9 lesser-known healthy Gujarati snacks one must try

Gujarati cuisine is known for offering a wide range of flavours in every meal. And when it comes to snacking the cuisine offers a lot of steamed and healthy dishes that make for a healthy treat. From soft, fluffy dhokla and melt-in-the-mouth khandvi to crispy fafda, khakhra, and the ever-popular thepla, each snack reflects Gujarat’s love for light yet satisfying bites. These dishes are crafted with simple, wholesome ingredients like gram flour, rice flour, yogurt, and spices, making them both nourishing and easy to digest. Take a look at these 9 lesser-known Gujarati snacks one must try.

It's a popular steamed snack made with gram flour and has a mild sweet taste, served with green chutney and crispy sev on top. (Image: Instagram/thebombaycanteen)

It’s a crunchy, sweet, and aromatic street-food prepared by deep frying crescent-shaped dough filled with mawa, semolina, dry fruits, and sugar. (Image: instagram/shreaeats)

It’s a healthy vegetable cake made with sesame, lentils, spices, and rice.

It is a tasty snack roll made with gram flour and yoghurt, seasoned with grated coconut and a tempering of curry leaves, mustard seeds, and green chili.

Paatra is a healthy snack made using colocasia leaves slathered with gram flour paste seasoned with asafoetida, ginger-garlic paste, salt, and turmeric. It is either served steamed or pan-fried with oil and sesame seeds.

It refers to a healthy pancake made with rice flour, curd, ginger-chilli paste, and spices, which is cooked in greased banana leaves. (Image: Instagram/

It is a steamed snack, made with bottle gourd, semolina, gram flour, and spices, that goes well with masala chai. (Image: Instagram/the_great_indian_factory)

Ganthia refers to a crunchy and popular tea-time snack made of flavoured and deep-fried besan strips. It is best served with deep-fried chillies, pickles and chutney. (Image: Instagram/deepindiankitchen)

Another staple of Gujarat, Rotlo is a flatbread made of bajra, jowar or nachni flour. It is best served with raw white onion, green chilies, and buttermilk. (Image: Instagram/purveestastykitchen)