Name: Crispy gram flour rounds
Yield: Serves 24
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups gram flour (besan), sifted, plus extra for dusting; 15 ml/1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi); 5 ml/1 tsp chilli powder; 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; a pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

Preparation info

Serves
24

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Papris are a very popular snack in central India, especially during the festival of colours (Holi), which is celebrated throughout the country in the spring. The predominant flavour and aroma comes from the small amount of pungent dried fenugreek (kasuri methi) used. Serve with Raita or a spicy fruit chutney.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/2 cups gram flour (besan), sifted, plus extra for dusting
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Method

In a mixing bowl, mix the gram flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, chilli powder, cumin seeds and fenugreek leaves.
Make a well in the centre, add the oil and mix well.
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