Masala papads & khakhra

Crispy papads (poppadoms) served at Indian restaurants are usually fried, as are ready-made poppadoms found in supermarkets. However, you can buy papads to roast at home on an open flame, meaning they aren’t fried in oil.

Khakhra are crisp, crunchy toasted rotis – you can think of them as wholesome poppadoms, or crisp Indian flatbreads. My grandmother always makes a few extra rotis so that she can make khakhra from them for a crispy snack to go with a mid-morning chai. I’ve always l