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[reynardo]

Three poppadoms cooked and placed in a sealed takeaway container overnight.

Why?

Because I want some for Saturday, and I'm hoping to cook them tomorrow to save time. So this is the test batch - I cooked them tonight, and will test them tomorrow.

If they're still crispy, then there will be an ENORMOUS frying and a VERY LARGE sealed container for Saturday lunchtime.

Comments

[magically25.livejournal.com]

Please post how this turns out as it could be really useful

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

It works!

[christev.livejournal.com]

What's a poppadom? :)

[darklotus1211.livejournal.com]

They're a light, crispy disc-shaped side dish you can have with mains or, if you're like me, just to munch as a snack. You can buy them pre made and dried in most supermarkets over here in Australia - you'll find them in the Indian section as a rule.

Some people make them with wheat flour, but traditionally they're made with chickpea or lentil flour and you can usually get them either plain or spiced with chili or garlic.

They can be fried, cooked on a dry heat or even in the microwave (my favourite way to cook them - quick, no fat, light, crisp and tasty!)

[christev.livejournal.com]

Sounds yummy! I'll have to pop over to Rey's when she's perfected her technique! :D

[darklotus1211.livejournal.com]

I love 'em! I actually posted how I do them fat free in the microwave in a comment here, so if you would like to try them that way it tells you how. The trick is not to let them overlap too much in the microwave, or it can slow them down - they cook best if separated.

[horngirl.livejournal.com]

We do ours under the grill, although we've found that this works well with some brands (the thinner ones) than others.

[darklotus1211.livejournal.com]

Yum! Another good fat free way! I find the thinner ones work best in the microwave, too.

[darklotus1211.livejournal.com]

If you want to avoid the fat from frying, try a couple cooked in the microwave, too. I actually prefer the taste of them cooked that way, but try a couple first to see if you do, as the lack of oil brings out the lentil flavour more, I find. I cook about eight at a time that way and you can do it very quickly with no mess.

To try a couple, just lay them on the glass plate and keep an eye on them til they finish puffing up and before they brown, take them out and let them cool for a tick and they'll be very crisp. Eight at a time takes around a minute each batch in my microwave, but it's a bit different for each microwave, so it could be a bit less or more for yours. For two, you'll be looking at less than thirty seconds, normally - the more in there, the longer it will take.

I have them as crunchy snacks all the time - tasty, easy and quick!

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

I agree with the fat-free method, but for speed, the deep frying is great - 2 seconds each. I tend to get uneven results with the microwave and black and crispy in the grill.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

In non-poppadom related matters... Happy birthday!

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[notsocraven.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! I hope it was a good one :)