Snacks, Sweets & Confectionery

Haldiram's Cookie Heaven Coconut Cookies are sweet, crisp biscuits baked with desiccated coconut running right through the crumb — a bakery cookie, not a savoury snack.

The coconut keeps them short and buttery rather than hard, so they snap cleanly and melt quickly.

Best with

• Masala chai or filter coffee
• Lunchboxes and everyday snacking
• Serving alongside sweets at festivals

Pack and storage

180 g. Reseal and keep in a cool, dry place to stay crisp. Contains dairy.

TRS Lotus Seeds (Phool Makhana) are puffed seeds of the lotus flower — light, white, and about the size of a marble, with almost no flavour of their own until they are roasted. They are very light for their volume, so a small pack goes a surprisingly long way.

Best for

• Roasted makhana with salt and pepper
• Makhana kheer
• Makhana curry, and fasting or vrat dishes

How to cook it

Roast them in a dry pan or in a spoonful of ghee over low to medium heat for five to seven minutes, stirring often, until they are crisp all the way through — undercooked makhana is chewy and disappointing. Season once off the heat. For kheer, roast them first, then simmer in milk until they soften and swell.

Pack and storage

50 g. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening — they go soft quickly if left exposed to air.

Haldiram Aloo Bhujia is fine, brittle bhujia made with potato and gram flour, seasoned with a warm everyday spice blend. The potato gives the strands a softer bite and a rounder, less sharp flavour than plain bhujia, which is why it disappears so fast from the bowl.

Best with

• Chai in the afternoon
• Sprinkling over dal, khichdi or curd rice
• Adding crunch to sandwiches and wraps

Pack and storage

200 g pack. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack after opening.

Haldiram's Khatta Meetha is the sweet-and-sour namkeen — fine sev, fried lentils, peanuts and crisp flakes tossed with sugar, salt and tangy spice. The sweet and sour hit at the same time, which is why it is the mix people keep reaching back into.

Best with

• Tea-time and evening snacking
• Snack bowls at parties
• Lunchboxes and road trips

Pack and storage

200 g pack. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal tightly after opening.

Haldiram's Methi Sev mix is a gram flour sev mix seasoned with dried fenugreek leaves, which give it a faintly bitter, herby edge behind the salt. That touch of methi is what sets it apart from a plain or aloo sev — savoury rather than sweet, and more interesting on its own.

Best with

• Chai and coffee breaks
• Scattering over dal, khichdi or curd rice
• Mixing into homemade bhel

Pack and storage

200 g pack. Keep sealed in a cool, dry place.

TRS Roasted Chickpeas (Chana), Unsalted are split chickpeas already roasted dry — known as daria, putani or roasted chana dal. They are crisp and nutty straight from the packet and need no further cooking. Being unsalted, they leave the seasoning entirely up to you.

Best for

• South Indian coconut chutney, where they do the thickening
• Chivda, namkeen and trail mixes
• Grinding into chutney powders and masala blends

Using it

For chutney, grind a handful with coconut, green chilli and a little water until smooth — no soaking, no cooking. For a chutney powder, grind dry with red chilli, garlic and salt to a coarse meal. Eaten as they are, a short toss in a hot dry pan with salt and chilli powder wakes them up.

Pack and storage

300 g. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening so they stay crisp.

Udhaiyam Special Long Appalam is the Tamil Nadu papad, made from urad dal flour and rolled into the longer, narrower shape the name refers to. It comes uncooked and hard, and it puffs and crisps in seconds in hot oil. Appalam is salty and plain enough to sit beside any meal without competing with it.

Best for

• Rice and sambar, or rice and rasam
• A South Indian thali or sadya
• Crumbling over curd rice

How to cook it

To fry, heat oil until a small piece sizzles immediately, slide one appalam in, and press it flat with a slotted spoon; it will puff and turn pale in three or four seconds. Lift it out before it colours, because an appalam that has gone brown has gone bitter. To roast instead, hold it over an open flame with tongs, turning constantly, until it blisters all over. Drain fried ones on paper and serve straight away, as they soften as they sit.

Pack and storage

100g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening. They are brittle, so keep the pack somewhere it will not be crushed.

MTR Gulab Jamun Mix is a ready mix for making gulab jamun, the popular Indian sweet consisting of soft, deep-fried milk-solid balls soaked in sugar syrup. The mix contains the milk solid powder blend needed to form the dough, so you only need to add a little milk or water to bring it together.

Gulab jamun made from this mix has a soft, spongy texture once soaked in syrup, with a rich, sweet, milky taste flavoured with cardamom, typical of the classic sweet served at celebrations and festivals.

How to use

• Knead the mix with a small amount of milk into a soft, smooth dough.
• Shape into small, smooth balls, taking care there are no cracks.
• Deep-fry on low to medium heat until evenly golden brown, then soak in warm sugar syrup for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Pack size: 200g. Store in a cool, dry place.

Lay’s Sour Cream & Onion Chips 150g

Kurkure Green Chutney is a flavoured variant of Kurkure, the popular Indian corn-based crunchy snack, seasoned to bring out the taste of green chutney, the coriander and mint-based condiment commonly served with Indian snacks. Instead of chutney on the side, the flavour is coated directly onto the snack.

The snack keeps Kurkure's familiar crunchy, irregular texture, with a tangy, herby flavour reminiscent of coriander-mint chutney rather than the more common masala or chilli variants.

How to use

• Open the pack and eat directly as a ready-to-eat snack.

Pack size: 70g. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal after opening.

Kurkure Chili Chatka is a crunchy corn-based snack from Kurkure, one of India's most popular packaged namkeen brands. This variant is coated in a spicy chilli seasoning, giving it a sharp, fiery kick alongside the usual crunchy texture Kurkure is known for.

Each irregularly shaped puff is crisp and crunchy, with a bold, spicy chilli flavour on the surface that builds up with each bite, making it a popular tea-time or anytime snack.

How to use

• Open the pack and eat directly as a ready-to-eat snack.

Pack size: 70g. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack after opening to keep it crisp.

Parle Hide & Seek Black Bourbon Chocolate

Corny Milch Classic 40g - Classic Milk Cereal Bar

Corny Milk Classic is a delicious cereal bar made with wholesome grains and creamy milk chocolate. Perfect for a quick snack or breakfast on the go.

Product Features:

• Classic milk chocolate cereal bar
• 40g individual bar
• Made with whole grains
• Creamy milk chocolate
• Perfect for snacking
• Convenient single-serve pack

Benefits:

A satisfying snack that combines wholesome cereals with delicious milk chocolate. Great for lunchboxes, hiking, or anytime you need energy.

Parle Hide & Seek Bourbon is the classic Indian bourbon biscuit: two dark cocoa biscuits sandwiched around a chocolate cream filling, with coarse sugar crystals pressed into the top that crack under the first bite.

The biscuit itself is firm and snappy rather than soft, so it holds up to being dunked in hot tea or coffee without falling apart — the way most people in India eat it. The filling is sweet and cocoa-forward, and the sugar on top adds a second, grainier kind of crunch.

A 150g pack for the biscuit tin, lunchboxes, or an evening cup of chai. Keep the pack sealed in a cool, dry cupboard and finish it within a few days of opening so the biscuits stay crisp.

Haldiram Gulab Jamun are soft milk-solid dumplings fried deep brown and left to soak in cardamom-scented sugar syrup. They arrive ready in their syrup, so there is nothing to make — the sponge is already saturated right through to the middle.

Best with

• Serving warm after dinner
• Festivals, weddings and gatherings
• Alongside vanilla ice cream

Pack and storage

1 kg, packed in syrup. Store in a cool, dry place while sealed. Once opened, keep refrigerated and eat within a few days, making sure the pieces stay covered by the syrup.

Kurkure Masala Munch is the original, classic flavour of Kurkure, a crunchy corn-based snack widely popular across India. This variant is coated with a blend of Indian spices, giving it a well-rounded masala flavour rather than a single dominant note.

The snack has Kurkure's signature irregular, crunchy texture, with a savoury, spiced taste that comes from the masala coating on each piece.

How to use

• Open the pack and eat directly as a ready-to-eat snack.

Pack size: 80g. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal after opening to keep it fresh and crisp.

Kurkure Naughty Tomato is a tomato-flavoured variant of Kurkure, the well-known Indian corn-based crunchy snack. This version is coated with a tangy tomato seasoning, offering a different flavour profile from the classic masala or chilli variants.

The snack has Kurkure's usual crunchy, irregular texture, with a tangy, slightly sweet tomato flavour on the surface of each piece.

How to use

• Open the pack and eat directly as a ready-to-eat snack.

Pack size: 70g. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack after opening to keep it crisp.

MTR Vermicelli Payasam Mix is a ready mix from MTR for making payasam, the South Indian milk-based dessert also known as kheer in other parts of India. The pack contains roasted vermicelli along with sugar and flavouring, so the vermicelli does not need to be roasted separately before cooking.

The finished payasam has a sweet, milky taste with the light flavour of roasted vermicelli, and is traditionally served warm or at room temperature at the end of a meal or during festivals.

How to use

• Boil milk in a pan.
• Add the contents of the pack and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vermicelli softens.
• Simmer for a few more minutes until it thickens slightly, then serve.

Pack size: 180g. Store in a cool, dry place and use the vermicelli within a reasonable time once the pack is opened.

Parle Krack Jack 60g

Townbus Chakli Murukku is the familiar spiral cracker of rice and lentil flour, lightly spiced and fried until it snaps cleanly. It is the everyday murukku rather than a hot or specialised one, which makes it the safe choice when you are feeding a mixed table including children. The coils are sturdy enough to survive a snack box without shattering.

Best with

• Tea and filter coffee
• Diwali and festival snack plates
• An evening snack for the whole family
• Lunch boxes and journeys

Pack and storage

170g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening. An airtight jar keeps the snap in; a bag left open overnight in a humid kitchen will not.

Townbus Kai Murukku is the hand-shaped murukku, coiled by hand rather than pressed through a mould, which gives it the uneven, rustic look and the thicker bite that sets it apart from machine-pressed spirals. The flavour is mild and buttery with cumin through it, and the texture is dense and crisp rather than light.

Best with

• Filter coffee or tea
• Festival and wedding snack plates
• An evening snack with something spicy alongside
• Gift boxes and hampers

Pack and storage

150g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening. The thicker coils hold their crunch better than fine murukku, but an airtight jar is still the difference between a week and a day.

Townbus Ompudi is the fine gram-flour sev of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, extruded into thin strands and fried, then seasoned with cumin and pepper. It is the lightest thing on the snack shelf: the strands break on the tongue rather than needing to be chewed, and the flavour is gently peppery instead of chilli-hot.

Best with

• Tea or filter coffee
• Sprinkled over curd rice, bhel or chaat
• An everyday snack for a mixed table, since it is mild
• Mixed into a homemade namkeen with peanuts and raisins

Pack and storage

150g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening. Fine sev is the first thing in any snack cupboard to go soft, so an airtight jar makes a real difference here.

Townbus Pepper Thattai is the flat, disc-shaped rice cracker of Tamil Nadu, made hot with black pepper rather than chilli. Pepper heat behaves differently: it arrives late and sits at the back of the throat, so the first bite reads milder than the third. The discs are thin and snap sharply.

Best with

• Filter coffee or strong tea
• Diwali and festival snack plates
• An evening snack with something cooling alongside
• Gifting and hampers

Pack and storage

150g pack. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening. Thattai are brittle as well as crisp, so keep the pack somewhere it will not be crushed, and move the discs to a rigid airtight container once opened.

A2B Madras Mixture is a savoury Indian snack mixture from A2B (Adyar Ananda Bhavan), a well-known South Indian sweets and snacks brand. Madras mixture, also called mixture or namkeen, is a blend of ingredients such as sev, fried lentils, peanuts and curry leaves, typical of South Indian tea-time snacks.

The mixture has a crunchy texture from its varied ingredients, with a savoury, spiced taste and a mild heat, along with a hint of curry leaf flavour running through it.

How to use

• Ready to eat directly from the pack as a snack, on its own or with tea.

Pack size: 200g. Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack after opening to keep it crisp.