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Flame-Toasted Papads

Name: Flame-Toasted Papads
Total time: 13 min
Yield: Makes 6 papads
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 uncooked urad dal papads (lentil wafers), at least 15 cm across; canola oil, only for the deep-fried variation

Urad dal papads blistered directly over a gas flame (or under a hot grill) until bubbled and pale gold; they turn shatteringly crisp as they cool and stand in for bread beside any curry.

YieldMakes 6 papads
Hands-on8 min
Total13 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

6uncooked urad dal papads (lentil wafers), at least 15 cm across
to tastecanola oil, only for the deep-fried variationoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Legumes (any)
Chickpeas
Lentils
Mung beans
Wheat
Rice
Cabbage family (any)
Black and white pepper
Cumin
Asafoetida
Urad dal (black gram)

Taste

Heat
Salty
Umami / savory
Smoke
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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