Batata Papad – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Boil and peel the potatoes.
• Grate the potatoes.
• You can mash the potatoes too. But for making papad it’s better if you grate.
• Add chili flakes, cumin seeds, salt, coriander leaves and mix well.
• You can add green chili in place of chili flakes.
• Adding coriander leaves is optional. You can skip it if you don’t have coriander leaves for fasting.
• Dip your hand into water and take a small portion form the papad mixture.
• Place the mixture ball on a plastic sheet that is a little wet with water and cover it with another plastic sheet that also a little wet with water.
• Spread it well with a dish or anything that has a flat surface.
• If you feel that papad is a little thick then spread it with hand again.
• You can roll it with a rolling pin too.
• Try to make even and thin papad.
• Transfer the papad on another plastic sheet to dry.
• Sundry the papad under hot sun for about 2 days.
• After drying under hot sun for about 5-6 hours, when you feel the edges are completely dry then flip the papad over.
• Flip the papad over when these are a little wet.
• While flipping the papad over loosen the edges first and then flip the papad.
• After flipping over you can dry these papad under fan too.
• You can make about 20 medium size papad from 1/2 kg potatoes.