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Homemade Papdi Recipe (Savoury Crackers)

written by Hina Gujral July 24, 2019
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Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices. It is the queen of Indian street food fare, most commonly available across the country in all the Chaat carts by the street side. This is a tried and tested homemade papdi recipe that always yields perfectly crispy papdi.

Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices.
Homemade Papdi

If you are a Chaat lover, then a jar full of homemade papdi is a must-have pantry essential.

Whenever those Chaat cravings strike all you need to do is arrange crisp papdi on a plate, layer them with soft boiled potatoes, chana (chickpeas), chilled sweet curd and an array of colorful chutney.

Serving Suggestions For Papdi:

Papdi can be served with different types of toppings. If you want to try something out of the box, then here are a few serving suggestions:

Option 1) Add boiled potatoes, yogurt, coriander chutney, sweet tamarind chutney, red chili, and cumin powder. Sprinkle some aloo bhujia, and fresh coriander to finish the topping. This is the most common conventional style of serving papdi chaat or Dahi papdi chaat.

Option 2) Mix hung curd, chopped coriander, mint, and spring onion greens along with salt and pepper. Whisk nicely. The topping should be of thick consistency. Dress papdi with this continental topping.

Option 3) Crush 5 – 6 papdi in a bowl, add fried noodles, tomato sauce, Schezwan sauce, and chopped green onion. Mix nicely and here is your Chinese Papadi Chaat ready. Or you can add few crushed papdi in Chinese Bhel as well.

Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices.
Homemade Papdi

How To Store Papdi?

Homemade Papdi is stored at room temperature in an airtight container. No need to keep it in the fridge. But make sure before storing papdi has cooled down completely. In an air-sealed jar, papdi remain fresh for a month. For traveling, you can carry papdi in a ziplock bag.

Watch Papdi Chaat Recipe in Hindi:

Secrets Of A Perfect Papdi Recipe:

Do not add too much oil in the dough. Else, papdi will become flaky and not crisp.

For binding the dough too much water is not required. We need a firm dough, not a soft one. Once the dough comes together, knead it for 5 – 10 minutes to make it pliable.

While rolling out make sure that papdi is not very thick. It has the thickness similar to a chapati.

Don’t forget to prick the papdi before frying using a knife or fork. This will ensure that papdi doesn’t puff up while frying.

Always deep-fry papdi over medium-high heat. So they are evenly cooked and does not get burnt.

Before storing papdi in a container make sure to cool them completely at room temperature for 1 – 2 hours. After frying, I let them sit in a metal colander.

Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices.
Homemade Papdi

Step-By-Step Papdi Recipe:

In a large bowl sift flour with semolina. Add salt and ajwain. Mix nicely. Add oil into the flour.

Papdi Recipe
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Papdi Recipe
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Rub oil and flour between fingers to get the breadcrumb-like consistency. Using a tablespoon of water at a time bind firm dough. The dough should be firm to tough. Hence, do not add all the water at a time. Knead the dough for 5 – 10 minutes.

Papdi Recipe
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Papdi Recipe
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Cover the dough with a moist piece of cloth and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Grease a rolling pin with a teaspoon of oil. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Roll out each dough ball into a large sheet similar to chapati.

Papdi Recipe
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Papdi Recipe
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Prick the papdi using a fork/toothpick to avoid puffing up while deep frying. Using a round cookie cutter cut rounds of equal size from the rolled dough sheet.

Papdi Recipe
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Papdi Recipe
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Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high flame. Slide the papdi in small batches into the hot oil. Fry until light golden in color on both sides. Reduce the heat if papdi start burning or turning brown very fast. Flip them to the other side for even cooking.

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Papdi Recipe
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Other Indian Chaat Recipes You Might Like:

Aloo Tikki Chaat

Dahi Papdi Chaat

Bread Basket Chaat

Matar Kachori

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Learn how to make perfectly crunchy homemade Papadi Recipe, the Indian style savoury crackers at home in few simple steps

Homemade Papdi Recipe (Savoury Crackers)

Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices. Learn how to make papdi in a few simple steps.
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Resting Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 20 papdi
Calories: 364kcal
Author: Hina Gujral

Ingredients

  • 2 Cup all-purpose flour (maida)
  • 1/4 Cup semolina (suji/rava)
  • 2 tablespoon refined oil
  • 1 teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/3 Cup water
  • 3 Cup refined oil, for deep frying

Instructions

Prepare Dough:

  • In a large bowl sift flour with semolina. Add salt and ajwain. Mix nicely.
  • Add oil into the flour. Rub oil and flour between fingers to get the breadcrumb-like consistency.
  • Using a tablespoon of water at a time bind firm dough. the dough should be firm to tough. Hence, do not add all the water at a time. Knead the dough for 5 – 10 minutes.
  • Cover the dough with a moist piece of cloth and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

Prepare Papdi:

  • Grease a rolling pin with a teaspoon of oil.
  • Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Roll out each dough ball into a large sheet similar to chapati.
  • Using a round cookie cutter cut rounds of equal size from the rolled dough sheet.
  • Prick the papdi using a fork/toothpick to avoid puffing up while deep frying.
  • Similarly, shape all the papdi and arrange in a large plate or baking tray.

Deep-Fry Papdi:

  • Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high flame.
  • Slide the papdi in small batches into the hot oil. Fry until light golden in color on both sides. Reduce the heat if papdi start burning or turning brown very fast. Flip them to the other side for even cooking.
  • Transfer to a large metal sieve or a plate lined with a paper towel. Allow cooling completely at room temperature before storing.
  • Once cooled, store papdi in an airtight container at room temperature. It stays fresh for more than a month.
  • Serve papdi as Dahi Papdi Chaat.

Recipe Notes:

Recommended Equipment: Round Cookie Cutter (Buy It Here), Deep-Frying Pan (Buy It Here)

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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Homemade Papdi Recipe (Savoury Crackers) was last modified: April 28th, 2020 by Hina Gujral
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4 comments

Jayalakshmi July 29, 2019 - 12:02 PM

Yummy to see. Definitely Wil try for this rainy climate at evening snacks for my kids.

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Hina Gujral July 29, 2019 - 4:38 PM

Hope your family likes it 🙂

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Bonnie March 13, 2021 - 12:45 AM

I love Papdi but don’t want to deep-fry things. Can these be made in an air fryer? Have you tried doing that, and if so, how do you suggest doing it (temperature? time?)

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Hina Gujral March 14, 2021 - 12:12 AM

Baking in the oven like crackers would be a better option than air frying.

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