Topic: Poppadoms/Pappadoms

[CurryLover_NZ]

Just a quickie....

I want to serve up the full-sized poppadoms with my curries. Poppadoms and pickles are a must - but not the micro-portions you get in restaurants here     To make do, I have been buying the bite-sized Sharwoods ones. Nice, but not as impressive as a huge stack of plain and spiced ones!

Just how long will they stay crisp? It would be good to prepare them a little earlier...but I seem to recall my local BIR take-out ones getting 'less-crisp' very quickly.

Is there a way of keeping them crispy for an hour or so?

CL_NZ

[bart09]

hi currylover_nz

i just had a look in a indian cook book and it says that popadoms done in a restaurant may be cooked several hours in advance and warmed just before serving.another way they do it is placing the cooked popadoms in a warm oven will of course be just as effective. hope this helps.

[King Prawn]

CLNZ

They will keep for days in a plastic airtight container. Just heat in an oven at about 50C for 15 mins before serving.

Also, after frying, stand on end to allow the oil to drain off (I put kitchen paper towels under them too to help suck out the oil). If you stack them flat straight away you will get pools of oil forming and 'oily' poppadoms.

KP(V)

[Cory Ander]

Also check these threads out CL, they may help:

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1416.0
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=265.msg2065#msg2065

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1002.msg8677#msg8677

Regards,

[Vinda looo]

Where I deliver my curries from they have a large stash of popadums already done before their ready to take orders. They keep them on top of a big oven it keeps them warm for a few hours. However at the end of the night they tend to be very soft.

[spicysarsy]

Hi Currylover,  It would be better to only fry enough popadom to suffice your meal. Unless you have a catering plate warming cabinate, just pop them in a slightly warm oven a few mins before serving. mmmmmmmmm starters.

P.S. Try frying them 2 at a time, as in my thread. Cheers Paul

[curryqueen]

Hi Currylover,

Cook them several hours before day a dinner party and then stack them in the oven on lowest heat.  This will dry the residue oil from them and keep them warm.  CQ

[haldi]

I cook a full pack of poppadoms at a time
They fit into three supermarket plastic carrier bags and I loosely tie the top
When required, I microwave them hot for a minute, and they are fantastic
In my house, these poppadoms are eaten in two days!!

[CurryLover_NZ]

Thanks for your answers everyone. It's obviously not quite the science I thought it would be 

[JonG]

Old thread I know, but I didn