Fried Snack
Banana Fritters
Raw banana rounds coated in a ground chana dal and red chili paste, rested, and deep-fried until crisp.
Blood Fry
Coagulated goat's blood broken into pieces and stir-fried with onion, green chili, and coconut.
Brain Fry
Brain pieces simmered with sauteed shallots, cumin, and pepper into a soft, richly spiced fry.
Bread Fritters
Bread squares dipped in a spiced gram-and-rice-flour batter and shallow-fried on a griddle until golden.
Cabbage Steaks
A spiced chana dal and cabbage batter steamed into logs, sliced into rounds, and pan-fried until golden.
Cauliflower Fritters
Blanched cauliflower florets dipped in a spiced maida batter, rolled in bread crumbs, and deep-fried until crisp.
Ceylon Chicken Fry
Chicken cooked dry in a ground spice masala, deboned, and pan-fried with onion until crisp.
Chicken Bits
Spiced minced chicken shaped into small bites, dipped in a gram-flour batter and deep-fried.
Chicken Chilli Fry
Chicken marinated in a chili-garlic-vinegar paste, steamed, then pan-fried with browned onion and tomato.
Chicken Chops
Chicken marinated in a ground ginger-green chili paste and pressure-cooked until tender.
Chicken Fry
Boneless chicken marinated in ginger-garlic, chili, and lemon, then deep-fried until golden.
Chicken Pepper Fry
Chicken simmered with browned shallots and tomato in a generous coating of black pepper.
Chicken Stump
Egg-enriched dough squares folded around a savory minced chicken filling and deep-fried.
Chilli Chicken
Chicken marinated in vinegar, garlic, and ground chili, then pan-cooked until done.
Chinese Chicken Fry
Bone-in chicken marinated in soy, vinegar, and pepper, pressure-cooked, then coated and fried crisp.
Dried Salted Meat
Meat cured with salt and turmeric, sun-dried for preservation, and fried in oil whenever needed.
Egg & Cauliflower Fry
Parboiled cauliflower pieces dipped in a spiced beaten-egg batter and deep-fried.
Finger Fish
Finger-sized fish strips marinated in ginger-garlic, egg, and corn flour, then deep-fried until golden.
Fish Cutlet
Cooked, deboned fish mixed with sauteed onion and spices, shaped into croquettes, egg-and-breadcrumb coated, and deep-fried.
Ginger Chilli Chicken
Fried chicken pieces from Chinese Chicken Fry, quickly re-tossed with ginger and green chilies.
Kinch Mosara (Stuffed Potato Cones)
A spiced mashed-potato and green pea filling with cashews and raisins, folded into cone-shaped maida wrappers and deep-fried.
King Samosa
Maida pastry filled with spiced peas and mashed potato, folded into samosas and deep-fried crisp.
Kuzhi Paniyaram
Fermented rice-and-urad-dal batter mixed with coconut pieces and cooked in a paniyaram pan.
Lentil Kachori
Crumbly maida shells filled with a spiced moong-and-urad-dal filling, deep-fried and served with coriander and sweet chutneys.
Maida Paniyaram
A sweet batter of maida, banana, and sugar rested briefly, then cooked in a paniyaram pan.
Meat Puffs
Flaky maida pastry filled with a spiced minced-meat-and-potato mixture, shaped into puffs and baked.
Mini Vegetable Samosa
A spiced mixed-vegetable filling folded into thin, hand-layered maida pastry triangles and deep-fried until crisp.
Moong Fingers
Cooked moong dal and soaked bread bound with spices, shaped into finger-length cylinders and deep-fried crisp.
Mutton Spring Roll
Minced mutton sauteed with soy and tomato sauce, wrapped in a batter roll and deep-fried.
Milk Paniyaram
Deep-fried rice-and-urad-dal balls soaked in a sweetened milk-and-coconut-milk syrup.
Palak Dumplings
A frothy ground moong dal batter mixed with chopped spinach and onion, deep-fried into light, savory dumplings.
Pesalu Kadiyalu
A ground moong-and-urad-dal-and-banana batter poured in rings into hot oil and fried, traditionally served with payasam.
Potato Baskets
Grated potato pressed into a wire-mesh mould and deep-fried into crisp edible baskets, ready to be filled with salad or sundal.
Potato Fritters
Boiled potato rounds coated with a ground ginger-garlic-chili paste and shallow- or deep-fried until crisp.
Potato Nest
Spiced mashed potato balls stuffed with a pea masala, rolled in crushed vermicelli, and deep-fried into crunchy, nest-like snacks.
Punjabi Samosa
Buttery maida pastry cones stuffed with a spiced mashed-potato-and-pea filling, sealed and deep-fried golden.
Rice Flour Rings
Rice flour scalded with coconut and spices, kneaded into dough, shaped into small rings, and deep-fried until golden.
Ridge Gourd Dumplings
Finely chopped ridge gourd folded into a spiced gram-flour batter and deep-fried into small, crisp dumplings.
Roasted Meat
Goat thigh meat flattened with a rolling pin, marinated in a pepper-vinegar mixture, and pan-roasted.
Stir-Fried Meat
Meat stir-fried with a generous amount of chopped onion in a ground dried-chili and cumin masala.
Vegetable Fingers
A steamed moong-dal-and-vegetable batter, idli-style, sliced into fingers and deep-fried until golden.