Samosas – Fried Pastry filled with mashed potatoes and chilies
Chaat – General term for a snack, usually a small plate or fried potatoes and various toppings
Dosa – Thin crispy pancake made from fermented grains cooked on one side and may be filled and always served with a soup
Uttapam – Similar to Dosa but thicker and presented similar to a flat bread
Sambhar– Vegetable lentil soup served with various snack with the unique drumstick vegetable
Vada – Lentil or dal-based donut or fritter can be both sweet and savory
Pakora – Chopped or shredded vegetable fritter made with chickpea (Besan) flour
Papdi – Crispy rice crackers
Boli – Stuffed paratha bread from the south of India
Kachori – Crispy stuffed pastryes
Bhaja – similar to pakoras, onion and sweet potato are very popular and mainstream
Pantaras – Rolled pancakes filled with vegetables form in the shape of an eggroll eaten with chutneys
Chop – Deep fried fritter made from proteins such as chicken of fish
Kathi – Fried mini wraps
Chilla – Moong dal pancake seasoned with onions, vegetables and herbs
Pav – Mini sandwich filled with various items such as eggs and Vada
Dabeli – Mumbai sandwich with a potato, peanut and pomegranate filling
Aloo Tikka Chaat – Mini potato pancakes served with braised chickpeas, tamarind chutney and yogurt
Paratha – Stuffed fried breads which have a flaky layered texture
Pan Puri – Crispy fried pastry cup filled to order with spicy sour water and a little potato.
Jalebi – A spiral shaped syrup-soaked fritter accented with cardamom