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{{short description|Indian dessert}}
{{Short description|Indian dessert}}
{{redirect|Soan Papdi|the 2015 Tamil language film by that name|Soan Papdi (film)}}
{{redirect|Soan Papdi|the 2015 Tamil language film by that name|Soan Papdi (film)}}
[[File:Son papadi.jpg|alt=son_papdi|thumb|son_papadi]]
{{Infobox food
'''Soan papdi''' (also known as '''patisa''', '''san papri''', '''Shompapri''', '''sohan papdi''' or '''shonpapdi''')<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifood.tv/network/patisa | title=Patisa - Culinary Encyclopedia | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref> is a popular south-Asian dessert. It is usually cube-shaped or served as flakes, and has a crisp and flaky texture. It was traditionally sold loose in a rolled paper cone, but modern industrial production has led it to be sold in tightly formed cubes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.food-india.com/recipe/R051_R75/R074.htm | title=Soan Papdi |publisher=Food-india.com | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
| name            = Soan papdi
| image            = Son papadi.jpg
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| caption          = Soan papdi
| alternate_name  = Son papdi, sohan papdi, san papri, shonpapdi, shompapri, shonpapdi, patisa
| country          = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|India]],  [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]]
| creator          =
| course          =
| served          =
| main_ingredient  = [[Gram flour]], [[sugar]], [[flour]], [[ghee]], [[milk]], [[cardamom]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaoz.com.au/diwali/menu_sohan.shtml | title=Diwali | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
| variations      =
| calories        = 30
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'''Soan papdi''' is a popular dessert in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref name="Soan Papdi">{{cite web | url=http://www.food-india.com/recipe/R051_R75/R074.htm | title=Soan Papdi |publisher=Food-india.com | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref> It is made of [[gram flour]] (besan), [[Flour#Plain or all-purpose flour|all-purpose flour]], [[ghee]], sugar, and milk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soan Papdi Recipe: How to make Soan Papdi Recipe for Diwali at Home {{!}} Homemade Soan Papdi Recipe |url=https://recipes.timesofindia.com/recipes/soan-papdi/rs55051868.cms |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=recipes.timesofindia.com |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Soan Papdi"/> It is frequently given as a traditional [[Diwali]] gift.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-10-15 |title=Why everyone gifts Soan Papdi on Diwali (and secretly re-gifts it too) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/why-everyone-gifts-soan-papdi-on-diwali-and-secretly-re-gifts-it-too/articleshow/124543962.cms |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Ingredients==
== Origin ==
Its main ingredients are [[sugar]], [[gram flour]], [[flour]], [[ghee]], [[milk]], and [[cardamom]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaoz.com.au/diwali/menu_sohan.shtml |publisher=Indiaoz.com.au |title=Diwali | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
Soan papdi, whose name means "golden flaky layer", has no definitively confirmed origin.
One hypothesis is that it originated in the western state of [[Maharashtra]], India. Other sources name [[Uttar Pradesh]] or [[Gujarat]] as the originator of this sweet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-23 |title=Explained: The History Of The Flakiest Indian Dessert, Soan Papdi |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/trending/explained-how-was-soan-papdi-invented-582782.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-10-15 |title=Why everyone gifts Soan Papdi on Diwali (and secretly re-gifts it too) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/why-everyone-gifts-soan-papdi-on-diwali-and-secretly-re-gifts-it-too/articleshow/124543962.cms |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==See also==
[[File:Pashmak.jpg|thumb|''Pashmak'']]
*[[Sohan (confectionery)]]
[[Anthropology of food|Culinary anthropologist]] [[Kurush Dalal|Kurush F. Dalal]] states that soan papdi is a [[Iranian cuisine|Persian dish]], with the word "soan" being of [[Persian language|Persian origin]] from the dessert sohan [[pashmak]]i.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Diwali is incomplete without soan papdi; what makes this humble dish so popular in India? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/diwali-soan-papdi-humble-dish-popular-india-8222785/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Indian Express |date=21 October 2022 |language=en-US |quote=Kurush F Dalal, archaeologist and culinary anthropologist, calls it an “incredibly versatile” dish. “Soan papdi is a Persian dish. It comes from [the word] ‘sohan pashmaki’.}}</ref>
*[[Sohan halwa]]
*[[Pişmaniye]], a similar Turkish sweet


==References==
It bears some resemblance to [[dragon's beard candy]] in China, ''[[kkul-tarae]]'' in Korea,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cotton Candy |url=https://stonesoup.com/post/cotton-candy/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=stonesoup.com|date=13 May 2020 }}</ref> and Persian [[Pashmak|pashmaki]], which gave rise to the Turkish [[pişmaniye]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-30 |title=20 Indian Desserts You Need to Try - Nomad Paradise |url=https://nomadparadise.com/indian-desserts/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Nomad Paradise |language=en-US |quote=Believed to have been derived from the Turkish Pismaniye, soan papdi is often referred to as Indian candy floss as it has a strand-like texture that makes it so soft and flaky.}}</ref>
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==External links==
== Ingredients ==
Its main ingredients are [[sugar]], [[gram flour]], [[flour]], [[ghee]], [[almond]], [[milk]], and [[cardamom]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaoz.com.au/diwali/menu_sohan.shtml |publisher=Indiaoz.com.au |title=Diwali | access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
 
== 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
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pYxJl-gnI Annotated video recipe] illustrates traditional hand-made technique for creating Soan Papdi's crisp multi-layers (filmed at ''Shreya's Sweets'' Hampankatta, Mangalore); ·Permaculturetravel· YouTube Channel  
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pYxJl-gnI Annotated video recipe], illustrates traditional hand-made technique for creating Soan Papdi's crisp multi-layers (filmed at ''Shreya's Sweets'' [[Hampankatta]], Mangalore); ·Permaculturetravel· YouTube Channel  
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1gvS3_GVo Demonstration of modern mechanized equipment] in the making of pişmaniye, a related Turkish confection
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1gvS3_GVo Demonstration of modern mechanized equipment], in the making of [[pişmaniye]], a related Turkish confection


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Latest revision as of 20:14, 5 March 2026


"Soan Papdi" redirects here. For the 2015 Tamil language film by that name, see Soan Papdi (film).
Soan papdi
Soan papdi
Alternative namesSon papdi, sohan papdi, san papri, shonpapdi, shompapri, shonpapdi, patisa
Place of originIndian subcontinent
Associated national cuisineIndia, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Main ingredientsGram flour, sugar, flour, ghee, milk, cardamom[1]
Food energy
(per serving)
30 kcal (126 kJ)

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] It is frequently given as a traditional Diwali gift.[4]

Origin[edit | edit source]

Soan papdi, whose name means "golden flaky layer", has no definitively confirmed origin.

One hypothesis is that it originated in the western state of Maharashtra, India. Other sources name Uttar Pradesh or Gujarat as the originator of this sweet.[5][6]

Pashmak

Culinary anthropologist Kurush F. Dalal states that soan papdi is a Persian dish, with the word "soan" being of Persian origin from the dessert sohan pashmaki.[7]

It bears some resemblance to dragon's beard candy in China, kkul-tarae in Korea,[8] and Persian pashmaki, which gave rise to the Turkish pişmaniye.[9]

Ingredients[edit | edit source]

Its main ingredients are sugar, gram flour, flour, ghee, almond, milk, and cardamom.[10]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Diwali". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Soan Papdi". Food-india.com. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Soan Papdi Recipe: How to make Soan Papdi Recipe for Diwali at Home | Homemade Soan Papdi Recipe". recipes.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Why everyone gifts Soan Papdi on Diwali (and secretly re-gifts it too)". The Times of India. 2025-10-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Explained: The History Of The Flakiest Indian Dessert, Soan Papdi". IndiaTimes. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Why everyone gifts Soan Papdi on Diwali (and secretly re-gifts it too)". The Times of India. 2025-10-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  7. ↑ "Diwali is incomplete without soan papdi; what makes this humble dish so popular in India?". Indian Express. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-09. Kurush F Dalal, archaeologist and culinary anthropologist, calls it an "incredibly versatile" dish. "Soan papdi is a Persian dish. It comes from [the word] 'sohan pashmaki'.
  8. ↑ "Cotton Candy". stonesoup.com. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. ↑ "20 Indian Desserts You Need to Try - Nomad Paradise". Nomad Paradise. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-04-11. Believed to have been derived from the Turkish Pismaniye, soan papdi is often referred to as Indian candy floss as it has a strand-like texture that makes it so soft and flaky.
  10. ↑ "Diwali". Indiaoz.com.au. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

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