hahabogus wrote:
>
> sf wrote in :
>
> > On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 06:20:21 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>sf wrote in :
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:53:33 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>koko wrote in :
> >>>>
> >>>>> Any postings I do regarding the trip will be added to this thread
> >>>>> rather than starting a new one or posting
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>WoooooHooooo!! We're going on a road trip........ in absentee !!!!!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We pulled into the motel and checked in at 1:45 p.m. There is a
> >>nice
> >>>>> grassy area outside the office. On the lawn was a sheet laid out
> >>with
> >>>>> what resembled tortillas.
> >>>>> http://i16.tinypic.com/66e7j4n.jpg
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://i17.tinypic.com/4zkr1jl.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Looks like what we call Pappadums.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I have no idea what a pappadum is, but they don't look like
> tortillas.
> >>> They look like some sort of filo thingie.
> >>>
> >>
> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappadum
> >
> > What you showed in Wiki looks like a corn tortilla. IMO Koko's
> > pictures do not resemble a tortilla in any way, shape or form.
> >
> >
> >
>
> A thin disk made from a combo of rice and chick pea flour with added
> spices...when nuked or fried in oil they crisp up and deform in shape but
> stay thin, brittle and only wrinkle and warp in shape on cooking. Takes
> less than about 10 seconds to fry per side a disk in preheated (about a
> 1/2 inch) oil...I've never nuked them. Oil is hot enough when one is
> dropped in you get champagne bubble action. Way tastier than potato chips
> probably healthier too. Up here they are carried by Safeway, Super Store
> and east indian Groceries. I believe around 89 cents for a pkg of about
> 20 6-8 (guessing at size) inch disks except at Safeway where they are way
> pricier but Safeway carries more flavours. One pkg with dip is the
> equivelent snacks as roughly a large bag of potato chips. When broken for
> approx. sizing they work well with fruit Salsa, chutneys or any thin dip
> as dippers (except they are fragile and break readily). So addictive in
> taste they played a major role in me falling off my low carb diet. Truly
> they are worth trying and extremly quick & easy to cook.
>
> Maybe 5 minutes to cook up a whole pkg... drop them in one at a time to
> cook in the preheated oil... slight champagne bubbles occur and almost
> immediate deforming and slight color change... turn it over with tongs,
> remove to paper towels to drain... repeat. You will note also a slight
> pebbled skin on cooked disks as well as the minor color change. They will
> burn readily so speed and attention is required. Actual cooking time
> maybe 15 seconds per disk. Takes longer to preheat the oil than to cook a
> whole pkg (on my electric stove).
>
>

They can also be heated over a gas flame; works on an electric ring as
well but with a thin plate of metal protecting the ring. Used to do that
to avoid the deep-fry smell but either way it does go quickly. And they
are cheap!