Gathiya looks simple from the outside – fried gram-flour strands, pale gold, sold in bags labelled with a dozen slightly different names. But anyone who grew up in Gujarat, or who’s spent time in a Gujarati kitchen, will tell you gathiya isn’t one thing. It’s a category, and within that category, Bhavnagari gathiya occupies its…
Order it in Mumbai and it’s pani puri. Ask for it in Delhi and you’ll hear golgappa. Cross into Kolkata and it becomes puchka. Head to Hyderabad or parts of the south and you might hear gup chup. Four names, four regions, four sets of people who’d each insist their version is the real one…
Ask someone in Britain to name an Indian snack and there’s a good chance they’ll say Bombay mix. Ask an Indian family and you may get a puzzled look, because in India nobody calls it that. If you’re typing “Bombay mix UK buy online” into a search bar, this guide explains what it really is,…
Look along the shelf of any Indian food shop and you’ll find a dozen bags labelled sev. They all look like golden tangles of fried gram flour, yet they taste and behave very differently. If you’ve been wondering how ratlami sev UK shops sell differs from nylon sev, and which one belongs in your basket,…
Serving a plate of proper Gujarati snacks is easy. Sourcing them is harder. If you run a restaurant, café or shop and you’re looking for bulk Indian snacks wholesale UK suppliers can deliver consistently, you’ll quickly find that choice is wide but quality is not. This guide covers what to stock, how to compare suppliers…
If you’re building a list of vegan cupboard essentials, Indian snacks deserve a shelf of their own. Gram flour, rice flour, lentils, nuts, seeds and spices are the backbone of traditional Indian snacking, and that’s a lot of plant-based food before you’ve even tried. But “traditionally plant-based” and “vegan” aren’t quite the same thing, because…
Dussehra falls on Tuesday 20 October 2026, and if you grew up in a Gujarati household, you already know what that means before the date is even confirmed. It means an early start, a queue (or a very determined family member who “knows a guy”), and a table that smells of besan, ajwain and hot…
In a Gujarati home, chai is never served alone. The kettle goes on, and someone reaches for the tin, or the steel dabba, or the big glass jar on the top shelf. The best snacks for chai are dry, crunchy and salty-spicy, and they make a strong, sweet, milky cup taste even better. Three of…
For Hindu households in the UK, vrat days come round more often than most people outside the community realise. Ekadashi twice a month, Shivratri, Janmashtami, the nine days of Navratri, Karva Chauth – each with its own food rules, all falling under the umbrella of farali eating. Which farali chevda counts as a proper fasting…
Indian snacking has always been about more than just taste – it’s built around variety, texture, and genuinely good ingredients like chickpeas, lentils, nuts, and seeds. The great news is that within this huge and varied tradition, there’s an enormous range of naturally wholesome options, from roasted and baked snacks to protein-rich nuts and seeds,…
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