Soan papdi

 ( Amorphous Solids ) 

Soan papdi is a popular dessert in the Indian subcontinent. It is made of gram flour (besan), all-purpose flour, ghee, sugar, and milk. It is usually cube-shaped or served as flakes, and has a crisp and flaky texture. Traditionally sold loose in rolled paper cones, modern industrial production has led to it being sold in the form of tightly formed cubes. It is frequently given as a traditional Diwali gift.

---

Origin Soan papdi, whose name means "golden flaky layer", has no definitively confirmed origin.

One hypothesis is that it originated in the western state of Maharashtra, India. Other sources name Uttar Pradesh or Gujarat as the originator of this sweet.

Culinary anthropologist Kurush Dalal states that soan papdi is a Iranian cuisine, with the word "soan" being of Persian language from the desert sohan .

It bears some resemblance to dragon's beard candy in China, kkul-tarae in Korea, and Persian Pashmak, which gave rise to the Turkish pişmaniye.

---

Ingredients Its main ingredients are sugar, gram flour, flour, ghee, almond, milk, and cardamom.

---

See also

• Sohan (confectionery)
• Sohan halwa
• Pişmaniye, a similar Turkish dessert
• Pashmak, a similar Iranian dessert
• Dragon's beard candy, a similar Chinese dessert
• Kkul-tarae, its Korean variant

---

External links

• Annotated video recipe, illustrates traditional hand-made technique for creating Soan Papdi's crisp multi-layers (filmed at Shreya's Sweets Hampankatta, Mangalore); ·Permaculturetravel· YouTube Channel
• Demonstration of modern mechanized equipment, in the making of pişmaniye, a related Turkish confection

Post Comment