This is a very light and tasty papad, which is relatively very easy and there is no need to keep it under the sun to dry as it dries under the fan or partial sun at balcony or wherever.
Previously I used to struggle to make this by keeping my tiny 3 steel plates in idly steamer to cook but this year, when I visited Chennai; I bought one papad stand, which is known there as an Elai Vadam Stand and its plates are known as Elai Vada plates. This is my most treasured asset and I wanted to own it from so long. If you don’t have this stand and still want to make this, you can use your thatte idly stand or simply you can keep any small plates or banana leaves and still you can make.
I usually use Dosa Rice for this and for seasoning; I add chopped green chillies, cumin and salt. You can add any seasoning of your choice.
Ingredient:
Dosa rice – 2 cups
Salt
Cumin – 2 tsp
Green chillies – 4 to 6
Method:
-Soak Dosa rice in the afternoon.
-Around night, grind this into smooth batter by adding salt and little water. Batter should be like Dosa batter. Add Cumin and Keep aside for overnight fermentation.
-The next morning, when you are ready to prepare papad, dry grind green chillies in small mixer jar and add this to ready fermented batter.
-Adjust the consistency by adding extra water. Batter should be a little thinner than regular Dosa batter.
-Check for salt and adjust that as well.
-Now keep idly steamer on gas stove with little water at the bottom.
-Apply little oil to steel Elai vada plates. In this stand 6 plates will be there. I recommend you to buy extra set of 6 plates with this stand, so that process will finish off in a jiffy.
– Now pour a little batter on each plate and spread the batter. Place them in the stand and steam cook this only for 2 minutes.
-At this time, take out the other set of Elai vada plates and apply some oil and spread the batter.
-There is no need to apply oil every time, only once at the beginning is more than enough.
-Now remove adai stand from the steamer, remove those leaves from the stand and replace with the new set and keep it inside the steamer for 2 minutes.
-Now remove all those cooked papad’s from the leaves by using other leaf’s edge and slightly lift that and peel off.
-Transfer these peeled papad’s over clean cloth and sun-dry wherever you want. If you have access to sun light, dry under the sun (very partial sunlight is required). If you don’t have access to sunlight, you can dry it indoors, but it will take an extra day or two.
-Dry for 3 days and store it in a tight container.
Fry this whenever you want and Enjoy as it is or with Rice- Rasam/dhal.
Senguttuvan March 12, 2017
Excellently detailed with step by step pictures.
Shrikripa U March 13, 2017
Thank you so much sir.
Dr Veena July 18, 2018
Will surely try…
Papad looks so crisp
Please post some more happala recipe
Shrikripa U July 21, 2018
Thank you Veena. Sure, I will try to prepare and post.
Nishchal May 2, 2019
We wanted to buy
Shrikripa U May 7, 2019
I don’t make it for commercial use. Sorry.
Laxmi Jayaraman May 14, 2019
I want tbuy the stand online, Pl. send me linko
Shrikripa U May 15, 2019
As I have mentioned in my post, it is from Chennai. I have no idea regarding any other link. Sorry.
chenchu December 23, 2019
May i know where u brought in chennai
Shrikripa U January 5, 2020
You get it in any utensil store.
Mrs. RamaPrakash March 18, 2020
Where you will get this stand. I tried in on line. I stay in Navi mumbai.. Please suggest the shop name…
Regards,
RamaPrakash
Shrikripa U March 26, 2020
As I have mentioned in my post, it is from Chennai. I have no idea regarding any other link. Sorry.Instead ,You can use small plates as well.
Susan subramanian October 29, 2020
hey
is the town Dombvili close to you? then go to the store called Selva Vinayagar Emporium.
he has good collection. i saw it only on line.
i live in vile parle and Matunga. not a chance to see this store.
it is like taking a vacation going to Dombilivi
right now i am not even in inda.
Mrs. RamaPrakash March 18, 2020
In Chennai shop name can you tell
RamaPrakash
Shrikripa U March 26, 2020
At Chennai, You get it in any utensil store.
Anand Dharwar June 7, 2020
Wonderfully detailed for us newbies to follow. Thanks again
Shrikripa U June 7, 2020
Thank you so much for your encouraging words sir. You are not a new bee and i know that ha..ha.
Joy July 28, 2020
My mom had made these when I was young, I’d come back home from school and help her out. Brought back the memories 🙂 Will try for sure thank you 🙂
MANASA CHANDRASHEKAR October 3, 2020
Ma’am can you tell where we can buy this happala making stand.
Shrikripa U October 9, 2020
Hi Manasa, As I have mentioned in my earlier query, it was picked up from Chennai market. It is available there. You can use small steel plates to steam. It needs hardly, 2 min of steaming.
Anuradha Mani February 20, 2021
Amazing, where do I get this stainless steel stand and plates ..I in delhi I wanted a similar one as shown in this site
Shrikripa U February 21, 2021
As I have mentioned in my post, it is from Chennai. I have no idea regarding any other link. Sorry. You can use any small plates and use the idli steamer for cooking.
Suja March 20, 2021
How much for stand and plates, pls reply
Shrikripa U March 22, 2021
Hi Suja, oh my god! I don’t remember and so sorry. It must be within 1000 Rs for sure.
स्वती भट March 1, 2022
मुझे चाहिए साल पापड़ी स्टैंड कहां मिलेगा मैं थाना से बोल रही हूं मुझे मिल सकता है क्या मेरा नाम स्वाति है
Shrikripa U March 3, 2022
It is available on Amazon as Steel Vadagam Arisi Vathal Thattu.
स्वती भट March 1, 2022
साल पापड़ी स्टैंड मुझे चाहिए आप दे सकते हैं क्या मैं थाना से बोल रही हूं
Shrikripa U March 3, 2022
As I have written in my post, it was purchased from Chennai. You can try online, by searching elai vadam stand.
Subathara February 27, 2022
I need this plates with stand, how much price and where can I get this. Can u pls provide shop contact number and address. Pls help me…
Shrikripa U March 3, 2022
As I have written in my post, it was purchased from Chennai. You can try online, It is available on Amazon as Steel Vadagam Arisi Vathal Thattu.
Santosh Narayanan June 27, 2023
Hello,
This is a easy and healthy option to eat hygienic papads made at home.
Could you please share the telephone number from where i can buy the stand and the plates?
Appreciate your feedback.
Shrikripa U June 27, 2023
I Bought my Elai vadam stand from T.nagar Market, Chennai. Online, I have no idea sir.