The enjoyment of food significantly increases during tea time or lunch if served with crispy papads and chips. However, ready-made papads sold in stores often contain various chemicals, preservatives, and low-quality oil. If you want to provide your family with tasty and healthy food, you should avoid store-bought papads containing impurities.
At home, you can prepare absolutely pure, white, crispy, and tasty potato papads with minimal cost. The advantage of these papads is that they can even be used during fasting. Below is a simple way to prepare them.
To prepare, you will need the following ingredients: 1 kilogram of large potatoes (white and fresh potatoes are best for chips); 1 large spoon of rock salt or regular salt (to taste; use rock salt when preparing for a fast); 1/2 small spoon of papad har / baking powder (optional, for extra crispiness); 1 small spoon of ground red pepper (for papads); 1 small spoon of cumin; 2 large spoons of finely chopped green coriander; 1 large spoon of oil (for greasing hands).
First, boil and peel the potatoes. Then, grate them to remove all the tubers.
Next, add salt, cumin, ground red pepper, green coriander, and a little oil to the potato puree, mixing thoroughly until it forms a dough.
After this, small balls are formed from the potato mass. A little oil is applied to a plastic sheet, a ball is placed on it, a second plastic sheet is placed on top, and then the papads are pressed with a heavy plate or cutting board to form a round papad.
The finished papads must be dried in the sun for one day. After drying, they should be stored in an airtight container for up to a year, and when desired, fried in hot oil and enjoyed.
