Soan papdi

"Soan Papdi" redirects here. For the 2015 Tamil language film by that name, see Soan Papdi (film).

Soan papdi is a popular dessert in the Indian subcontinent.^[2] It is made of gram flour (besan), all-purpose flour, ghee, sugar and milk.^[3] 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.^[2]

Soan papdi

Soan papdi
Alternative names	Son papdi, sohan papdi, san papri, shonpapdi, shompapri, shonpapdi, patisa
Place of origin	Indian subcontinent
Associated cuisine	India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Main ingredients	Gram flour, sugar, flour, ghee, milk, cardamom[1]
Food energy (per serving)	30 kcal (130 kJ)
Media: Soan papdi

Origin

Culinary anthropologist Kurush F. Dalal states that soan papdi is a Persian dish, with the word "soan" being of Persian origin from the desert sohan pashmaki.^[4]

Other speculation about its origin ranges from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to West Bengal.^[5][6] San papdi is its name in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, "san" means fibres that the sweet contains.

It bears some resemblance to the Dragon's beard candy in China, Kkul-tarae in Korea,^[7] and Persian pashmaki, which gave rise to the Turkish pişmaniye.^[8]

Ingredients

Its main ingredients are sugar, gram flour, flour, ghee, almond, milk, and cardamom.^[9]

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