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Papads are thin, crunchy, and crispy waffles that go well with any Indian dish. Papad is an essential side dish of Indian cuisine. It transcends regional boundaries and is present in a variety of forms like roasted, fried or in a gravy on our plates. Initially, papads were made at home in a time-consuming and labour-intensive manner.

Today, almost every woman has resorted to buying papad packets from the store, frying them in hot oil, and savouring every last bite. It also makes sense when you purchase papad from reliable and renowned brands such as Indore Online, which has all homemade flavours with no artificial preservatives. Most of us buy papads at the market; the only thing people are unaware of is that they can easily buy papads online.

Interesting Papad Recipes

No matter the type of papad you prefer, you can take it to the next level, by creating some mouth-watering recipes with them. Here we highlight 3 such recipes -

1. Punjabi Masala Papad:

Whenever there is a chance to eat in a hotel or restaurant, most people order masala papad with the main course. Even so, why not try preparing Punjabi Masala Papad to enhance the flavour of any dish even more? So, Let's see how to make Punjabi Masala Papad at home.  

Recipe:

• Add chopped onion, tomatoes, green peppers, salt, and fresh cilantro to a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly and set aside. This mixture is referred to as the masala papad topping. Heat enough oil in a large pan.
• Ready to fry the papad. Papad should not be folded or twisted while deep-fried.
• Remove fried papad and place on tissue paper.
• For the topping of the papad, add some chaat masala and red chili powder.
• Now cover the masala papad with the tomato and onion topping.
• Add some chaat masala to the topping. Lastly, garnish with sev and serve immediately.

2. Roasted Papad Chaat:

Recipe:

• Dry roast some papad. Any flavour works.
• Crush your papads and mix them with boiled and cubed potatoes, tomatoes, onions, chopped chilli and coriander leaves.
• Drizzle with tamarind and mint chutney.
• Mix well.
• Your roasted papad chaat is ready.
• Serve with a garnish of sev, and chopped coriander.
• You can also add roasted nuts, pomegranate, slivers of coconut and sev to the mixture to make it more tantalising to the taste buds. 

3. Papad ki sabzi:

This is a staple in Rajasthani households and produces an aromatic curry where fried papad is cooked with various spices.

Recipe:

• Fry your papads.
• Temper your oil with cumin seeds and asafoetida.
• Add garlic- ginger paste and fry for 2 mins before adding in tomato puree.
• Once the oil separates, add turmeric, jeera powder, salt and sugar to taste and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Now add whisked yogurt and simmer the curry.
• Add your fried crushed papads and cover and cook.
• Sprinkle it with kasoori methi and serve hot with roti or rice. 

You can also make the Bengali Papad er dalna which is similar to the Rajasthani Papad ki sabzi. Only it does not use yogurt.

Conclusion

Main courses and papads go hand in hand. Whether you're a picky eater who only enjoys urad dal ki papad or an adventurous one who wants to try new unique papads, Indoor Online is full of namkeen, papad, and other snacks perfect for lunch and tea time. Don't miss the opportunity to soothe your taste buds by purchasing authentic papads online from Mumbai or any other part of India.