Abstract:
Papad is a popular and tasty food item in the Indian diet since many centuries. It is
essentially a wafer-like product, round in shape and made from dough of powdered pulses,
spices, powdered chilly and salt. Variety of pulses and proportion of pulses and spices varies
from region to region depending upon preferences of local people whereas certain varieties are
popular on a larger scale. Traditionally this activity was confined to household papad making
but in view of increasing demand and availability of machinery (mechanisation) it has now
been developed in cottage and small scale sector.
