Papadums
Papadums (pronounced "poppadoms") or papad are very thin, crisp Indian crackers. They are often served as an aperitif snack in Indian restaurants.
The tricky part of making them at home is rolling them out thinly enough.
The tricky part of making them at home is rolling them out thinly enough.
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Last modified on: June 26th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:IndiaGaletteCrackersSnackCurryCumin
100 g chickpea (gram) flour
½ teaspoon 
1 teaspoon 
½ teaspoon curry powder (optional)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 12 min. | 10 min. | 22 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
You should try to roll out the dough as thinly as possible. Use a pasta machine if you can; it's the best way.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Arrange the rolled-out dough pieces on a baking sheet and bake...
Stage 4 - 10 min.
...until the papadums are golden coloured.
Leave to cool before eating.
Leave to cool before eating.
Remarks
Papadums are traditionally made with lentil flour, but chickpea or gram flour, as used here, works just fine.
Keeping
A few days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 141 Kcal or 590 Kj | 8 gr | 19 gr | 3 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 123 Kcal or 515 Kj | 7 gr | 17 gr | 3 gr |
| 6 % | 3 % | 2 % | <1 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chickpea (gram) flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach fritters, ... All |
 | Salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Broccoli savoury custard, Mushroom velouté, Upside-down Parmentier, Eggs meurette, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
 | Cumin seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All |
 | Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mayonnaise, African style chicken, Foie gras cured in salt, Eggs in brioche nests, Warm lentil salad, ... All |
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