Are poppadoms GF?

[LilacPrincess]

Going for Curry this evening, have pre phoned, chef can cater from me (CD, wheat, dairy & egg intolerant too).

Can I have poppadoms or is it just rice & specially made curry for me?

[Sappho]

I live in Greece and all the poppdoms here are gluten free as they are made only from chickpea flour then dried. If the chef knows what they are doing they will not cook them in a pan that has cooked flour containing products. Ask them to check the labels on the poppadoms...then enjoy!

[Mia1057]

Most Indian food is gluten free apart from Nan's and Chapatti's. Make sure that the poppadoms and pakora are made from gram flour ie chick pea flour and you should be fine. I have actually never had a specially made curry but I can eat eats eggs and dairy. Hope you have a great meal.

[LilacPrincess]

Thank you so much girls!

I am just going to 'sack' google, spent 10mins trying to find info! Then realised my GF friends would know the answer & are much faster than google!

First excursion to new local Indian restaurant, hoping it goes well!

[Lynxcat]

Hi they are usually made from lentil flour, chickpea flour, rice flour or sometimes black gram flour.

Have a lovely meal!

[meanioni]

Although made of gram flour, some poppadoms contain small amounts of wheat flour.

Most restaurants buy them in so ask them to show you the packaging.

[Hidden]

Be careful as I got glutened by a pappadum. While traditionally they are made from just urid lentil flour and rice flour they are beginning to have wheat n. You need to know ingredients and also whether they cook them in fat with their battered foods - I htink most indian restaurants probably do them in a serarate pan but worth checking. It took me a week to get over one pappadum, which is when I first discovered this trend.

[FionaGFG Administrator]

Ask the restaurant as Meanioni says many Indian's do use ones that contain wheat flour especially if they buy them in. They will know. The best restaurants actually make them from chick pea flour.

Don't forget to check that any fried bhajis you have are cooked in their own oil and not with anything else.

[Hidden]

I've found if you are eating at home the poppadoms you cook you're self tend to be but the precooked ones tend to contain gluten,I've found this by looking my self as the gluten free nann breads are as expensive as a gf loaf of bread.

I had an take away from the indian the other week and was abit worried about what starch they used to find I had no reaction after eating so hope you have the same and enjoy you're meal.

It's nice knowing you can have food you haven't cooked with out worrying what may happen to you afterwards.

[Hidden]

Sharwoods poppadoms are Gf and usually they are in the Indian BUT there is a huge contamination risk in not only the cooking of them but they are also handled where they are doing the chapattis and nann breads. Do check with the restaurant first. I now tend to avoid all fried foods in the indian and stick to the tandoori and curries. I also now take one of my own GF nann breads with me wrapped in foil and ask them to shove it in the oven for me for a couple on mins which they are always happy to do.

[Rosie11011]

You have to ask the chef at each individual restaurant you go to. Some are made with grains other than wheat, and some are not. The chef will always know.

[FFNick]

The restaurant will make naans, chippatis and poppadoms from whatever they choose and what is to hand. Authentic foodstuffs will not have wheat in them as wheat flour is not prevalent in homeland, whereas here in UK wheat flour is readily available whereas other flours may not.

Often a restaurant will substitute an easily available ingredient depending on which country they are in. Rather than ghee, cooking oil might be used. Soy sauce should not contain wheat but does in UK.