Snacks
small bites, big happinessSnack recipes for tea time: crunchy Karnataka favourites, street-side chaat and festival treats from every corner of the state.
Maddur Vade
Crisp & crunchyMangalore Bajji
Soft & tangyRave Chakli
Spiral crunchOnion Bonda
Rainy-day pickMirchi Bajji
Hot & crispMasala Poha
Light biteMasala Puri
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Evening snack recipes
These snack recipes are the ones made with evening tea: Maddur vade, nippattu, kodubale and mirchi bajji, plus the Bengaluru street chaats — masala puri, pani puri and churumuri.
Some are made fresh and eaten hot, like Mangalore bajji and onion bonda. Others, like nippattu, kodubale and rave chakli, keep for a week in an airtight tin, which makes them ideal for festivals and guests.
Tips for crisp snacks
Keep the oil at medium heat, rub hot oil into rice-flour doughs for crunch, and cool fried snacks on a rack rather than paper so they stay crisp. Most of these snack recipes are vegetarian.
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