finger food

Finger food is the food you may serve at a party.

barbecued lamb cutlets

Barbecued lamb cutlets, each marinated with one of three different marinades. Burra kebabs are from Awadhi cuisine, and are a common street food in Lucknow.

chicken kathi roll

From the street food vendors of Kolkatta comes this spiced chicken, wrapped in an egg soaked flatbread. Kathi rolls are quite possibly the world's best snack.

chickpea, tomato and onion salad

Chole chaat is a street food favourite, made from chickpeas, tomato and onion. Chaat masala, chutney, and the crunch from the sev make this special.

egg chaat

Take some boiled eggs, onion, tomato and a few spices and you have egg chaat, or anda chaat, another great street food from Delhi.

fish tikka

This fish tikka, or maachi tikka, is simple fried marinated fish dish. Easy to make and can be prepared overnight then finished just before serving.

fruit chaat

Fruit chaat, or phala chaat, is a mix of fruits, tossed with potatoes and chaat masala.

Goan mussels

Goan mussels is a hot and tangy Portuguese-inspired dish. Xinaneao recheado can be served as a starter or a main meal.

Goan prawn cake

This Goan dish, apa de camarao, has a wonderful taste combination - a hot, savoury and slightly sweet filling of prawn, baked inside a sweet coconut cake.

green paneer tikka

Green paneer tikka, or paneer pudina tikka is a fresh, aromatic and has quite a chilli hit.

Kerala prawn fry is a simple dry dish of crispy fried prawns. Nadan chemmeen varuthathu is one of Kerala's best-known street vendor snacks. It is slightly hot and tangy and highlights the flavour of the prawns.

lentil dumplings

These are savoury fried snacks, originating from the south of India. They can be described variously as fritters, cutlets, doughnuts, or dumplings. This recipe for medu vada is our family recipe for a simple lentil-based vada.

masala dosa

Masala dosa - spiced potato in rice and lentil crepes - are one of life's great joys. Simple, easy, fast and ca be served as a starter, snack, lunch or as a light dinner.