Madras Plain Pappadums Uncooked | Microwaveable or Deep Fry | Vegan Poppadums | Gluten Free | No Artificial Flavours, Colours or Preservatives | 1 x 250g Pack

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Indian cooking is replete with regional variations and details, some of which do deserve a mention. Perhaps because most of these local traditions are nearly extinct and because “indian” cooking is gradually becoming bowdlerized to something not imagined by those of our generation [ born pre-1960]. Much of the landscape in India has been altered beyond redemption, and many of the causes and conditions that allowed the preservation and practices of endogamous communities in the subcontinent have eneded, with chilling finality. An abject failure! They are lightweight and get blown around and sometimes get caught in the fan at the top.

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Papadums can be either deep-fried so they are light as air or cooked on a hot tava (Indian style concave griddle pan). This depends on the main ingredient of the poppadoms. Brush the poppadom with oil, this is optional you can cook using this method without oil if you wish. When dried out, the papads will still be a bit flexible and not so dry that they snap in two when bent. Instead, place your papad in the basket but cover them with something heavy such as dried beans or baking beans.Nope. Frying them like you do in this recipe is the way it would be done at Indian restaurant. You could also cook them in a microwave for about 30 – 40 seconds and watch as they become crispy. You can use either a gas hob for this or even a blow torch, I’ve not had a gas hob for 15 years so I use a blow torch! Add the poppadom to the microwave and cook for between 20-35 seconds. Keep an eye on the poppadom and flip it over if parts do not appear to be cooking. You might when you see how easy they are to make. In India, poppadoms are served not just as starters. They love their flavours and textures in India and they crispy poppadoms are so good served with a curry. What exactly are papads?

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The papad made with only urad flour are cooked on a hot tawa until they form bubbles and become crispy. These are suitable for frying too. Place this dough on a clean surface and pound it with a pestle or something similar for about 10 minutes, flipping the dough from time to time. This s the authentic way of making the dough, which gets better results than simply kneading as the flour is pounded harder together. An “OK” method however I find that it is wasteful on the energy front because you need to preheat your oven as hot as you can get it. Yes, making pappadom at home is relatively easy, they are essentially urad flour and oil… that’s it!

Here, I should love to introduce your readers to some of the ways papads were enjoyed in West Bengal, in the decades before 1970. A disappointing method as far as I am concerned. They will cook, but as they expand parts of them catch and burn. First, the cooking medium used to be mustard seed Brassica juncea varieties] oil pressed in cattle-powered wooden mills, with or without the addition of warm water. Some such mulls still exist today.