poppadums
Lentil flour crisps
Poppadums are thin, crispy Indian flatbreads made from lentil or chickpea flour, typically served as an appetizer or side dish.
They're fried or roasted until they puff and crisp, often accompanied by chutneys or pickles: We started with poppadums while we waited for the curry.
Also spelled papadums, poppadoms, or papads.
Thin Indian cracker
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- lentilEdible disc-shaped legume
- waferThin crisp disk
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
chutney · raita · pickle · Indian · accompaniment · frying · roasting · cumin
Person from either continent
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- tandooriIndian clay-oven method
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- thaliMulti-dish serving platter
dal · naan · samosa · chaat · restaurant · buffet · starter · side dish
papadam
Thin Indian cracker
appetizer · chutney · raita · pickle · Indian · accompaniment · frying · roasting · cumin · pepper
Indian
Person from either continent
thali · dal · naan · samosa · chaat · restaurant · buffet · starter · side dish · condiment
frying
Cooking in shallow fat
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- microwavingHeating with radio waves
grilling · puffing · oil · crisp · bubbling · golden · charred · smoky · blistered · cracking
crispy
Brittle and snapping
delicate · shattering · flaky · light · airy · crackly · snapping · breaking · crumbling · papery