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Papadums

Name: Papadums
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 130 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g chickpea (gram) flour; ½ teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon curry powder; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; Water

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.

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Duration

25 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 27^th 2026

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For 130 g, you will need:

1 100 g chickpea (gram) flour
2 ½ teaspoon pepper
3 1 teaspoon salt
4 ½ teaspoon curry powder (optional)
5 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
6 Water
Total weight: 115 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

10 min.

All in all

25 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 10 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Put into a food-processor bowl: 100 g chickpea (gram) flour, ½ teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon curry powder (optional) and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds.

Set the motor going and add the water a little at a time, until this makes a fairly firm dough.

Step 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.

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Arrange the rolled-out dough pieces on a baking sheet and bake...

Step 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

...until the papadums are golden coloured.

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.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	7 g RDI=10 %	16 g RDI=6 %	2 g RDI=3 %	114 kcal RDI=6 %	478 kJ RDI=6 %
Whole recipe	8 g RDI=12 %	18 g RDI=7 %	3 g RDI=4 %	126 kcal RDI=6 %	526 kJ RDI=6 %