Papad refers to a side or a snack had alongside meals or over tea from india. It is known by various names all over the country including papad in north, appalam in tamil nadu, happala in karnataka, appadam in andhra pradesh and as poppadum in the united kingdom. It is crispy deep fried dried seasoned flat bread. Papads vary across the country with regional influences in the papad recipe such as rice papad, masala papad, urad dal papad, etc.