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Serving Healthy Snacks at a Party
Health is wealth and to maintain that wealth, you must lead a healthy lifestyle. Exercise and diet play a significant role in keeping you in the pink of health. A balanced diet doesn’t mean you can’t binge into your favourite food. Of course, you can do that with a little twist. This article particularly deals with the problem people face to satiate their snack craving. This becomes even hard if you have children in the house and you have to host small parties now and then.
Nothing to worry. You have landed on the right page. Here we are going to give a list of healthy as well as tasty party snacks recipes. These recipes are not just for kids. Everyone can have those recipes at the home to give party or evening snacks a healthy makeover. Try them at home and we guarantee you are going to thank us later.
Top 6 Recipes for Healthy Party Snacks
Read further to check out the top 6 healthy snack recipes that you can serve at a party. People are going to be raving about it for months!
#1 Dhokla
If you don’t want to ditch your tastebuds and at the same time not ready to compromise your health, Dhokla is that one recipe that you can go for. Dhokla is a very authentic Gujarati recipe that the whole country is in love with. This Gujarati snack is the steamed lentil cake made from the batter of fermented and grounded Bengal Gram (Chana Daal), curd and rice. Fermentation not just enhances the taste of your foods, but it also loads them with good bacteria.
Ingredients: (2 servings)
- 1 cup of Bengal Gram flour (Besan)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon refined oil
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 1 and ¾ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 and ½ cup of water
Method:
- Add the gram flour, water, salt, baking soda and lemon juice together. Mix well. Leave the batter for at least 2-3 hours for fermentation. While the batter is fermenting, pour a glass of boiled water into the steamer and grease the container (that will have the batter) with a little bit of refined oil.
- Now pour the dhokla batter into the oil-brushed container and put it on the low flame of the stove for 15-20 minutes. Open the lid after 15 minutes and check with a toothpick or knife, whether it is fully cooked or not. If the toothpick or knife comes out clean, then dhokla is done. Otherwise, continue with the cooking for another 5 mins.
- Once you cut the hot and fluffy dhokla into pieces and place them on a plate, it is time to temper the pieces.
- For the tempering, heat a pan with one tablespoon of refined oil on medium flame.
- When the oil is heated, add green chilli slices, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add ½ cup water and bring it to boil.
- After boiling the mixture for 2 mins, add lemon juice, coriander leaves and sugar.
- Now pour this tempering over the dhokla pieces.
#2 Yogurt Sandwich
A sandwich is the most common snack recipe tried in every kitchen. Hardly there is any child who doesn’t want to have more and more sandwiches in their tiffin box. Not just kids, but sandwich can be a very good lunch box option for adults too. Curd or yogurt sandwich is surely the healthy version of the traditional calorie-packed sandwich. When yogurt boosts the immunity, vegetables offer the vitamins and nutrients to the body.
Ingredients: (2 servings)
- 4 slices of bread
- ½ cup of hung curd or yogurt
- 1 tablespoon green pepper
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (crushed or finely grounded)
- 1 tablespoon grated carrot
- 1 tablespoon chopped tomato
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- Salt as per taste
- Oil to brush the pan
Method:
- Hang the curd for a whole night and let the water drained out. Now take the curd and mix it well with carrot, green pepper, onion and tomato.
- Then add tabasco sauce, salt, black pepper with the mix of the curd. You can add any other sauce of your choice depending on your taste. The filling is ready.
- Now, take one bread slice and spread enough of the filling to cover it. Put another bread slice over the filling to make one sandwich. Follow the same procedure to make another sandwich.
- Heat the pan on medium flame. Brush the pan with refined oil or a little bit of butter.
- Place the sandwiches on the pan. Flip the other side once one side turns brown.
- Your sandwich is ready as both sides turn brown.
#3 Paneer Wrap
Paneer is the richest source of protein along with plenty of vitamins. Therefore, making party snacks out of paneer is a great idea to give everyone their dose of daily protein. Paneer wrap is a popular evening snack and you can make it in just a few simple steps without looking for any fancy ingredient. This overall healthy and delicious paneer recipe can be made with either whole wheat chapatis or refined flour (Maida) dough.
Ingredients: (2 servings)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour (maida)
- 1 tablespoon refined oil
- Salt as per taste
- 1 cup grated paneer
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 1 finely chopped green chilli
- ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoons tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- A pinch of garam masala
- 2 grated cheese cubes (optional)
For chapati or wrap
For wrap filling
Method:
- Add all the chapati ingredients together and knead well. Make a soft dough and cover it for 15-30 mins. Then divide it into two halves.
- Make chapatis from these small doughs and heat them on tava or pan over medium flame.
- You can add a few drops of oil while heating the chapatis on Tava. Wrap for the roll is ready.
- Now heat another pan and add 2 teaspoons of oil.
- Add cumin seeds and when they start to crackle, add ginger-garlic paste.
- As the paste gets roasted, add finely chopped onion and sauté till it turns soft and light brown.
- Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder, green chilli, tomato sauce and garam masala powder.
- Mix well and fry for another 2-3 mins.
- Turn the flame low. Now add the crumbled paneer, coriander leaves, grated cheese and salt as per your taste.
- Stir well and cook for 1 minute. Turn off the stove and let the filling cool down.
- Take half of the filling and place in on one side of the chapati or the wrap.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice if you want.
- Roll it up and your Paneer Wrap is ready.
#4 Bhel
There are plenty of snacks that are loaded with healthy nutrients, without making anyone compromise the taste. Bhel or Bhel Puri is surely one such celebrated evening snacks in India. This desi snack is a bursting blend of all types of taste that you can imagine. Although this lip-smacking street food is available in every food stall parked in your locality we are here giving you the recipe so that you can make them right at your kitchen by maintaining the quality and hygiene level.
Ingredients: (2 servings)
- 3 cups puffed rice
- ½ cup roasted peanuts
- 1 cup Sev or spicy mixture
- ½ cup finely chopped onions
- 1 small finely chopped tomato
- ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped green chilli
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon of Mustard oil (Optional)
Method:
- Heat a Kadai and add the puffed rice. Roast them on medium flame unless they are crisp and catches some brown spots. Cooldown the puffed rice completely before using them for the Bhel.
- Mix all the ingredients except the lemon juice together in a large bowl and keep mixing them with light hands.
- When all ingredients are thoroughly mixed up, add the lemon juice and mix a little.
- To make the Bhel more delicious, you can add a tablespoon of tamarind chutney or garlic chutney with the whole mixture.
- In case you are adding a dash of chutney to your Bhel, don’t forget to add it at the very last step. Otherwise, the wet chutney can make the puffed rice mushy.
#5 Whole Wheat Muffins
Muffins are everybody’s favourite. When looking for tasty options to evening snacks, many swear on these tiny cupcakes. But the high sugar content of muffins often treated not as a very good option for grown-ups. But that doesn’t mean you have to curb your admiration for muffins. We are here presenting you with a wonderful recipe of whole wheat muffins which are healthy. The best thing is you can put them on everyone’s platter without worrying about the calorie intake.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- 1 egg
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 4-5 drops vanilla essence
Method:
- Turn the oven on and pre-heat the oven to 400 F. Take a muffin baking tray and place baking cups or brush butter to each cooking pot of the tray.
- Take a bowl and mix the butter, sugar, brown sugar and baking soda. Use a spatula or spoon to mix them well.
- ake another small bowl and pour the egg and vanilla together into it. Beat them with the help of a fork. Beat this mixture until the whole thing becomes a little fluffy.
- Now add the egg mixture with the other mixture and beat it well until it gives light and fluffy texture.
- Now add milk and whole wheat flour to this mixture gradually. Don’t make the mixture too runny.
- Fill each muffin cups of the baking tray till 2/3 full. Insert the tray inside the oven and bake it for 15 minutes.
- If your muffins are not cooked, then bake them for another couple of minutes.
- Let the muffins cool down and you can have them with few drops of honey or liquid chocolate on the top.
#6 Oats Idli
Everyone is familiar with those fluffy and tasty rice idlis. Not just South India, but every corner of the country treats this steamed item as a very filling and healthy option to morning breakfast menu or evening party snacks. They are usually made of rice, but if you want to give this traditional recipe a healthy twist, then we are here with the Oat Idli recipe.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup Rava (semolina or sooji)
- 1 cup oats (best to take the rolled oats)
- ¼ cup curd
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons grated carrot
- 2 tablespoons roasted and crushed peanut
- Water as per requirement
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
Method:
- Make a powder of the oats.
- Heat a pan over the stove. Add 1 tablespoon of ghee or 2 tablespoons of oil.
- Add a pinch of mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad daals, curry leaves, chopped green chilli and crushed peanuts to the pan. Sauté for 1 minute.
- Now pour the Rava and try until aroma comes out. Then add oat powder and a pinch of salt to taste. Fry till it turns aromatic. Cool the mixture completely.
- Mix curd and a little bit of water to the mixture. Beat it well and set aside for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the steamer. Grease the idli plates with oil. Take the batter and beat it with the baking soda, carrot, lemon juice and coriander leaves for another 2 minutes. Fill the idli cups with the batter till 2/3 length.
- Cook the idlis on a steamer for 10 mins. Take them out if the cups with help of a spoon or knife.
- Serve them hot with coconut or green chutney or with sambar.
#3 Simple Tips to Make Snacks Healthier
Apart from these healthy recipes, we are sharing 3 simple tips to turn any snack healthy.
#1 Switch to Baking or Roasting Instead of Frying
Frying involves lots of cooking oil, which is not so good for our body. So, you can roast or bake your snacks despite deep-frying them. This will reduce the fat content of the food measurably.
#2 Switch to Brown Sugar or Stevia Instead of White Sugar
White sugar is not at all a healthy ingredient in your kitchen. Replace it with brown sugar or stevia. They keep the taste level intact but make snacks way healthier.
#3 Try Replacing All-Purpose Flour with Whole Wheat Flour or Oat Flour
All-purpose flour or maida must be avoided if you are looking for healthy snacking options. Instead of maida, use whole wheat flour or oat flour, which is loaded with fibres and essential vitamins.
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In Conclusion!
Eating healthy organic snacks can help you with the increase in nutrient intake, sustain energy levels and Quick recovery from exercise. Moreover, they are easy to carry and you can eat them anywhere, anytime to ensure your healthy eating habits. These healthy party snacks can prove you that you will enjoy the delicious bites which are as good for you as they taste. Just follow our step by step guide and we’re sure your family members will force you to make it again.