Baked Papdi |Wheat flour papdi Microwave Recipe

Baked papdi is a virtually fat free recipe for all low calorie food lovers!I have used a microwave for making baked papdis.it is adapted from tarla dalals book :microwave cooking



If you want to enjoy your favourite snacks sans any guilt, you need to just use smart cooking methods.

 In this recipe, you will find out how to make delicious, crunchy Baked Papdi using the microwave. Once you have the dough, each batch of 20 takes just a few minutes to bake, so you can prepare large batches and store them in airtight containers, to make delicious sev puri, papdi chat or to use as a base for any of your favourite toppings.



 Crispy baked papdis are delicious at any time of the day. You can spice up the dough, if you prefer, adding a little chilli powder/crushed pepper and cumin seeds. I personally like them just plain. Again, I would suggest the you store large quantities in an air-tight container.

I have used whole wheat flour to make these papdi but you can make  them with only maida or can use maida & wheat flour in half quantities each. (Read tips )

You can use papdi to make bhelpuri,papdi chat or sev poori.

Makes 18-20 papdis

Ingredients

1/4 cup whole wheat flour or plain flour (maida)
1/8 tsp crushed cumin seeds (jeera)
1/8 tsp ajwain (owa/carom seeds)
half tbsp oil
salt to taste



Method
1.Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a semi-stiff dough using enough water.
2.You can make papdi in two ways.roll a big round chapati & then with help of a round cutter cut individual papdi & prick them with fork to avoid puffing.roll chapati as thin as possible


3.second method is  divide the dough into 15-20 equal portions.

4.Roll 20 portions each into a 2 inch diameter circle. Prick each papdi with a fork at regular intervals.Place the 20 rolled portions on a microwave turntable taking care that the puris do not touch each other.



5.Microwave the papdis on high for 50 seconds. Turn the papdis and again microwave on high for 40 seconds.if papdis are still not done Once again turn the papdis and again microwave on high for 10 more seconds.



6 Remove and allow it to cool slightly.Store in an air-tight container. Use as required

Tips :

1.I have used whole wheat flour to make these papdi but you can make  them with only maida or can use maida & wheat flour in half quantities each.

2.my microwave took 50 seconds for one side and then 50seconds for the other side to bake .keep an eye after one side of papdi is baked as papdis can burn even if you microwave it for more seconds .so make a batch and check the timing required based on your microwave power and then make rest of the papdis