Papadums


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.
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Last modified on: June 26th 2014
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For 130 g, you will need:
  • 1 chickpea (gram) flour 100 g chickpea (gram) flour
  • 2 pepper ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 salt 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 curry powder ½ teaspoon curry powder (optional)
  • 5 cumin seeds 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 6 water water
  • Total weight: 115 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.
Papadums : Stage 1
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.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Papadums : Stage 2
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.
Papadums : Stage 3
Arrange the rolled-out dough pieces on a baking sheet and bake...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 10 min.
Papadums : Stage 4
...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: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe8 RDI=2 %20 RDI=1 %3 RDI=0 %140 RDI=5 %590 RDI: 5 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=2 %20 RDI=1 %3 RDI=0 %130 RDI=5 %530 RDI: 5 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man
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  • For 130 g : 0.80 €

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