Craving something crispy, spicy, or perfectly spiced? These 15 super delicious Indian vegan snack recipes bring you the best of flavor and crunch—without any dairy or animal products! From crispy pakoras and tangy chaats to savory stuffed parathas and spiced roasted nuts, this collection has something for every snack lover. Perfect for tea time, parties, or anytime cravings—try these irresistible plant-based delights today!
Easy & Delicious Indian Vegan Snacks for Ramadan
During Ramadan, I receive many requests for vegetarian and vegan snack recipes—especially ones that are simple to prepare and can be made ahead. These types of recipes are always in demand, making meal planning easier during the fasting month.
Indian Cuisine: Naturally Vegan & Vegetarian
Indian food, particularly South Indian cuisine, is rich in vegetarian and vegan options that seamlessly fit into a daily diet. With Ramadan falling in summer this year, I’ve curated a list of light, refreshing, and easy-to-make snacks that are perfect for iftar or tea-time.
Healthy & Guilt-Free Choices
Most of the recipes below are naturally gluten-free, and for a healthier twist, you can use olive oil or an air fryer to reduce the calorie content without compromising taste.
Here’s a collection of 15+ Super Delicious Indian Vegan Snack Recipes to add variety to your Ramadan menu—flavorful, wholesome, and perfect for sharing!
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Smart Eating Tip for Ramadan: Balance Your Iftar & Suhoor
One of the key aspects of maintaining good health during Ramadan is mindful eating. While iftar often features indulgent treats like fried snacks and chaats, it’s important to listen to your body and avoid overeating.
Lighten Your Dinner After a Heavy Iftar
If your iftar includes heavier snacks—such as samosas, pakoras, kebabs, or rich chaats—it’s a good idea to skip a full dinner. Instead, opt for something light and soothing before bedtime. This helps give your digestive system a break, preventing bloating and discomfort.
Some great options include:
- Cooling buttermilk – Helps with digestion and prevents acidity.
- No-sugar fresh juice – Hydrates and replenishes lost nutrients.
- A warm glass of milk – A comforting and gentle way to end the day.
A Simple & Nourishing Suhoor
By keeping your night intake light, you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and ready for a simple, nutritious suhoor. This allows your body to better absorb essential nutrients, keeping you energized throughout the fasting hours.
Balancing meals this way ensures that Ramadan remains not just a time of spiritual nourishment but also a period of mindful and healthy eating.
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Delicious Indian Vegan Snack Recipes
Aloo Methi Ki Tikki
ikkis are my favourite and super easy to make tikkis. Aloo-Methi Tikki is perfect blend of mushy potatoes with pungent smelling fenugreek leaves, dash of Indian spices and lots of love. You can make these ahead and store them in zip lock bags in freezer. Fry when needed.
Aloo Pakora
My mom makes delicious aloo pakoras and she makes them often during Ramadan. These simple, gluten free and vegan pakodas can be made in no time. I always peel and soak potato roundels in cold water for 30-40 minutes before dipping them in batter for frying. Doing so will reduce the starch content in potatoes and you can relish low carb pakodas.
Bhel Puri
Bhel Puri is a colourful snack which tickles your taste buds with amalgamation of flavours. Made with seasonal raw mango is a must try snack. If you have red, brown and green chutneys handy them all you need is 10 minutes to dish out this recipe.
Khare Semiya | Savory Seviyan Recipe - Yummy Food
Khare Semiya is a simple and filling savory recipe made with semiya (Indian Fine Pasta). This is often prepared at iftar time and also made on Eid day.
Medu Bonda Spicy Black Gram Fritters
Medu Bonda aka black gram fritters are crisp and yum. You can grind and refrigerate the batter for later use. These vegan and gluten free medu bonda are perfect iftar snack.
Microwave Khaman Dhokla
Khaman Dhokla is a gluten free and vegan Gujrati Special recipe. Dhokla in microwave are easy to make and take less than 5 minutes of cooking time. A perfect snack to indulge any day.
Matar Chaat Recipe | Healthy Green Peas Chaat - Yummy Food
Mutter Chat is spicy green peas chat is a combination of sweet, spicy and tangy flavours. If you have boiled peas at hand, then this can be made in no time.
Garma Garam Maa ke haath ke Pyaaz ke Pakode
One of the most loved Indian snack. Most of the time when my mom runs out of ideas for tea time snack, she makes these piping hot pyaaz ke pakode. These are my family favourite and can be made in no time. All the work involved in making this recipe is slicing onions. Your work can be done easy, if your using new age choppers which are easily available in market these days.
Pan Fried Tandoori Aloo | Aloo Tikka Recipe
These spicy, tangy, vegan and gluten free tandoori aloo are perfect party appetizer. You can even serve these as a side dish with any flavoured rice.
Punugulu | How to make Pungulu with Dosa Batter - Yummy Food
Punugulu are much loved Andhra special teatime snack and favourite local street snack of Andhraites. If you have leftover dosa batter, then all you need to do is to add sliced onions and chopped green chillies to it. Scoop a small ball and deep fry in oil…
Mirchi Bajji | Guntur Mirapakaya Bajji
Mirchi Bhajji aka Guntur Mirpakaya Bajji is most famous street food in Asia’s Chili Capital, Guntur. Stuffed green chili is dipped in gluten free chickpea flour batter and deep fried until it turns golden. Served hot with sliced onions and lemon wedges, this bhajji is mouth watering.
Ragi Podi Button Idli | How to make Ragi Idli Recipe- Yummy Food
Ragi Podi Button Idli is gluten free, vegan and wholesome recipe. This filling recipe is easy to make and can be made ahead too. Just warm them in microwave before serving.
Rajma Aloo Tikki
Have you tried tikki or cutlet with kidney beans (rajma)….??? If no, then you must try this recipe for sure. These tikkis are pan fried, gluten free, vegan and yummy. You can make these ahead and store them in zip lock bag in freezer and fry them when needed.
Easy Samosa Chaat Recipe - Yummy Food
Though this involves little extra work…but I tell you it is worth the effort. Samosa is smashed in piping hot chickpea gravy and then topped with spicy chutneys. This is a filling recipe and all you need is a tall glass of buttermilk to polish this off..
Vada Pav
Do I need to say anything about these Mumbai’s most loved street food?? Spicy potato patty is stuffed in bread and sprinkled over with yummy red chili-garlic powder making this a wonderful and filling snack. Do try this for sure….
Radha says
I was so confused about what to prepare for my kids because we cannot eat outside due this pandemic, these recipes are so easy and delicious. Great work and thank you for recipes , keep going and I would revisit this site.
Lubna Karim says
I am glad to know. Thank you Radha. Happy Cooking!