Possible Clues:

• Indian side dish
• Indian snack
• Indian vegetable dish
• Indian snack of vegetables in batter
• Battered hot appetiser, just Indian initially
• Indian food starters in buffet here are just incredible
• A fried cake or ball of vegetables in Indian cuisine
• Appetiser of vegetables deep-fried in batter
• Reportedly canal boat pilot is making spicy snack
• Spicy food husband put in one box, travelling north