Papad are the most popular adjuncts in the Indian diet. About 95% of the production of papad in the country is prepared at household level or in cottage scale, by traditional method using rolling pin for rolling the dough. This is time consuming and laborious. A Jas enterprise has developed a simple inexpensive foot operated press to make about 500 papad / hour from dal flour dough. The thickness of the papad altered in the machine by adjusting the clearance between the roller & polpat. Being leg operated it is simple and easy to operate. This machine adopted for cottage scale production of papad. Raw materials required for papad making are locally available in rural areas. Urad dhal, any pulse flour, salt, farinaceous material and spice mix are required. The papad industry has a good scope for marketing. Papad are exported to 42 countries from India. The preparation of papad consists of dough making using pulse flour (preferably urad dhal), salt, carbonates, farinaceous material and water. The dough is kneaded made into kinder mixture and passed in to extruder. Then it will cut with luva cutting machine or manual. The pressed circular shaped papad is dry to 14-15% moisture level in sun light or in dryer. The above process can easily be dons at village level as it involves low investment.

Construction of handmade style papad machine

Jas handmade style papad machine consist heavy duty mild duty fabricated structure covered with stainless steel sheet. Cast iron chrome plated (stainless steel optional) palpate rotate by 0.5 H.P. (0.375 KW) electric motor. Mild steel chrome plated revolving guide having four numbers deep groove ball bearing which is drive by polpate. Moving of revolving guide is done by foot. Specialized limit switch is supplied with machine thus when revolving guide & polpat is came in contact electric motor will start.

Key features of handmade style papad machine

• Unique and reliable design
• The handmade style papad making machine are highly effective as well as nonstop continuous papad making process.
• Robust construction & Low specific power consumption

Process of papad making machine

Main ingredients of papad are pulse flour (preferably urad dhal), salt, carbonates, farinaceous material and water. At room temperature prepare the desired amount of dough with help of JAS flour kneading mixing machine or manual. After that, divide the dough into peach-size balls with help of JAS luva (loi) cutting machine or manual. Put this luva (peach size balls) between plastic sheets. After that you have to put that both sheet & loi between rotated polpat & revolving guide. Now, pressing the foot paddle this revolving guide is came near to rotated polpat. Rolling it up to your required size maximum 11" rolling is possible.

Standard accessories of papad making machine

• Machine and motor pulley
• Adjustable motor rails.
• Five set of polyvinyl chloride sheets
• Limit switch with suitable miniature circuit breaker as per is: 8828 for single phase motor only.

Extra accessories of papad making machine

• 3 meter cable & 3 pin top as per is: 1293 for single phase electric motors.
• Starters, main switch, ampere meter, capacitor for single phase electric motor.
• Extra Five set of polyvinyl chloride sheets