140 Popular Indian Vegetarian Party Snacks Starters

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Like I mentioned in the beginning, Snacks and Starters Recipes are always an integral part of any party or celebration in India. So, if you are planning to have a party or get-together at home, then this compilation of Indian Snacks and Starters Recipes will be handy. It will help you in preparing your party menu. Even better, if you are a vegetarian and looking to create some delicacies that would even woo the non-vegetarians! In the Indian food repertoire, there is a huge variety of vegetarian Snacks and Starters Recipes that are prepared. The recipes and method of making these dishes may or may not differ from region to region. For example, take the family of pakoras, one of the most popular snack forms in Indian cuisine. These are simply Indian style fritters made with a variety of ingredients. While pakora or pakoda is typically North India, the same family is referred to as bhajiya, bajji, bhaji, etc. as you travel to other regions in India. Similarly, there are many more Snacks and Starters Recipes that have regional variations. But one thing that is common between them is that each of them is equally scrumptious and absolutely binge worthy! As I said above, while some Snacks and Starters Recipes are very popular throughout India, there are some that are popular only in a specific region in the Indian subcontinent. On my blog, I have a compendium of 180 plus vegetarian Snacks Recipes that you can try at the comfort of your home. Here in this post, I have shared some of my personal favorite and also quintessential Vegetarian Party Snacks and Starter Recipes from Indian Cuisine. Some, again a favorite pan India and some, classically belonging to the regional food culture of India. I have also shared snacks and starters from Global Cuisine. This also includes a section on soups and salads that can be served as starters for your party if global food is on your menu. This list also has some of the famous street food dishes that are popular in a particular city or state in India. This includes various chaats, vadas/pakodas, sandwiches, momos, etc. In addition to this set of Snacks and Starters suitable for your house parties, you can also check come of the other recipe collections like Chutney Recipes and Diwali Snacks.

About Indian Snacks & Starters

While you’re at this signature compilation of Indian Vegetarian Party Snacks and Starters Recipes, I would also recommend you to check out some more recipes that you can very well include in your menus for gatherings at home. Some ingredient specific and some dish specific, some vegan and gluten-free too, but all absolutely delish, from the very first bite. So, while you’re at the paneer tikka, try the other paneer delicacies like the Indo-Chinese Chilli Paneer, Paneer Pakoda, Paneer Sandwich and Paneer Cutlet. With the aloo tikki (potato patties), you can also make a Veg Burger or a Mumbai street-style Frankie recipe. For the pakora lover in you, you really can’t miss on this list of Pakoda Recipes that features various crunchy, munchy lovelies. Speaking of street food, chaat dishes like Aloo Tikki Chaat and the more Punjabi style Dahi Bhalla are must trys. Dahi Ke Kabab is also a unique starter that is quite a crowd-puller too. With this, you can actually show-off your cooking skills! Some of the other Gujarati snack recipes apart from the khaman dhokla, are Methi Thepla, Dabeli, Khandvi and Rava Dhokla. You can’t miss out on any of these. If you are looking for more regional variants of the bhel puri, then you have the Kolkata style Jhal Muri and Karnataka style Churumuri to try. Since bread is such an important ingredient in our day-to-day lives, there are many Snacks and Starters that can be made with it too. This compilation of Snacks Recipes With Bread is going to be your go-to list for the same.