22 Insanely Delicious Snacks Our Moms Used To Make For Us As Kids

You can go anywhere in the world, eat whatever you want, but nothing will feel heavenly until it has your mom’s magical touch. That’s the power of mom-made food.

Be it the regular daal-chawal or full-fledged meal of chole-bhature, she knows the right ingredients to keep you interested in the food she makes. But what really used to make the rats in our stomach excited beyond control were the fun, experimental recipes that she used to make for that small (but strong) hunger pangs that turned us into hungry felines when we reached home after school.

Because it was these snacks that once left our taste buds to enter our stomachs, made us cry and miss them!

1. Sev Parmal / Jhaal Muri

The zesty taste of chopped green mangoes, soft boiled potatoes, and fruity pomegranate seeds mixed with puffed rice were the best things that we could ask for after a sweaty day spent in school. A bowl of sev parmal in hands, and Cartoon Network on TV; wow, those were the days!

 

2. Fried Potato Finger Snacks

Or maybe some fried McCain Smiles?

There’s hardly any hater of french fries out there. And why just fries? McCain smiles is another classic example of fried finger food, which is just so soft, thick and brilliant. Here’s an interesting recipe idea for the same.

 

3. Pakodas, of all kinds

From cheese pakodas to onion pakodas, we had it all.

 

4. Aloo Tikki

Who said aloo tikki can be enjoyed in streets only? With McCain Aloo tikki, she would have this dish ready in a jiffy.

 

5. Egg / Veg Roll

One of the most healthy yet tastiest snacks that used to be an eternal part of our childhood days. (It still is)

 

6. Chocolate Banana Toast

Okay, so neither did they really make chocolate nor fruits, but mixing the two to make an absolutely tasty and quick hunger killer was something they mastered at. Bananas coated in chocolate is a quick bite we all have fond memories of!

 

7. Bread Poha

How can we every forget that taste?

 

8. Potato Wedges

Because why not? Potatoes and those easy to cook McCain Super Wedges have always been a perfect companion to our binge-watch sessions.

 

9. Sprouts Chaat

Sprouts were always a win-win snack for both us and our moms. For us, they tasted heavenly no matter what form we had them in, and for our mothers, they kept them assured of our good health.

 

10. Bread Pizza

The super-quick, super-fun, and super-tasty bread and cheese.

 

11. Biscuits & Smiles with good-looking and healthy toppings

Something like cream cracker sandwich but not exactly that. She would so brilliantly decorate the top of McCain Smiles with sour cream, cut vegetables and fruits. Yumm!

Here’s a recipe of McCain Smiles Canapes that can help you make your own mummilicious snack.

 

12. Vegetable Tawa (pan) Sandwich

Coriander leaves, onions, and tomatoes sandwiched between two bread slices and cooked on a tawa. One of the tastiest bread treats ever!

 

13. Fried Idli

Who said idlis are boring? Just the fragrance of those white chopped pieces being fried in Indian spices used to get our mouth watering! And when we took the first bite, we all secretly prayed for the time to stop and the taste to freeze.

 

14. Paratha Pizza

They needed us to be healthy and we needed some trendy food, and so was born the paratha pizza.

 

15. Matar Kachori

Matar kachori with mango pickle used to be our mother’s blessing in disguise.

 

16. Bread Roll

A plate full of hot bread rolls had the potential of getting us rid of the worst school blues. That crisp texture on the outside and the softness of mashed potatoes on the inside, devilishly delicious.

 

17. Chilli Garlic Potato Bites

The boring-looking vegetables make for many appealing treats and, McCain Chilli Garlic Potato bites is definitely one of them. This yummy treat not only puts the hungry rats to rest but also gives your taste buds the fiery taste they can never forget!  You can find a super mouthwatering recipe for the same here.

 

18. Cream Cracker Sandwich

When in a hurry, she used to come up with the best of solutions to our hunger problems. And cream cracker sandwich was really the best snack we ever had! Chanachur, bhujia, or even a yummy sondesh; anything at all resting between those crackers tasted heavenly!

 

19. Mom-made Kulfi

On a hot day, what made us run faster towards home from school was the mere thought of kulfi chilling in the freezer!

 

20. Guavas with red chilli powder and salt

Times we spent on terraces basking in the winter sunshine were made memorable because of these tiny spiced up fruits!

 

21. Bel Sherbet

If you have grown up in northern states of India, you can very well relate to the feel of tasty Bel ka sherbet travelling down your throat. It was, by far, one of the most refreshing thirst quenchers that moms gave us.

 

22. Aam Panna

That refreshing fragrance of mint and soul-soothing taste of raw mangoes combined with black salt was the best bad mood buster!

It was these experimental foods mixed with dollops of mother’s love made us grow into food-lovers. 🙂

This article is brought to you in association with McCain.

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