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.

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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Papdi looks soo crunchy and cute, i dont bother to munch some rite now..
They look cute! lol … Great pics!
they look super cute and crunchy…lovely pics!!
Perfect and crunchy looking papdis..am craving for some papdi chat now:)!
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I love papdis… so crunchy and yumm. Beautiful clicks!
Mouthwatering papdis..Lovely clicks too
The papdis look perfect…awesome clicks!
Cute papdi's. Love the verdicts … makes one help to choose :)Lovely clicks too.
Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
yummy yummm its looks so tempting in the pic! 🙂 beautiful click!
Looks like thattai, havent heard abt it…Adv Diwali wishes to u
Cute and crunchy nice one.
delicious ad cute…
Papdi looks so Crunchy and perfect.
Looks cute and crispy
so cute and lovely clicks..wonderful . mind blowing.
All time fave. snack. Love the crispy look of the cute papadis.
Even i prepared something on similar lines this weekend .. mathri .. cousin sis of papdi 😀
Sigh! im missing diwali now after seeing all the goodies
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 🙂
wow that looks yumm..papdi looks perfect Sandy…
Love ur first pic, this is a great recipe, perfect for this season may be i shall give a shot may be soonish!
Awesome Crispies with beautiful pictures.
Great recipe for the festive season.
Lovely crispy and tasty.
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
Yummy crispy papdi..
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awesome mouth watering…
I could survive for a month on just this and its accessories – like chutney's, onions and tomatoes! Looks gorgeous!
Cute they look…Happy Deepawali to you and your family!
Cute, crispy and crunchy papdi..u made it perfect!
Wish u & ur family Happy & Prosperous Diwali sandy!
wow very lovely papdi's…
I might be late but Happy diwali Sandhya. Seeing this papdi, I think I should have made something savory for Diwali. Alas! but its never late to make it.
Thanks for the recipe.
Nice papdi Sandhya….Nice to know that you are in
uk too…I Wish you very Happy and bright Deepavali…
papadi luks very nice sandhya,woundeful clicks…
Thank u for all the lovely Diwali Wishes and wish you all the same..
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.
Oh! Such mouthwatering papdi.. brilliant. Thanks for sharing 🙂