Papadam
- A papadam, or poppadom is a deep fried dough of black gram bean flour, either fried or cooked with dry heat (flipped over an open flame) until crunchy. ...
- Papadam is derived from the Sanskrit word parpaṭa (पर्पट), meaning a flattened disc.
How do you spell papadum?
Alternative forms
A large number of spelling variants exist, but most are very rare; the only common forms are papadam, pappadam, papadum, pappadum, poppadum and poppadom, and to a lesser extent pappadom, papadom, popadum and popadom.
What's the difference between a poppadom and a papadum?
is that poppadom is while papadam is a thin, crisp indian bread made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter or as an accompaniment to a meal.
