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Khichu is a dough for making
Khichu is a dough for making papad
A papad is an Indian deep fried dough of black gram bean flour, either fried or cooked with dry heat (flipped over an open flame) until crunchy. Other flours made from lentils, chickpeas, rice, tapioca, millet or potato are also used. ''Papad' ...
, however, owing to its taste it is also consumed as a snack or side dish. It is made from rice flour, however, other flours are sometimes used. The snack is prepared by cooking flour in water like porridge with cumin
Cumin ( or , or Article title
) (''Cuminum cyminum'') is aMeaning of khichiyu from grosse.is-a-geek.com
/ref> (Khinch in Indic languages means to pull.) Papad made from this dough are known as Khichiya Papad. Khichu is traditionally eaten during the monsoon season.
) (''Cuminum cyminum'') is a
sodium carbonate
Sodium carbonate, , (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals) is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2CO3 and its various hydrates. All forms are white, odourless, water-soluble salts that yield moderately alkaline solutions ...
and sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogencarbonate), commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. It is a salt composed of a sodium cation ( Na+) and a bicarbonate anion ( HCO3−) ...
) and then steaming the lump. It is often served with oil and chilli powder. The name khichiyu or khichu is derived from the ductile nature of the dough./ref> (Khinch in Indic languages means to pull.) Papad made from this dough are known as Khichiya Papad. Khichu is traditionally eaten during the monsoon season.
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