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There is no sincerer love than the love of food. --- George Bernard Shaw

Hot and Spicy

Although appetizers are served as a first cource in many restaurants, but in India usually they are served as a snack with tea.In this category you will find appetizers like ambode, bonda..and crunchy food items like chakkali, chivda, which can be prepared and stored for few days. Also it can be served with afternoon chai or coffee.

Avalakki Vaggarane(Dry) easy to prepare and easy to store easy to eat - snack all time. Mixture of flaked rice, peanuts, roasted grams and other masala can be stored for a month
Avalakki Happala(poha papad)  
thin Indian wafers
Ambode Karnataka special, fried spicy balls made from chana dal and other spices

Batata Bonda
appetizer made from potatoes
Balekayi Bonda
deep fried balls made from green plantain, potato and other spices
Chakkali fried spicy snack prepared from rice flour and roasted gram
Chinese Okra(hirekayi) Boorboori another appetizer for afternoon chai, fried chinese okra coated with gram flour
Chatte Ambode very spicy fried balls made from different dals and spices
Cucumber Sev similar to chakkali, made from cucumber and rice flour served for coffee/tea
Dahi Vada
fried urad dal balls soaked in yogurt with tamarind chutney on top
Girmitt
North Karnataka's popular snack mixture of puffed rice, sev and other spices
Khanda Bhaji onion fritters for light snack
Maddur Vadaby Shilpa Venkatesh famous appetizer from Karnataka
Mirchi
fried hot chili coated with gram flour
Nibblers spicy cashews and hurigadale(chikpeas) nibblers good for anytime
Palak Vada from Chinmayee
light snack made from spinach, rice and gram flour
Palak(spinach) Rolls by Vimala
Pakoda appetizer from rice and gram flour with other spices
Shrilankan Potato Rolls kids love this snack and ideal for light snack for parties
Uddin Bonda fried urad dal balls goes well with coffee/tea
Vegetable Samosa
tasty appetizer goes well with evening tea/coffee

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