10 POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES

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Delicious With Popular Indian Veg Dinner Recipes

When it comes to popular Indian veg dishes names, we have a wide range of choices, satisfying every type of foodies. And just like the non-veg recipes, the vegetarians’ recipes do not lag and become a happy meal for the people at the table. Hence, we have listed 10 popular Indian veg dinner recipes that can be made and enjoyed with family.

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RAJMA

INGREDIENTS:

  • Soaked and boiled kidney beans or rajma
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • Ginger-garlic-green chili paste
  • 1 tbsp. spoon of butter
  • Oil
  • Half tbsp. of cumin seeds
  • One-fouth tbsp of turmeric
  • Half tbsp of red chili powder
  • 1 tbsp of coriander powder
  • Hing
  • Half tbsp of garam masala powder
  • Salt
  • 1 tbsp of Kasuri methi
  • 3 tbsps of low-fat cream

METHOD:

  • Add the oil and butter to a hot pan or wok.
  • Add the cumin seeds and stir them till they are brown.
  • Then add the chopped onions, and keep on frying them till they get the brown color.
  • Add the ginger-garlic-green chili paste and keep on stirring the mixture at low flame. Make sure they don’t get burned and the smell of ginger and garlic goes away.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and cook them till they are soft.
  • Add the rest of the powders- turmeric, red chili, coriander, hing, and garam masala and cook them at a low flame, till the excess oil and fat starts leaving the masala mixture.
  • Now add the rajma or kidney beans and carefully mix them with the masala.
  • Once the rajma is well cooked, add water gradually, as per the requirement. Don’t add too much water or else the masala won’t mix well, and it will taste bad.
  • Add salt as per requirement. If you want you can add a bit of sugar as well.
  • Put it at a low or medium flame, and let it simmer for a while. If you want, cover the pan with a lid or plate.
  • Don’t forget to stir it every 2 mins and check whether it’s too watery or not. If it’s watery then you got to shimmer it for more time.
  • When the curry becomes a bit thick, add the Kasuri methi and cream and stir it well.
  • Garnish it with thick cream or coriander leaves. You can have it with rice or any roti or paratha item.
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POPULAR INDIAN VEG DISHES- RAJMA

SHAHI PANEER

INGREDIENTS:

  • Cubes of Paneer
  • Half cup of curd or yogurt
  • 1 spoon of ginger garlic paste
  • Half spoon of red chili powder (depending on your spice tolerance)
  • One-fourth spoon of turmeric (optional)
  • 1 spoon of garam masala
  • Salt
  • 2 spoons of ghee or oil
  • Half cup of water
  • 3 spoons of cream
  • Half spoon of jeera or cumin seeds
  • 2/3 cloves and cinnamon

METHOD:

  • First, you need to make the shahi paste and for that, you need 10-12 cashews, 8 badams or almonds, 2 elaichis or green cardamoms, 1 green chili, 1 chopped onion, and 1 chopped tomatoes, and put them all in a blender to make a paste. Be careful that it is not too watery. It should be semi-solid.
  • Add the ghee or oil to a hot pan and fry the paneer cubes at low flame. Take them out when they are slightly brown.
  • Add ghee or oil to the same pan and sauté the cumin, cloves, and cinnamon.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste to it and stir them till the smell is gone.
  • Add the shahi paste and mix well for 3-4 mins.
  • Beat the curd or yogurt and red chili powder and add it to the pan and cook all of them at a low flame till the gravy thickens.
  • Add salt as per requirement and water gradually. Make sure it does not become too liquid.
  • When the gravy is ready, add the fried paneer cubes and carefully cook them for 3-4 mins.
  • Before transferring it to the serving bowl, garnish it with garam masala and cream.  
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- SHAHI PANEER

DAL MAKHANI

INGREDIENTS:

  • Soaked and boiled black lentils or urad dal and kidney beans or rajma
  • 3 spoons of butter
  • 1 spoon of ghee
  • Chopped onions (as per requirement)
  • Ginger-garlic paste (as per requirement)
  • Tomato paste or tomato puree (as per requirement)
  • 1 spoon of garam masala
  • 1 spoon of red chili powder
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Half cup cream

METHOD:

  • Add 2 spoons of butter and ghee to a hot pan.
  • Add the chopped onions when the butter melts. Fry them until it turns golden.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook the masala until the raw smell goes.
  • Add the tomato puree or paste
  • You will notice that the oil starts coming out of the masala. That’s when add the dal and mix them at lower steam. Mix the garam masala, red chili powder, and salt as per requirement.
  • Add water gradually. Don’t make it too watery.
  • Simmer it with a lid for a while. Don’t forget to stir every 2 mins.
  • Once the dal becomes a little thick, add the remaining butter. If you require sugar, then add it to the daal.
  • Again let it simmer for a few minutes at a low flame.
  • Garnish it with heavy cream and coriander leaves.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- DAL MAKHANI.

CHILI PANEER

INGREDIENTS:

  • Paneer cubes
  • 3 spoons of corn-starch
  • 3 spoons of flour
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Oil
  • 1 spoon of soya sauce
  • Vinegar (as per requirement)
  • Green chili sauce (as per requirement)
  • Tomato ketchup (as per requirement)
  • Sugar (as per requirement)
  • Chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies
  • Diced onions and bell peppers

METHOD:

  • Make the corn starch and flour batter. Add them along with salt and black pepper to a bowl and gradually add water. Make sure it is not too thin.
  • Add oil to a hot pan. Take the paneer cubes and dip them into the batter and release them into the hot oil for frying. Fry until they turn golden, and keep them aside when done.
  • Heat up oil again to the same pan. Add the chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies, and diced onions and bell peppers and fry them at a high flame.
  • Add the sauces one by one and mix them at a low flame.
  • Prepare a corn starch slurry (mix the corn starch with water) and add it gradually to the pan. Stir it until the gravy becomes semi-solid.
  • Transfer the fried paneer cubes to the gravy. Add sugar if required. If you think you need a bit of gravy, then add a small amount of water.
  • Mix the cubes with the gravy carefully and let it simmer for a while. Once done, garnish it with chopped green onions on the chili paneer.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- CHILI PANEER

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

INGREDIENTS:

  • oil
  • 2 elaichis or cardamom
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • 10 cashew nuts’ paste
  • Half spoon red chili powder
  • 1 spoon of garam masala
  • 2 spoons of butter
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Paneer cubes
  • Half spoon of Kasuri methi
  • 3 spoons of cream
  • Coriander leaves

METHOD:

  • Add oil to a hot pan.
  • Add the onions and cardamom and fry them for a while.
  • Add tomatoes and salt and fry for 3 mins.
  • Cook them until the mixture turns mushy.
  • Add the following- garam masala, coriander powder, cashew nuts’ paste, red chili powder, and a bit of sugar.
  • You will notice that the masala starts leaving extra oil and an aroma is released.
  • Set this mixture aside and heat the oil in the same pan again.
  • Add and saute the following- cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, and bay leaves for a few minutes.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute them at a low flame. Make sure they are not burnt.
  • Add the previous masala mixture and if you think the gravy is too thick, add some water.
  • Simmer and cover the pan and let it cook for a few minutes. Let the gravy reach the semi-thick consistency.
  • Add the paneer cubes and Kasuri methi.
  • Before transferring to the serving bowl, add some cream and mix it.
  • Garnish it with some more cream and chopped coriander leaves.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- PANEER BUTTER MASALA

BAINGAN BHARTA

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 eggplant/baingan
  • 1 chopped onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • 3 green chilies
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 1 spoon of cumin seeds
  • 1 spoon of crushed coriander seeds
  • 1 spoon of turmeric
  • 1 spoon of red chili powder
  • 1 spoon of coriander powder
  • 1 spoon of garam masala
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Oil
  • Coriander leaves

METHOD:

  • Barbeque the eggplant on a stove at low flame. Toss and turn once in a while.
  • Once the eggplant is soft enough, transfer it to a bowl of water and let it cool down for a while.
  • Peel out the burnt skin carefully and mash the eggplant with a spoon or with your hand.
  • Heat oil in a wok or pan.
  • Add the cumin seeds and crushed coriander seeds and saute them for few seconds.
  • Add the chopped onions and fry them till they turn golden.
  • Add the ginger-garlic paste and the spice powders mentioned above and mix them well.
  • Then add the tomatoes, green chilies and a bit of sugar and cook it for a while.
  • Add the mashed eggplant and cook it at a low flame. Let it simmer. Stir every 2 mins.
  • Check the consistency. Don’t make it too dry. Add a very amount of water so that the masala doesn’t get burnt.
  • Cover with a lid and let it simmer again.
  • Once done transfer it to the serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- BAINGAN BHARTA

DAL FRY

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup of boiled/cooked toor dal or moong dal
  • Salt
  • Ghee or butter
  • Half spoon of cumin seeds
  • Hing
  • 2 green chilies
  • 1 chopped onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • Half spoon of turmeric
  • Half spoon of red chili powder
  • Half spoon of garam masala
  • Half spoon of Kasuri methi
  • Coriander leaves
  • Half spoon of mustard
  • 2 broken red chilies

METHOD:

  • Heat the pan with oil or ghee.
  • Add the cumin seeds, mustard, and red chilies. After a while add the hing.
  • Add the chopped onion and green chilies and fry it till the onions turn brown.
  • Then add the ginger-garlic paste and chopped tomato and cook it till the raw smell of the paste goes away.
  • Add the spice powders one by one.
  •  Notice that the excess oil starts leaving the masala.
  • Add the cooked dal. Check the consistency. If required, add some water.
  • Stir it till bubbles start appearing.
  • When the dal reaches its consistency, add some Kasuri methi and salt. Let it simmer for a while at low flame.
  • Don’t forget to stir every 2 mins.
  • Transfer it to the serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- DAL FRY

DUM ALOO

INGREDIENTS:

  • Few boiled potatoes
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 diced tomato
  • 10 cashew nuts’ paste
  • Oil
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Salt
  • 3 spoons of thick curd
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 green cardamom
  • Half spoon of garam masala
  • Half spoon of coriander powder
  • Half spoon of Kashmiri red chili powder
  • a bit of turmeric powder
  • half spoon of Kasuri methi

METHOD:

  • Heat the oil in a pan and shallow fry the potatoes. Once done, keep them aside.
  • Heat oil again in the same pan and put the bay leaf and cardamom.
  • Transfer the ginger-garlic paste and cook until the raw paste is gone.
  • Add the onions, tomatoes and cashew nuts’ paste and cook them until it turns mushy.
  • Add the spice powders mentioned along with salt and stir them well.
  • Notice that the excess oil leaves the masala.
  • Add the curd and saute until it turns thick.
  • Add the potatoes and a cup of water and mix them well. Let it simmer for a while.
  • Check that whether the gravy is thick or not.
  • Sprinkle some Kasuri methi and let it simmer for few minutes again.
  • Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- DUM ALOO

GOBI MASALA

INGREDIENTS:

  • Boiled cauliflower
  • 1 chopped onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • 4 spoons of yogurt
  • A bit of turmeric
  • Half spoon of red chili powder
  • A half a spoon of garam masala
  • 1 spoon of coriander powder
  • Half spoon of cumin powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Then, add a half spoon of Kasuri methi
  • 2 spoons of cream
  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Cashew nuts’ paste

METHOD:

  • Heat the oil in a pan and add the diced cauliflower for frying till they are brown and become crispy for yummy gobi masala. Keep them aside when done.
  • heat the oil again in the same pan and add the bay leaf.
  • Add the onions and fry till they turn brown.
  • Then, add the ginger-garlic paste and cook until the raw smell goes away.
  • Add the tomato and cashew paste.
  • And then add the spice powders mentioned.
  • Stir till the excess oil leaves the masala.
  • Lower the flame and add the yogurt.
  • Check the consistency. If required add some water.
  • Transfer the fried cauliflowers.
  • Let it simmer for a while. Stir now and then.
  • Check whether it’s completely cooked or not.
  • Garnish with cream and chopped coriander leaves on gobi masala.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- GOBI MASALA

MUSHROOM MASALA

INGREDIENTS:

  • Diced mushroom
  • 2 diced onions
  • 1 diced tomato
  • Chopped garlic
  • Chopped ginger
  • Cashew nuts’ paste
  • Oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 cinnamon
  • Half spoon of red chili powder
  • Half spoon of garam masala
  • Half spoon of coriander powder
  • A bit of Kasuri methi
  • Salt

METHOD:

  • Make a fine paste of tomatoes, onions, ginger, and garlic and keep it aside.
  • heat the oil in a pan.
  • Add the bay leaf, cardamom, and cinnamon and saute it for a fry.
  • Add the tomato-onion paste and cashew nut paste and keep stirring.
  • Add the spice powders one by one.
  • Notice that the excess oil starts leaving the masala.
  • Add the mushrooms and salt.
  • If needed, pour some water for the gravy.
  • Let it simmer for a while. Stir now and then.
  • Check the consistency of the gravy.
  • Add some Kasuri methi and coriander leaves for garnishing.
POPULAR INDIAN VEG DINNER RECIPES- MUSHROOM MASALA

These are the Indian veg dinner recipes that are not only come in delicious recipes but also come in popular Indian veg dishes. Any of you can make with a bunch of ingredients from your kitchen. It’s a total package of appealing meals for you all. So, don’t miss it and turn yourself into a good chef by trying these new delicious veg dishes for dinner.

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10 BEST POTATO RECIPES THAT ARE EASY AND YUMMY IN TASTE.

Potato recipe

List of Ways to Cook Potatoes at Home

Potatoes, I would say, are one of the most easily available and commonly found ingredients and can be turned into various best potato recipes. Can we call it as the king of vegetables? Of course, we can. It is the true example that ugly kinds of stuff can also turn into great things. Hence, here is the list of ways to cook potatoes at home as we have listed down the best and famous Potato recipes which can be easily made at home and enjoyed.

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French FriesThe Easy Potato Recipe

One of the easiest and beloved Potato recipe, it is a fan-favourite across the world.

  • Slice up the potatoes beforehand and wash them properly. Soak them for a while.
  • Heat enough oil for deep fry in a pan and release the potato slices.
  • Once done, sprinkle some chaat masala or oregano and enjoy with sauce or mayonnaise.
FRENCH FRIES ARE ONE THE BEST POTATO RECIPE TO HAVE AS SNACKS.

Aloo MatarPotato Main Dish Recipe

The main Potato recipe in Indian household, it is very easy to make and goes well with roti, paratha, poori.

  • Slice up the potatoes in cubes and boil the potatoes and peas beforehand.
  • Heat some oil in a pan and add one bay leaf, a spoon of cumin seeds, half cinnamon, and few cloves.
  • Add 1 sliced up onion and saute till its golden.
  • Add a spoon of ginger-garlic-green chilies paste. Cook till the raw smell is gone.
  • Add 2 chopped tomatoes, and saute till the tomatoes turn mushy.
  • Add a spoon of coriander powder, a spoon of red chili powder, half a spoon of turmeric, half a spoon of cumin powder, and a spoon of garam masala and cook for a while. Notice that the oil leaves the masala. Keep the flame at medium.
  • Add the boiled potatoes and peas and salt as per your taste.
  • Before serving, add a few Kasuri methi and mix again. You can also simmer for a while. Stir now and then.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- ALU MATAR

Mashed potato – The Perfect Side Dish

  • Boil the potatoes beforehand.
  • Once done, mash the potatoes with a masher or with your hand.
  • Add half a cup of milk, half a cup of melted butter, and half a cup of cream and mix them well. Store it in an air-tight container or wrap with a plastic wrapper and refrigerate for half an hour.
  • Bring it to room temperature and add salt (as per taste), black pepper, chili flakes, oregano, and chopped parsley leaves and some melted butter and grate/melted cheese and mix them well. If you want it warm, then heat it up in a micro oven.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- MASHED POTATO

Peri-Peri Potato WedgesQuick Potato Recipe

  • Cut the potatoes into wedges and boil them beforehand.
  • In a separate bowl, add 2 spoons of garlic powder, half spoon of ginger powder, 2 spoons of red chili powder, half spoon of black salt, a spoon of red chili flakes, half a spoon of oregano (if available), one spoon of onion powder (if available), 2 spoons of amchur powder (dried mango powder), and half a spoon of chaat masala and mix them well.
  • Heat some oil in a pan, enough for deep fry. Add the potatoes to the pan and deep fry them. Once done, keep them aside.
  • Mix the peri-peri mix with the fried potatoes. Make sure they are coated well.
  • Serve with sauce or mayonnaise and sprinkles of lemon juice.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- PERI-PERI POTATO WEDGES

Potato BallsBest Potato Side Dish

  • Boil the potatoes beforehand. Once done, mash them with a masher or with your hand.
  • Add salt as per the taste, a spoon of red chili powder, half spoon of garam masala, half spoon of black pepper, chopped coriander leaves, one spoon of amchur or dried mango powder, one spoon of crushed roasted jeera or cumin seeds, one spoon of parsley leaves (if available) and one spoon of crushed roasted ajwain or carom seeds and mix them well.
  • Take small amounts and form round balls.
  • To enhance the flavor, you can also add grated cheese to the mashed potato mixture or add small cubes of cheese inside every mashed potato balls.
  • Heat some oil, enough for deep fry, in a pan, and release the balls. Fry them till they turn golden.
  • Serve with sauce or mayonnaise and sprinkle some lemon juice.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- POTATO BALLS

Jeera Aloo

  • Slice up the potatoes in cubes and wash them properly and soak them for a while beforehand.
  • Heat some oil in a pan and add 1 spoon of cumin seeds and 1 spoon of mustard seeds and saute for a while.
  • Add one spoon of red chili powder, one spoon of garam masala, one spoon of turmeric powder, and mix all of them.
  • Transfer the potato cubes to the pan and sprinkle salt as per taste and mix them well till the potatoes are coated properly.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for a while. This will soften the potatoes. Stir now and then. Check whether the potatoes are soft or not.
  • Before serving, add some chopped coriander leaves.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- JEERA ALOO

Dum Aloo

  • Slice the potatoes into half and boil them beforehand.
  • Heat some oil in a pan and one bay leaf, 2 dry red chilies, half spoon of cumin seeds, 2 spoons of ginger-garlic paste, and saute for a while.
  • Add 1 big or 2 small sliced onions, 1 big cubed tomato and cook till the onions turn golden and the tomatoes are mushy.
  • Then, add one spoon of cumin powder, one spoon of turmeric powder, half spoon of red chili powder, half spoon of garam masala, sugar (as per taste) and mix them well till the oil leaves the masala.
  • Add the boiled potatoes and sprinkle salt as per taste.
  • Pour a small amount of water to make a thick gravy.
  • Place a lid and simmer for a while. Make sure the potatoes do not turn too soft.
  • Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- DUM ALOO

Chili Potatoes

  • Slice up the potato pieces and wash them beforehand.
  • Transfer the potatoes in a separate bowl, and add 2 spoons of cornflour and coat them.
  • Heat some oil, enough for deep fry, in a pan, and release the potatoes. Do not fry so much that they turn into French fries. Once done, keep them aside.
  • Again, heat some oil in a pan and add one spoon of grated/finely chopped garlic and saute for a while.
  • Add one cubed onion and one cubed bell pepper/capsicum.
  • Add half a cup of liquid cornflour (mix cornflour with water), two spoons of chili sauce and tomato sauce, and one spoon of soya sauce and one spoon of vinegar and cook them well.
  • Simmer for a while so that the gravy thickens.
  • Add the fried potatoes and salt and black pepper as per taste. You can also add some chili flakes/red chili powder. Mix them well.
  •   If you don’t want to fry the potatoes, you can also boil them.

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BEST POTATO RECIPE- CHILI POTATOES

Aloo Kabli (Bengali Styled Aloo Chaat)

  • Cut the potatoes into cubes (for delicious aloo kabli) and boil them beforehand.
  • Roast one spoon of cumin seeds, one spoon of coriander seeds, and 2 red chilies and crush them in a mixer or with a rolling pin. Once done, keep it aside.
  • Prepare 2-3 spoons of tamarind juice. If you want it sourer, then prepare some more.
  • In a separate bowl, add the boiled potatoes, one chopped onion, boiled or raw small red chickpeas or chola or chole, chopped coriander powder, chopped green chilies, chaat masala (as per taste), black salt (as per taste), prepared chili masala, tamarind juice, and mix them well.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- ALOO KABLI

Aloo TikkiA Tasty Potato Recipe

  • Boil the potatoes and mash it beforehand.
  • In a separate bowl, transfer the mashed potatoes and add chopped green chilies, 2 spoons of lemon juice, 2 spoons of crushed roasted cumin seeds, 2 spoons of chili flakes or red chili powder, chopped coriander leaves. If you want you can also add chopped onions. Once done, cover with a plate and keep it aside for a while.
  • Shape the mashed potatoes into that of a Tikki.
  • Heat some oil in a pan, enough for deep fry, and release the tikkis one by one. Fry till they turn golden.
  • Serve with sauce, or chutney and lemon juice.
BEST POTATO RECIPE- ALOO TIKKI

These are the list of ways to cook potatoes. Also, these are the best potato recipes to cook at home. Any of you can make with a bunch of ingredients from your kitchen. Also, you can have aloo kabli, potato balls, aloo tikki, etc as snacks. It’s a total package of delicious meals for you all. So, don’t miss it and turn yourself into a good chef by trying these new delicious best potato recipes.

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10 QUICK AND EASY EVENING SNACK RECIPES TO ENJOY DURING QUARANTINE.

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Hello everyone. I hope everyone is in good health and safe inside their houses. Lockdown has taken a toll on us and we have nothing else to do rather than following the mundane routine. But it is important to cut the fun for a time to keep us and our loved ones safe. And I bet the most important thing that we are missing is our favorite food stalls and fast foods. But don’t worry. You can still make your favorite snacks at home, and enjoy with your family. We have enlisted 10 quick evening snacks easy to make which are not only delicious but also require fewer ingredients.

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Easy Evening Snack Recipes to Enjoy During The Quarantine.

CRISPY ONION PAKODA

This is the easiest, quickest, and popular delicious evening snack among the Indians. What’s better than a cup of tea and a few hot crispy onion pakodas by the side.

Ingredients:

  • Onions, thinly chopped (take as many as you require).
  • Besan or gram flour (if you are taking 2 onions, then take 1 cup of gram flour).
  • Red chili powder (as per requirement- maximum 2 tablespoons).
  • Chopped coriander leaves.
  • Chopped green chilies (if you want it spicy).
  • Carom seeds or Ajwain (as required- 1 tablespoon will be enough).
  • Salt (as required)
  • Oil for frying.
  • Water

Method:

  • Add the chopped onions, green chilies, red chili powder, chopped coriander leaves, carom seeds, and salt to a bowl and mix them properly.
  • Make the besan batter. Take the required besan in a bowl and add water gradually, so that it makes a thick batter. Don’t make the batter too thin or else it won’t take the shape.
  • Add the onion mixture to the besan batter and stir it with a spoon or with your hands.
  • Add enough oil to a frying pan, since it is going to be deep-fried.
  • Take small amounts of the batter with a spoon or with your hands (make sure the batter is properly mixed with the onion mixture), and release them into the boiling oil. Don’t overcrowd the pan with pakodas or else many won’t be properly cooked.
  • Make sure to turn the pakodas now and then or else one side will be overcooked.
  • Fry them till they are golden and crispy.
  • Take them out and soak the excess oil on a tissue paper.
  • Serve the hot crispy onion pakodas with sauce or chutney and tea.
Evening Snack- Video of the recipe of crispy onion pakoda

CORN CHAAT

If you want something healthy and tasty at the same time, then this corn chat is just for you.

Ingredients:

  • Boiled corns.
  • Salt
  • Lemon juice
  • Chaat Masala
  • Red chili powder
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Chopped onions
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Chopped green chilis

Method:

  • Take all the ingredients as per your requirement in a mixing bowl and mix them well.
  • Garnish them with coriander leaves.
Evening Snack- Video of the recipe of the corn chaat

JHAL MURI/BHEL PURI/PUFFED RICE CHAAT

This had been one of the most famous evening snacks enjoyed by the Indians, especially among the Bengalis.

Ingredients:

  • Puffed rice
  • Pickle oil
  • Chopped onions
  • Chanachur (Bombay Mix) or Sev (Gram shavings)
  • Chopped coriander
  • Chopped boiled potatoes (optional)
  • Chopped green chilies
  • Black salt (if needed)
  • Oil

Method:

  • Saute the puffed rice in a wok with a bit of oil to make it a bit crispy.
  • Pour the crispy puffed rice along with pickle oil, onions, “chanachur” or “sev”, coriander, green chillis, into a bowl and mix them well.
  • Garnish it with a pinch of black salt if required. Serve it with a cup of hot tea.
Evening Snack- Video of the recipe of the jhaal muri/puffed rice chaat

CHEESE CORN MAGGI

Maggi recipes need no introduction. If the regular Maggi bores you, then add some spice to it. and make it cheese corn maggi.

Ingredients:

  •  A packet of Masala Maggi (no.of packets as per requirements)
  • Boiled corns
  • Cheese
  • Water

Method:

  • Prepare the Maggi as per the instructions.
  • Put the corns and cheese into the noodles and stir them well. Make sure the cheese is equally mixed and properly melted.
  • Serve it hot.
Evening Snack- Video of the recipe of the cheese corn maggi

DAL BORA OR LENTIL POKODA

Dal Bora is one of the famous roadside snacks amongst the Bengalis and is easily available at cheap rates. Now let’s bring it to the kitchen.

Ingredients:

  • Already soaked up masoor dal or Red Lentils.
  • Chopped green chillis
  • Salt
  • Oil
  • Red chili powder (if required)
  • Chopped coriander
  • Turmeric

Method:

  • Put the soaked lentils, ginger, turmeric, red chili powder (if you want it spicy), salt in a grinder and blend them into a paste.
  • Take the paste in a bowl and mix it with the green chilies and coriander.
  • Put enough oil for deep fry in a wok and release small balls of the mixture into the boiling oil.
  • Fry them until they turn golden brown.
  • Serve them hot with sauce or chutney.
Dal Bora is One of The Delicious Evening Snacks.

ALUR CHOP OR MASHED POTATO CROQUETTES

When it comes to delicious evening snacks, alur chop or mashed potato fritter comes in the top tier. It is a regular evening snack available at every lane of Bengal.

Ingredients:

  • Mashed boiled potatoes (as required)
  • Chopped ginger- 1tbps
  • Chopped garlic-1tbps
  • Chopped green chilies (as needed)
  • Roasted and crushed cumin seeds
  • Roasted and crushed coriander seeds
  • Turmeric
  • Salt
  • Besan or gram flour
  • All-purpose flour or maida
  • Red chili powder
  • Oil

Method:

  • Put the garlic, ginger, and green chilies in a frying pan with a bit of oil and stir them till they are a little bit fried.
  • Now add turmeric, cumin and coriander seeds, salt, and the mashed potatoes and mix them all till they are a bit fried. The potato stuffing is ready. Let it cool.
  • Now make the batter. add besan, flour, red chili powder, salt, turmeric, and water and make it into a thick batter.
  • Make small balls of the stuffing and lightly flatten them with your palms.
  • Dip the mixture into the batter and release them into boiling oil 9 enough to make deep fry and cook them till they are golden.

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Easy Evening Snack Recipes- Video of Recipe of Alur Chop

ROLLS OUT OF ROTI

If you are wondering what are you going to do with the leftover rotis, then here is the solution- turn them into rolls.

Ingredients:

  • Leftover Rotis
  • Stuffing items (can be eggs, chicken, cheese, paneer, etc)
  • Onions
  • Chopped green chillis (optional)
  • Sauce
  • Oil

Method:

  • Heat the frying pan and put on some little bit of oil. Put the leftover roti over the pan and saute it till it turns a bit crunchy and golden. If you want eggs as your stuffing, then put the roti on the semi-cooked egg mixture and fry it on both sides.
  • If you want to add more stuffing, place the roti on a plate and sprinkle bits of paneer, onions, chicken, cheese(as per your choice) along with sauce and green chilies.
  • Roll the roti and serve.
Roti Rolls is One of The Easy Evening Snack Recipes.

EGG-BREAD CUBES

Egg-bread cubes are very delicious evening snacks. This recipe is quick and easy to make and fun to taste.

Ingredeints:

  • Bread (make small pieces out of them, just like small cubes)
  • Egg
  • Red chili powder
  • Salt
  • Oil
  • Turmeric
  • Chaat masala

Method:

  • Make the egg batter. Mix the raw eggs with red chili powder, salt, turmeric, and a little bit of oil and stir them well.
  • Dip the bread cubes into the batter and release them into the hot oil (enough for shallow fry).
  • Fry them till they turn golden brown.
  • Sprinkle some chaat masala on top.

CHEESE BALLS

Ingredients:

  • Mashed potatoes
  • Grated or cubed cheese
  • Black pepper
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Gram flour or besan or corn starch
  • Black salt

Method:

  • Take the mashed potatoes, black pepper, coriander leaves, besan in a bowl and mix them well.
  • Make small balls out of them, and insert cheese into them.
  • Release the balls into the boiling oil gradually for deep fry. Take them out when turned golden.
  • Serve them hot.
Easy Evening Snack Recipes- Video of Cheese Balls Recipe.

PROCESSED FOOD

Last but not the least, processed food like McCain are very delicious evening snacks, which can be prepared in minutes. Just fry them and serve them hot. One can get a variety of snacks.

Easy Evening Snack Recipes- Processed Food

Pick up yourself, get into the kitchen and start cooking these amazing fun and easy evening snack recipes. Enjoy them and stay safe.

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