Soan papdi, whose name means "golden flaky layer", has no definitively confirmed origin. One hypothesis is that it originated in the
Indian state of
Maharashtra. Other sources name
Uttar Pradesh or
Gujarat as the originator of this sweet.
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. It bears some resemblance to
dragon's beard candy in China,
kkul-tarae in Korea, and Persian
pashmaki, which gave rise to the Turkish
pişmaniye. == Ingredients ==