Papdi is a crunchy, savoury snack made by frying or baking flat rolled dough of flour, ajwain & ghee. Papdi is commonly used for making Chaat & could be relished separately as a snack as well.Chaat Papdi Recipe by frying & baking is featured in this post with step by step pictures.
In a mixing bowl – take wheat flour,ghee,salt and ajwain seeds mix it well with your fingers.Now add water little by little.
Knead it to a soft pliable dough, like our chapathi dough.Let it rest for atleast 15mins.Then roll out using a chapathi roller to a thin circle.Now using a lid cut out small circles.Collect the extras and again roll out, repeat this till the entire dough finishes.
Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.Arrange this in a baking tray,prick holes with a fork to avoid puffing.Bake in the same temperature for 10-12 mins until it turns golden.
Store in airtight container.
Notes
Knead it well to form a soft dough.
Roll as thin as possible.
The timing depends on the thickness of the papdis so keep an eye after 10mins, when it starts to brown at the edges get ready as it will burn easily.
Keeps well for about a week in airtight container.