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Papdi – Flat Crisps for Chat

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Diwali round the corner.. These come quite handy as a savory snack tat kids will definitely cherish and will ask for more. But these papdi’s are to be enjoyed as a base for Sev Puri or Papdi Chat .Or .. why not.. top it with some  buttered sweetcorn spiced with salt n pepper and a bit of Sev…Quicky one… !!

I have tried a few variations before finalising on the perfect recipe..

  • Combined 1/2 cup All purpose flour & 1/2 cup Wheat Flour along with 1/4th cup Semolina with the rest of the seasoning for the dough. Verdict : Slightly chewy papdi’s  but healthy one’s
  • Combined Allpurpose flour along with the seasoning for the dough. Verdict : Crispy papdi’s
  • Combined Allpurpose flour along with  few tsp’s of Semolina and sesoning for the dough Verdict : Crsipy papdi’s. ( Will prefer the second option).

 

 
INGREDIENTS:

All Purpose Flour / Maida 1 Cup
Ajwain 1 Tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 Tsp
Salt To Taste
Unsalted Butter/ Ghee 1.5 Tblspn
Extra Oil Frying

 

DIRECTIONS:

  • Melt 1.5 Tblspn of butter in a large mixing bowl.Combine  in All purpose flour , Salt , Ajwain & cumin seeds and mix it with hand with the butter.A crumbly texture should attain. Add very little water to knead them into a stiff dough. Cover the dough and keep it aside for a roughly 15 min.
  •  Take a big chunk of the dough and roll it flat with a rolling pin.Using a round pastery cutter or a rectangular one cut shapes as desired. Use a fork to pierce a few holes around and this will eliminate the papdi’s from puffing up.
  • Heat sufficient oil in a kadai in a low-medium flame. Add a small piece of the dough to check if the oil is rightly heated. Papdi’s needs to go to the base of the pan and come up quickly . Drop in the papdi’s in batches.Fry them in low flame until color turns a bit of light yellow. Drain the papdi onto the kitchen towel.
  • Once they get to room temperature ,store them in an airtight container.Repeat the process for the rest of the dough and enzoy the papdi’s.
  • I used them up to make Sev Puri ‘s and Papdi Chat. . This time.. Sev Puri recipe will b up soon.. No more waiting… like other ones… Until then enjoy the pleasant wait for Diwali.

 

Papdi - Flat Crisps for Chat

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Author: Sandhya Hariharan

Ingredients

  • All Purpose Flour / Maida 1 Cup
  • Ajwain 1 Tsp
  • Cumin Seeds 1 Tsp
  • Salt To Taste
  • Unsalted Butter/ Ghee 1.5 Tblspn
  • Extra Oil Frying

Instructions

  • Melt 1.5 Tblspn of butter in a large mixing bowl.Combine in All purpose flour , Salt , Ajwain & cumin seeds and mix it with hand with the butter.A crumbly texture should attain. Add very little water to knead them into a stiff dough. Cover the dough and keep it aside for a roughly 15 min.
  • Take a big chunk of the dough and roll it flat with a rolling pin.Using a round pastery cutter or a rectangular one cut shapes as desired. Use a fork to pierce a few holes around and this will eliminate the papdi's from puffing up.
  • Heat sufficient oil in a kadai in a low-medium flame. Add a small piece of the dough to check if the oil is rightly heated. Papdi's needs to go to the base of the pan and come up quickly . Drop in the papdi's in batches.Fry them in low flame until color turns a bit of light yellow. Drain the papdi onto the kitchen towel.
  • Once they get to room temperature ,store them in an airtight container.Repeat the process for the rest of the dough and enzoy the papdi's.
  • I used them up to make Sev Puri 's and Papdi Chat. . This time.. Sev Puri recipe will b up soon.. No more waiting... like other ones... Until then enjoy the pleasant wait for Diwali.
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  19. Nithya says

    5 stars
    This is wonderful.. have been planning to make it for long but never got time for it.. your clicks are tempting me tooo much.. so will do it right after diwali and let you know too 🙂

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  25. Sapna Anu B.George says

    5 stars
    Sandya great to meet your greet you and read in blog world, i have some queries to ask you, please help……..i want to add this networkblog widget to my blog and sandyas kitchen on Facebook as you added , please help

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  37. PreeOccupied says

    5 stars
    Great-looking papris. I learnt to make them very recently from a Marwari friend of mine and she did ask me to add semolina, which added so much crunch to the papris. I love them with chili pickle.

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