 halves. Put the cooked vegetable mix in each half and close the ends to make triangle shaped samosa pieces. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the samosas. Serve the hot samosas with Ketchup/pudhina or coriander chutney.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Ullivada

Allpurposeflour (Maida) - 1 cup

Onions - 4 nos(finely sliced)

Curryleaves - A few (finely chopped)

Green chilly - 3 nos(finely chopped)

Chillypowder - 3/4 tsp

Ginger - 2 tsp(finely chopped)

Turmericpowder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - As reqd

Water - As reqd

Oil - As reqd

For preparing ullivada, take a bowl, add maida, onions, curry leaves, green chillies, chilly powder, turmeric powder, ginger, salt and required water. Mix it well by hand and make it into a paste. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Scoop the prepared paste using a spoon and fry it in oil till it becomes golden brown.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Pazhampori

Nenthrapazham-4

Sugar -1tsp

Wheat powder4 tsp

Rice powder-2tsp

Sesame seeds 2 tsp

Oil -1/2 litre for frying bananas

Peel bananas and slice it into small pieces. Make the batter with wheat powder,rice powder,sugar,sesame seeds and salt. Dip these bananas into this batter. Fry till it turns golden brown color. Drain excess oil. Now pazhampori/ethakkapam is ready to serve.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Unniyappam

Rice flour - 2 cups (I used palappam podi)

Wheat Flour - 1 cup

Jaggery - 250-300gms

Ripe banana - 2-3 (I used poovan pazham, refer notes for substitute)

Coconut bits (thengakothu) - 1/2 cup

Black sesame seeds - 1&1/2 tbsp

Baking soda - 1/2 - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Oil - for deep frying (I used coconut oil)

Add 1 cup water to jaggery and melt it. Strain the jaggery and let it cool completely. Fry the black sesame seeds and coconut bits in ghee till it turns golden brown. Grind the bananas first, add 2 tbsp of melted jaggery to the ground banana and grind again till you get a smooth paste. Mix together rice flour, wheat flour,ground banana and melted jaggery. Add water little by little till you get the consistency of idli batter. You may need around 1-1.5 cups of water. Add fried coconut bits and sesame seeds and baking soda to the batter. MIx well. Keep aside the batter for 30-45 mins. If the batter turns too thick after resting, add extra water to loosen it and stir well. Heat oil in appachatti (pan), when the oil is really hot, reduces the flame to low-medium.  Drop tablespoons of batter to the chatti. Keep turning the unniyappams in between, till you get a golden-dark brown colour on both sides. Drain excess oil on tissue paper.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Uzhunnuvada

Blackgram (Uzhunnuparippu) - 400 gm

Rawrice (Pachari) - 4 tsp

Black pepper - 15 nos

Greenchillies - 7 - 8 nos

Ginger - 1 1/2" piece

Asafoetida(Kayam) - 1/2 tsp

Corianderleaves (chopped) - 3 tsp

Curryleaves - 12 nos

Salt - As reqd

Oil for deep frying

Soak black gram with raw rice and pepper for 4 hrs. Cut green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves and curry leaves into very small pieces. Grind black gram with as much less water as possible. Add salt and asafoetida while grinding. The batter should be too thick to stick on hands. The blackgram should not be ground too nicely. It should be a little rough. Remove the batter into a bowl and add chopped green chillies, ginger, peppercorns, coriander leaves and curry leaves. Heat oil in a fry pan. Apply cold water on your left hand and put a little batter of the size of a lemon on it. Press it softly to get a flat round shape. Make a hole in the middle with wet finger. Place them in the hot oil and deep fry. Repeat the procedure for the remaining batter. Serve uzhunnu vada with sambar or chutney. If the hands are dry, the batter will stick on to your hands. So make sure your hands and fingers are wet.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Pottato pops

Potato - 5, medium - large

Minced / grated garlic - 2 to 3 tsp

Chopped parsley - 2 to 3 tbsp

Fresh cream - 100 gms (refer notes)

Butter - 50 gms

Grated mozarella cheese - 200 gms

Pepper powder - 1 tsp, optional

Salt

Bread crumbs - 1. 5- 2 cups

Egg whites - 2 (refer notes)

Plain flour (maida) - 2 tbsp

Water - 3 tbsp

Oil - for deep frying (I used sunflower oil)

Add salt and water to the potatoes and cook till it becomes tender. Drain the water and mash the potatoes well. Add minced garlic and chopped parsley to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Bring it back to stove top. Keep it on low flame and add cream, butter, pepper (if using) and grated cheese. Cook till everything is mixed well and butter is melted. Do a taste test and add more salt if required. Remove from fire and let it cool completely. Beat the egg whites lightly and add plain flour to it. Whisk well to remove any lumps, add water and make a smooth batter. Shape the cooled potato mixture into small bite size balls / pops. Dip the pops in egg white batter and roll in bread crumbs. You can refrigerate the pops at this stage and store it in an airtight container for 2 days. Heat oil (enough for deep frying) in a deep and wide pan. The oil should be hot, but not smoking hot, low-medium flame is ideal. Add the pops in batches and fry till it turns golden brown. Make sure you dont crowd the pan. Drain the fried potato pops on kitchen tissue and serve hot with dip of your choice. I served it with a Jalapeno cheese dip and ketchup, but it also tastes great without any dip. I got around 60 bite size potato pops from the above qty.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Sughiyan

Cherupayar(Moong Dal) - 1/2 kg

Jaggery - 1/4 kg

Coconut - 2 cups

Plain Flour - 1 1/2 cup

Gram/besan Flour - 1 1/2 cup

Cardamom - 5 crushed

Water

Cook cherupayar in 3 cups water & drain the water completely. Make sure that it is not overcooked. Melt Jaggery by adding 1/4 cup water. When it melts add coconut & cardamom. Mix well. Add the cooked cherupayar to this mix & combine. Make sure that the mix is dry. When it is cooled make small balls with the mix. Combine plain flour & besan flour. Add little water to this & make a thick batter. Dip each of the balls in the batter & deep fry

Indian Snacks Recipes : Parippu vada

Chana dal (split bengal gram/kadala parippu) - 2 cups

Onion - 1 big, finely chopped

Green chilli - 2-3, finely chopped

Ginger - 1-2 tsp, finely chopped

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp (optional, refer notes)

Curry leaves - 3-4 stems, finely chopped

Kayam (asafetida) - 1/8 tsp

Salt

Oil

Soak chana dal in water for 2 hours. Drain the water completely. Make sure that the water is dried well, pat dry the dal with a clean kitchen towel. Crush the soaked and drained dal, just run it in mixie for a few seconds. Make sure you dont grind it to a smooth paste. Add all ingredients except oil to the crushed dal and gently mix it together. Make small balls with the dal mix (gooseberry size). Heat oil for deep frying pan on high flame. When oil is really hot, reduce the flame to low-medium and add the vada. Before adding to the oil, just flatten each ball in your palm. Wet your hands before flattening the dough. It is better to flatten the dough just before adding to the oil, otherwise it may break. Fry till the vadas (fritters) become golden brown or if you like it extra crispy, fry till you get a darker shade of brown. Drain excess oil on a tissue paper. Serve hot. You will get around 20-25 parippu vadas of small-medium size, with the above qty.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Unnkai

Ripe Banana 2

Coconut 1 cup

Sugar 5-6 desert  spoon

Cardamom 2

Ghee 3 tablespoon Oil for frying

Steam the bananas. Let it cool. Mash the steamed bananas & keep it aside.  Heat ghee in a pan & add coconut, sugar & cardamom. Stew it for 5-6 minutes.  Apply a little oil in the hands & make 10 - 12 rolls with mashed bananas. Flatten each roll & fill it with coconut mix & roll it again. Fry these rolls in heated oil until it becomes light golden brown.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Ellunda

Sesame seeds 3 cups

jaggery 2 large balls or 5-6 small cubes

Water 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1 tsp

Salt a pinch

Roast sesame seeds until it starts to pop over medium heat.It may take 5 minutes. Heat a pan,add jaggery and water.Make  a syrup consistency,switch off flame.Strain the impurities. Then're boil the jaggery syrup,cardamom powder and pinch of salt on medium heat.When the syrup reaches the soft crack stage(read notes below),switch off flame.Remove the pan from heat and toss in the roasted sesame seeds. Mix it well,leave aside until its warm to touch or can bear the heat in palms.Now scoop out small balls of mixture and shape in balls.If its sticky use a little oil or ghee to grease your hands and then shape.If the jaggery becomes too dry,then reheat the mixture on very low flame just to warm up and repeat making balls with rest of the mixture.Place the balls on a plate and wait to cool. Serve just like that or store in ziploc bags after cooling.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Sarkara upperi

Raw Plantain: 3 nos

Jaggery syrup: 3/4 tsp

Powdered sugar: 2 tbsp

Ground Dried Ginger powder: 1/2 tsp

Rice flour: 2 tsp

Cardamom: 4 nos

Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp

Oil for frying

Peel off the plantain skin and cut each of them into half lengthwise. Cut each into 1/2 cm thick pieces again and keep it aside. In a frying pan pour the oil and heat it at medium-high flame. Add the Plantain pieces when the oil become hot and fry it on a medium flame stirring occasionally until the banana pieces become golden yellow / crisp. (At least 30 minutes to fry a batch). You can feel the crispness of the chips when you stir them around. Take the chips out of the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel and let it cool down (important). Melt the jaggery by adding 2 tbsp of water to it and if there are impurities strain the jaggery and use it. Add the cumin powder, 2 tbsp powdered sugar and cardamom to the jaggery syrup and bring to a boil stirring continuously. When the syrup is in the right consistency lower the heat and adds the fried banana pieces. Mix well and stir continuously in order to prevent the chips from sticking to each other. Remove from the stove and add the ginger powder. Add 2 tbsp powdered sugar, mix well. Finally just sprinkle the rice flour. The delicious sarkkara varatti is ready to have. Keep them in an airtight container.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Chees balls

Paneer (cottage cheese) - 200 gms

Potato - 1 medium - big (boiled & mashed)

Crushed pepper - 1 tablespoon

Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Cornflour - 1-2 tablespoon

Salt

Oil - for fryin

Mix all the ingredients (except oil) together. Take small amounts from it and make small balls. Deep fry in oil & serve hot with sauce of your choice.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Mulak baji

Bajji Mulaku (Long green chillies) - 10 nos

Lime - 1 no

Gramflour (Kadalapodi) - 1 cup

Chillypowder - 1 pinch

Turmericpowder - 1 pinch

Baking soda - 1 pinch

Salt - As reqd

Oil for deep frying

Clean the chillies. Cut into half, take out the seeds inside. Mix together besan flour with salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder and pinch of baking soda to dosa batter consistency. Take lime water in a bowl and add a pinch of salt in it. Put the chilles in it for marination for 10 mins. Take them out and dip them in the besan batter. Deep fry in hot oil and Serve hot with tomato sauce

Indian Snacks Recipes : Egg baji

Eggs- 5, hard boiled

Besan flour/ chick pea flour- 1/2 cup

Rice flour- 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds- a pinch

Salt- to taste

Baking soda-1/4 tsp

Red chilly powder- 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder- 2 pinch

Ginger paste-1/2 tsp

Garlic paste_1/2 tsp

Asafoetida/ hing powder- a pinch

Garam masala powder-1/4 tsp

Oil- for deep frying

Coriander leaves- finely chopped

Curry leaves- finely chopped

Green chilly- 1, finely chopped

Boil the eggs and remove the shells once cooled. Cut into half and set aside. In a mixing bowl, add besan flour, rice flour, salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida powder, baking soda, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilly, coriander leaves, curry leaves and cumin seeds. Mix everything well along with water to make a batter. Add water accordingly only, the consistency of the batter should not be very thin or very thick. Add each slice to the besan batter and gently coat well. You can lift it with your hand or with the help of a spoon. Heat oil in a deep bottom frying pan and gently drop it and fry. After few minutes, flip the other side and fry until both sides turn golden in color. Remove from oil and drain well in a kitchen towel. Serve hot along with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Achappam

Plain flour (maida) - 3/4 cup

Rice flour - 1/4 cup (I used Appam podi)

Medium thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Beaten Egg - 1

Sugar - 3.5 - 4 tbsp (refer notes)

Salt - a pinch

Black sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp

Kalonji/karinjeerakam/onion seeds - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Oil - for deep frying (we used sunflower oil)

Put plain flour, rice flour, egg,coconut milk,sugar and salt in a mixie and blend just until smooth and without lumps. You can also Mix it well using a wooden spoon or manual whisk. Add sesame seeds and Kalonji (if using) and stir well. Transfer some batter to a small and deep vessel. Heat oil in a deep and wide pan Place the Achappam mould in it, while heating the oil. Once the oil is heated enough, it should be really hot, but not smoking hot, dip the heated achappam mould in the small vessel filled with batter. Make sure you dip only 3/4 th of the mould in the vessel, otherwise the batter may stick to the mould and and achappam won't slip out of the mold as as it should be. Immediately dip the mould in hot oil and shake it a little so that the batter loosens into the oil. While the achappam is frying, place the mould in the oil (refer notes). Once it starts getting brown around edges, flip the achappam using a slotted spoon and cook till both sides turn brown. Keep in mind the colour of Achappam tends to darken and hold its shape as it rests. Drain the fried Achappams on paper towel. Once it's cooled completely, store in an airtight container for up to 1 week at room temp.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Kozhkotta

Rice flour - 125 gm ( approx 1 cup)

Jaggery - 100 gms

Coconut - 3/4 cup

Ghee - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Crushed cardamom - 1-2

Water - 1 cup (refer notes)

Salt

For the filling:

Melt the jaggery with 1/4 cup of water and strain it. Add the coconut to the filtered jaggery & mix well. Add ghee and cook till the liquid is dried up. Add crushed cardamom and remove from fire. Keep it aside.

For the dough:

Boil one cup of water with salt. Add the boiled water to the rice flour little by little and mix it with a wooden spatula/spoon. Keep it aside for 5 minutes or till it is warm enough to handle. Knead the dough and make it into a soft ball. The consistency of the dough should be same as that of Idiyappam dough and also the dough should not be sticky. Make medium size balls out of the dough. Take one ball at a time and place it in your palm. Press it with the other hand and make it thin. Start folding it inwards in such a way that you get a cup shape (please refer the pic given below). Place 1-2 tsp of the filling, cover it and roll it back into a ball. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough and filling.

kozhukatta-filling

Steam the kozhukattas in appachembu/steamer for 9-10 minutes on medium flame. Keep it covered for 1 more minute. Serve warm.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Egg puffs

Puff pastry - 8 squares ( I used 4 inch square frozen puff pastry, refer notes to see how to make homemade puff pastry)

Hard boiled eggs - 4, cut into half

Onion 2-3, medium - big, finely sliced (refer notes)

Crushed ginger &  garlic - 1. 5 - 2 tsp, each

Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp

Chilli powder - 1.5 tsp tsp

Coriander powder - ½ - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - ½ tsp

Garam masala / meat masala - ½ tsp (refer notes)

Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves

Egg - 1, for egg wash

Oil - I used coconut oil

Salt

Preheat oven to 200 C, 10 mins before baking. Line a baking sheet with alfoil or parchment/baking paper. Heat oil in a wide pan and add sliced onions. Cook till the onion becomes golden brown. Once the onion becomes golden brown, add crushed ginger and garlic and cook for 2-3 mins. Add all masala powders and salt. Cook till the oil appears, around 2-3 mins. Add 1 - 2 tbsp hot water to bring everything together. Add ketchup (refer notes), curry leaves and mix well. Thaw the puff pastry. Beat 1 egg with 1-2 tsp water for egg wash. Apply this egg mixture on four sides of the puff pastry. Place about 1 tbsp of masala on each puff pastry, followed by half a slice of egg. Put some masala on top of the egg as well. Bring together the diagonally opposite sides and seal. Apply the egg wash all over the sealed puffs. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 mins or until the puff pastry is golden in colour. Serve with tomato ketchup.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Kuzhalappam

Rice flour - 1 & 1/4 cups (refer notes)

Grated coconut - 1/2 - 3/4 cup

Small onion / shallots - 8 whole, chopped

Chopped garlic - 1 tsp

Cumin / jeera - 1/4 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Thick coconut milk - 1/3 cup

Black sesame seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Oil - for deep frying (I used coconut oil)

Grind together small onion, garlic, cumin and 2 tbsp coconut with 1-2 tbsp water to a smooth paste. Add this ground coconut paste and salt to thick coconut milk, mix well. Combine rice flour and grated coconut (1/2 - 3/4 cup) Just pulse it in food processor or mixie for a few seconds. Dry roast the rice powder coconut mixture in a heavy bottom pan / vessel on low flame for 8-10 mins. Add the coconut milk mixture to this gradually. Continue cooking on low flame for 2-3 mins. Remove from fire and add boiling water to make smooth dough. The dough should be soft and not sticky. Add sesame seeds to the dough and knead for 3-4 mins. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and set aside for half an hour. Divide the dough into small portions, the size of a small lemon. Roll the dough into circles (refer notes). Wrap the rolled out dough around a greased rod or you can use a wooden rolling pin. Press the overlapping edges together to form a small curl. Slide it off the rod. Repeat till all the dough is used up. Cover the shaped rolls with damp cloth to prevent it from drying out. Heat oil in a deep pan. Make sure the oil is hot, but not smoking hot. Add the shaped rolls and fry it till it turns golden or darker shade of brown. Cool and store in airtight containers. You will get 25-30, small-medium size Kuzhalappam with the above qty.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Jam roll

Eggs - 3, separated

Caster sugar - 1/2 cup

Self-rising flour - 3/4 cup

Hot milk/water - 2 tbsp

Caster sugar - 1/4 cup

Jam - 1/2 cup

Preheat oven to 200 degrees, 10 minutes before baking. Grease 25* 30 cm swiss roll pan; line the pan with baking paper, bringing paper 5cm over edges, grease the baking paper. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form; gradually add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating until dissolved between additions. With motor operating, add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until mixture is pale and thick. Meanwhile sift flour 3 times. Pour hot milk/water down side of the bowl; add triple sifted flour. Working quickly, use plastic spatula to fold milk and flour through egg mixture. Pour mixture into prepared pan, gently spreading mixture evenly into corners. Bake cake in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until the top of cake feels soft and springy when touched lightly with fingertips. Meanwhile, place a piece of baking paper cut the same size as cake on board; sprinkle evenly with extra sugar. When cooked, immediately turn cake onto sugared paper, quickly peeling away the lining paper. Working rapidly, use serrated knife to cut away crisp edges from all sides of cake. Using hands gently roll cake loosely from one of the short sides; unroll, spread evenly with jam. Roll cake again, from same short side, by lifting paper and using it to guide the roll into shape. Either serve jam roll immediately with cream or place onto wire rack to cool.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Shawarma

8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

For the marinade:

1/2 cup malt vinegar

1/4 cup plain yogurt

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 tsp freshly ground cardamom

1 tsp all spice

For the sauce:

1/2 cup tahini

1/4 cup plain yogurt

1/2 tsp minced garlic

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

For plating:

4 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced

1/2 cup sliced onion

4 cups shredded lettuce

8 pita bread rounds

In a glass baking dish, mix together the malt vinegar, 1/4 cup yogurt, vegetable oil, mixed spice, cardamom, salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs into the mixture and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together the tahini, 1/4 cup yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, taste, and adjust flavors if desired. Cover and refrigerate. Cover the chicken and bake in the marinade for 30 minutes, turning once. Uncover, and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is browned and cooked through. Remove from the dish, and cut into slices. Place sliced chicken, tomato, onion, and lettuce onto pita breads. Roll up, and top with tahini sauce.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Chicken momos

For Dough:

2 cups maida

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

For Filling:

1 cup carrots - grated

1 cup cabbage - grated

1 Tbsp oil

1/2 cup onion - finely chopped

1 tsp garlic - chopped

1 tsp Soya sauce

Salt

1/4 tsp vinegar

1/4 tsp black pepper

Mix the maida, salt and baking powder and knead to stiff dough with water. Heat oil and add the onion and garlic. Saute over high heat and add the carrot and cabbage. Turn around over high heat till glossy. Take it off the heat and mix in the Soya sauce, salt, vinegar and black pepper. Roll the dough thin (translucent) and cut into 4"-5" rounds. Take a round, wet edges and place some filling in the center. Bring edges together to cover the filling. Twist to seal and fill the rest in the same way. Steam for about 10 minutes and serve with soya sauce and chilli sauce.

Indian Snacks Recipes : Bonda

Potato - 3 medium, boiled and mashed (refer notes)

Onion - 1 small, chopped finely

Green chilli - 2, chopped finely

Urad dal (uzhunnu parippu) - 1/2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1-2 tsp

Curry leaves

For coating

Besan (gram flour) - 3/4 cup

Rice flour - 1.5 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Asafetida (kayam) - 1/2 tsp

Hot oil - 1 tbsp

Bicarbonate of soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt

Oil - I used sunflower oil

Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds. Add urad dal and fry, till it turns brown. Add chopped onion, curry leaves and green chilli and cook till the onion becomes soft, no need to brown it. Add turmeric powder and cook for a min. remove from fire. Let it cool for 10-15 mins. Add the cooked onion mixture, salt and lemon juice to mashed potatoes. Mix well. Make balls of equal size from the potato mixture.

For the coating

Mix together besan, rice flour, chilli powder, asafetida, hot oil, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Add 1/2 - 3/4 cup water and make a thick batter. The consistency of the batter should be medium thick. Heat oil in a deep and wide pan When the oil becomes really hot, reduce the flame to low-medium. Dip the poatato balls in the batter and fry in the hot oil. Flip the balls after a min or two. Fry it till it becomes golden brown in colour. Serve hot with tomato ketchup and chutney

Indian Snacks Recipes : Cut cake

All-purpose flour, Maida - 500 Gms, 4 cups approx.

Eggs - 4 Nos

Sugar - 300 Gms, 1& 1/2 cup approx.

Cardamom powder -1/2 Teaspoon

Baking Soda - 1 Teaspoon

Vegetable oil to deep fry the cakes

In a bowl, add in the all-purpose flour, cardamom powder and baking soda. Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs using a wire whisk until frothy, add in the sugar and mix well. Add the flour mixture into this and mix well. Knead well until you get smooth pliable dough. Keep it aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Cut cake Preparation:

Heat enough oil to deep fry the cake in a heavy bottomed deep pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low. Divide the dough into 3-4 equal portions. Shape each portion into a rectangular shape log. Then cut them into triangle shapes. Make a deep cut on the base of these triangle shapes. Place them in the hot oil as batches. Do not overcrowd. Deep fry them in low-medium heat until golden brown. Flip them in between to ensure uniform cooking. Make sure not to over fry the cake as it will become very hard to eat. Drain on a pan lined with kitchen tissue paper to remove excess oil. Cool completely and store in a dry air-tight container for up to 2-3 weeks weeks and use as needed