Best 10 Evening Snacks For Indian People

TOP 10 EVENING SNACKS FOR INDIAN PEOPLE
Good crunchy snack during sunset is the best way to welcome night.
Evening snacks-
Snacks are the small meal consumed in between the meal. The snack which is consumed in the evening is known as an evening snack.
Why should we have evening snacks?
There is a long gap between the lunch and dinner; it is bridged by evening snacks. It is better to have in between snacks than having a large meal at a time. These are few reasons
1. Snack gives an opportunity to fuel the body with essential vitamin and minerals.
2. Eating evening snack in between lunch and dinner keeps blood sugar stable.
3. The healthy snack in help to reduce weight.
4. A long gap in between lunch and dinner makes us feel hungry and tired. Evening snacks replenish energy storage in our body.
5. Evening snack gives us opportunities to take a break for an hour or more, which releases the stress.
Top 10 evening snacks for Indians
1. Poha – Poha is made out of flattened or beaten rice. It is quiet famous in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Kanda phoha is a famous snack in Maharashtra, it is made up of Kanda (onion), groundnut, coconut and flattened rice.
2. Akki rotti– Akki means rice in Kannada. roti is flat bread cooked on tawa, Chakki roti is made out of rice flour. It is tasty can be given to pregnant or lactating women and also to the growing children.
3. Sev- it is usually made up of chick pea flour. In order to have extra texture rice, flour can be added,
4. Palak pakora – Spinach, basic spices, and gram flour are main ingredients for making palak pakora. It is tasty and can be accompanied with hot coffee or tea. It is a good source of iron, carbohydrate, and right fat.
5. Cheese dosa – Dhosa is a perfect blend of lentil and rice. In cheese, dhosa, an extra ingredient which is used is cheese. For growing children and teenagers, cheese dhosa is more tempting than other plain snacks.
6. Misal pav – It is pav mean bread with sprouted vegetable. Instead of sprouts moth bean or mung bean is used. Other types of misals are shev misal , kalya masalachi misal , kholapuri missal, puneri misal.
7. Oats chilla – Oats chilla is very tasty and healthy snack which can be served with sambar or coconut chutney. Oats have beta gucan , it is a soluble fiber which increases gastric empting time. It gives bulk to the stool.
8. Onion uttapam- It is similar to dhosa but it is thick like pancake and it has different topping. Usually carrot, green chilies, onion, tomato, carrot is used for topping.
9. Sabudana vada – It is one of the most popular snack in Maharashtra it is made out of sago.
10. Mirchi bhaji – Mirchi bhaji one of the famous snack in south India. Bajji are deep fried fitter, theses are made in home. It has capsaicin which is heart friendly
Instead of opting street snacks it is better to make healthy evening snacks at home