Snacks & Chaat Menu — Bangkok
The snacks that open an Indian table — papad three ways, pakoda straight out of hot oil, samosa with a bowl of chole, spring rolls and pani puri you fill yourself. Below are 10 plates, from ฿35, all vegetarian and all meant to be shared.
All snacks
Peanut Masala
Dry-roasted skinless peanuts tossed with finely diced onion, tomato, green chilli, lime and chaat masala.
Masala Papad (2 pcs)
Two flame-roasted urad-lentil wafers topped with chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, green chilli and chaat masala.
Roasted Papad (2 pcs)
Two thin urad-lentil wafers roasted over an open flame with no oil at all. The lightest thing on the menu.
Fry Papad (2 pcs)
Two thin urad-lentil wafers deep-fried until they puff. Richer and crunchier than the flame-roasted version.
Mix Pakoda
Mixed vegetables in a spiced chickpea-flour batter, deep-fried to order into crisp golden fritters; served hot with green mint chutney. Vegetarian.
Paneer Pakoda
Fresh paneer in a spiced besan batter, deep-fried so the shell crisps and the centre stays soft and milky.
Spring Roll (6 pcs)
Enjoy our crispy Veg Spring Rolls, an Indo-Chinese classic filled with seasoned vegetables and noodles. Six pieces per serving.
Mini Samosa (6 pcs) with Chole
Six small samosas with a spiced potato and green pea filling, served with a bowl of chole.
Big Samosa (2 pcs) with Chole
Two full-size samosas filled with cumin-spiced potato, green peas and cashew, served with a bowl of chole.
Pani Puri (10 pcs)
Ten hollow puris with boiled potato and chickpea, served with tangy mint-coriander water and sweet tamarind chutney.
Notes from the kitchen — Snacks & Chaat
How to eat this section. Papads, pakoda and samosa go out the moment they leave the oil, so eat them as they land rather than holding them until the whole table is served — none of these plates improve while they wait. Prices run ฿35 to ฿120, which makes this the cheapest way to put something in front of the table while the tandoor and the biryani finish.
Everything else meat-free is on our vegetarian menu, and the hot-off-the-tandoor openers live in veg starters.
Frequently Asked Questions about Snacks & Chaat
Is the chaat made fresh?
Everything on this page is cooked once the order is in — papads flame-roasted or fried, mix and paneer pakoda battered and dropped into hot oil, samosas fried and sent out with hot chole. The pani puri water is made fresh and the puris arrive sealed, so you fill them at the table. Nothing is fried ahead of service, because none of it survives the wait.
Are the snacks vegetarian and halal-friendly?
Every dish in this section is vegetarian — all 10 of them — and the whole kitchen is pork-free and halal-friendly: halal-marked suppliers, no alcohol in the cooking. We are halal-friendly, not CICOT-certified.
When do people order chaat?
As the table-opener with drinks, or as an afternoon plate between meal hours — chaat is street food, so it suits grazing. Order it to land first and eat it immediately, while everything is still crisp.