Introduction
Namkeen is a much-loved snack in India. It is a quick snack and choice of one and all. Everyone enjoys munching on these snacks at tea time or sometimes when we feel a little hungry in between meals, or even at times when we are sitting with a few friends enjoying the evening.

When we talk about masalas or spices they are the most important factor in Indian food. Different cuisines have different masala demands. Fresh, handpicked masalas are preferred …

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Introduction
Namkeen is a much-loved snack in India. It is a quick snack and choice of one and all. Everyone enjoys munching on these snacks at tea time or sometimes when we feel a little hungry in between meals, or even at times when we are sitting with a few friends enjoying the evening.

When we talk about masalas or spices they are the most important factor in Indian food. Different cuisines have different masala demands. Fresh, handpicked masalas are preferred most and all over to garnish Indian food.

Indore.online has the best namkeens and masalas available at the click of a button, straight from the city of foodies - Indore! Handpicked from the best brands, all the namkeen and masalas are smartly packed to ensure that they retain their flavour and aroma and are crisp and fresh no matter the weather conditions.

Special Namkeens in our lives

India is a diverse place with different kinds of food. Indian food is eaten by people from all over the world. Namkeen is a Hindi word to recount savoury flavour. The word namkeen is acquired from the hindi word namak which means salt. Also used as a collective expression to describe savoury snack foods.

Classical namkeen in Indian cuisine include khakraa, farsan, chivda, sev, chips, and bhujia. The snack industry in India has always done extremely well - every household in India needs snacks either at tea time, study time, TV time, while socialising and more so during festivals. Young and old alike enjoy these mini pleasures of life which include chips and namkeens. Namkeens of Indore and Ratlam are very well known for their enhanced flavours and original tastes.

PINCH OF YUMM NAMKEENS

● Tikha Gathiya
It is a crunchy snack, blended salty sev with red chili, and pepper spicing that is prepared from besan. It's one of the spicier types.

● Crispy Masala Puri
It is a crispy snack made from whole wheat flour that infuses the spices of red chili, pepper, ajwain, turmeric, and salt.

● Maida Namkeen
Deep-fried snacks with spices such as ajwain, kalonji, or jeera are added to make these strips. It is sometimes baked to make it a healthier snack.

● Chivda
It is a crunchy namkeen snack made from thick poha or aval, which is flattened rice, along with dry fruit and spices. The dried fruit provides a sweeter flavour to balance the savoury snack.

● Gujarati Gathiya
Gujarati gathiya is prepared from sev or omapodi. Pepper and carom seeds are used in this recipe, making it similar to kara sev. The gathiya, though, has a puffy appearance, is less crusty, and weighs less. The taste is also more gentle than regular sev.

There are various other mouth-watering namkeens like the authentic Ratlami Sev, Ujjaini Sev, Khatta Meetha Mixture, Instant Mix range, Papad, Chai Doodh Masala, Gajak, and the list goes on.

Special Masalas in our lives

Spices are aromatic flavouring substances used to flavour food like clove, cumin, and pepper. Our country, India grows spices in large proportions and supplies tons and tons of spices to the worldwide spice market annually. India is also known as the home of spices as no Indian food is made without the use of spices in it. Spices can be used to produce aroma and taste, and some to complement other spices.

Various Indian spices are cumin seeds, black mustard seeds, coriander seeds and powder, red chili powder, black pepper, turmeric, carom seeds, ground mix spices, asafoetida, fenugreek, cloves, jeeravan masala, cinnamon sticks, cardamom etc.

BENEFITS AND APPLICATION OF EXOTIC SPICES

● Cumin Seeds
A cooling spice, cumin seeds are known to flush toxins, provide iron and are good for immunity.

● Black Mustard Seeds
This is the most common ingredient in south Indian cooking. It is a good source of selenium and omega 3 fatty acids and is well known for its anti-inflammatory properties.

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