Namkeens to Eat During Your Trip to India




Introduction
Are you within India or are you travelling into India to have some good time there? Does your schedule comprise of trekking, rafting, snowboarding, scuba-diving, hiking, Resort basking or to have a general adventure in India? Are you in a quagmire on what you shall carry with you in terms of snacks? Right, if that is the biggest puzzle giving you headache here are some snacks which will leave you with omni-sessional feeling;
9) Mathri  
This comes from Gujarati snacks which is a must pack amongst the Indians when it comes to trips and adventure. This is a flaky type of biscuit made of flour and oil and cumin.  They are disc like, hard enough to resist spoilage as well as engaging your premolars in a friendly manner. They are spiced with a lot of professionalism to give you an enticing smell; once you open a packet full of it, you will not leave the packet until you empty if into your mouth.
              
8) Samosa
Samosa is a common snack in India and has been a favourite snack of all the time.it can serve as a snack as well as a meal depending on what you escort it with. It assumes a triangular shape when deep-fried with golden-brown colour pastry. It is filled with mashed potatoes, green peas, and minced meat and flavoured with different spices such as Pilau Masala, Turmeric, ginger and hot pepper. Although there is no limit when it comes to fillings, one definitely lands into his/her choice, be it eggs, chicken, fried rice, cheese, chocolate, minced meat, pasta, and much more. They taste super delicious with any filling and when complemented by tamarind and mint sauces. Pair it up with a cup of tea for a heavenly experience!


7) Vada Pav
This is a renowned on-the-go snack almost in every restaurants and food stalls in India. Ideally, they are potato patties obtained from mashed potatoes blended with chilies, coriander spices and dipped in chickpea dough and then deep-fried. It is sandwiched between slit bun breads (pav) seasoned with powdered red chili and topped with green chili.

6) Bhaji
Amongst the quintessential snacks of Namkeen is Bhaji which keeps you salivating once you come across Bhaji served with hot pepper stew, a cup of tea or Joe. This treats your salivary glands gently upon feasting a piece of it. It is very common during monsoon season in India. There are many varieties of Bhaji in India. Essentially, Bhaji is a spicy fritters prepared using potatoes, onions, capsicum, and chilies coated with gram dough and deep fried.

5) Khaman
Khaman is a light, soft, spongy, and tangy-sweet snack courtesy of Gujarat. It is prepared from fresh grounded gram flour furnished with green chilies, grated coconut and coriander leaves. It is a eye-appealing snack with low calories perfect to be munched when one is relaxing while enjoying the vicinity.

4) Kachori
These are deep-fried balls of gram or Rice flour flavoured with lentils, black pepper, onions and spices. The tangy mint, tamarind sauce or potato curry are such flavours that heightens the Kachori taste.  Kachori come with different names depending on its cuisine or flavour/spices added. Such varieties are like raj kachori, masal kachori, baked kachori, matar kachori, dry fruit kachori, onion kachori among other nutritious snacks within Kachori brand.

3) Poha
Many can’t believe that flattened rice roasted in onions, curry leaves, green chilies, peanuts and spices can make up a nutritious delicious snack. It is served better with lemon juice and namkeen sev on its top. Poha has that salty flavour countered by use of sweet Jalebi—a flavorful combination that hails from Madhya Pradesh India.

2) Masala Papad
Masala Papad is a crispy tortilla chip which is very delicious and refreshing take-away snack made from black gram. The secret behind the appetizing taste is the nature of after-dressing of small sized chopped onions, tomatoes, grated coconut, coriander, and spices. To uphold its durability lemon juice is added on top together with green chilies which bring the fire session to your Papad.

1) Tikka
Without a keen look into Tikka you may confuse it with some roasted chunks of pork meat. Tikka is a delicious snack famous in India not only in the street cafes and food stalls but also in prominent hotels. Ideally, it a chunks of paneer, chicken or fish depending on your preference. It is fried in yogurt and flavoured with various spices, and finally grilled in tandoor by use of skewer. Any café/hotel which stocks this snack can be identified from far due to its aroma of the spices and definitely it will seduce you to hooked for more once you acquire the first packet. It is served with a concoction of tangy sauces on the side.

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