Papadum or papad (Tamil: பப்படம் (Odia: ପାମ୍ପଡ) Hindi: पापड़, Punjabi: ਪਾਪਡ, Nepali and Marathi: पापड, Gujarati: પાપડ, Kannada: ಹಪ್ಪಳ happala, Assamese and Bengali: পাপড papod, Malayalam: പപ്പടം pappadam, Telugu: అప్పడాలు appadalu, Urdu: پاپڑ‎) is a thin, crisp disc-shaped Indian and Pakistani food typically based on a seasoned dough usually made from peeled black gram flour (urad flour), fried or cooked with dry heat.