Homemade Papdi | Papri

Papdi's are deep fried flour crackers or non-puffed mini pooris that are used in different chaat recipes like papdi chaat, bhel puri etc.
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
- Ajwain Seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Baking Soda - a pinch
- Butter - 1 tsp
- Water - 4 tbsps (adjust as needed)
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- 1
Sieve the APF.
- 2
Add the ajwain seeds, cumin seeds, salt, baking soda and room temperature butter and mix well.
- 3
Now slowly add water and mix the dough.
- 4
Knead the dough well and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
- 5
Now pinch small lemon sized balls and roll them like we do for poori and roti.
- 6
Using a cookie cutter or any small round lids, carve out small round papdis or you can use try other shapes also.
- 7
Now using a fork, prick the papdis.
- 8
Roll the remaining dough and carve out the papdis. Make sure you prick the papdis so that it doesn’t get puffed up.
- 9
Heat the oil for frying and slowly drop these rolled and carved papdis and fry until golden brown.
- 10
That’s it. Yummy Papadis are ready.
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