Recipe - Papdi

2 cup Gramflour
One fourth teaspoon Soda bicarb
One fourth teaspoon Ajwain seeds
One fourth teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 tablespoon Oil
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Mix all ingredients, add water little by little to make very soft dough.

Take a fistful of dough, place on a greased polythene sheet.

With base of palm drag the dough in a straight line, from start.

For support hold the dough at starting point with other hand.

This will for a strip of the lump of dough.

A little practice will make this technique very easy.

Heat oil in a wide heavy pan.

Make 34 such strips, put in hot oil.

Fry on medium till crisp but not browned.

Drain and cool to crisp further.

Serve cool with papaya chutney, green chutney and tea.

A good breakfast change.

Making time: 25 minutes

Makes: 5