How to make pappadum, Indian lentil wafers at home.
I have been experimenting with a lot of different whole grains and gluten-free cooking lately. Since getting a Wondermill grainmill to participate in their Grain Mill Wagon Challenge, I have also been dabbling in grinding these different grains up. The thing is with a Wondermill you can grind up legumes as well as grain. I have wanted to try my hand at making pappadum (Indian lentil wafers) for some time now, but most recipes I found use ready made pappadum. Last weekend, I fired up the mill & ground a bag of lentils to give it a go, at making these gluten-free lentil wafers from scratch.
The process of making the pappadum crackers was quite time consuming, but my daughter surprisingly loved them. She grabbed a few while I was cleaning up, and chomped them right down. I was happy to see this because not only am I trying to limit gluten in her diet, but getting her to eat enough protein can be a difficult task. I will make these lentil wafers again, but in a much smaller batch.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dry lentils
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder*
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- water
Instructions
- Grind the lentils in grain mill on pastry setting.
- Put all dry ingredients in bowl and mix.
- Gradually add 9-11 tbs of water, just enough to make dough stick, but a little crumbly.
- Make a small ball of dough between the size of a large marble & a golf ball.
- Place on floured surface, and press down with your hand, the flatten it out a bit.
- Roll out very thin with rolling pin. When you think it is thin enough, roll it out a bit thinner.
- Place the wafers on baking sheet and place under broiler.
- When parts start to brown flip over, and broil other side. This process goes very quickly, so watch closely.
Notes
Nichol says
This is definitely interesting, they sound good though!
Roslyn says
Just a note, thank you for the recipe. I use my coffee bean grinder to grind grains, nuts, oats etc. It cost $9. I find they do burn out after 3-5 years depending on the brand. But it's handy when you cannot afford expensive baking tools. As a celiac I appreciate any gluten free recipes. Also vegan out of animal welfare concerns.