Friday, June 26, 2015

PATHIRI / KERALA PATHIRI / THIN RICE FLOUR ROTIS FROM MALABAR CUISINE



Pathiri is a thin roti made with rice flour. This is a speciality from Malabar. The procedure is a bit different than the normal rotis. The rice flour is added to the boiling water and mixed thouroghly with a wooden spoon until it thickens.It is then cooled and rolled out into thin rotis. The rice flour is a bit difficult to roll as it breaks on the edges. You can use a round cutter or a plate to cut out the uneven edges to make the pathiri nice and presentable. These go very well with non vegetarian dishes.


Ingredients:
Rice flour ... 1 and 1/2 cups (plus extra for dusting)
Water .......... 3/4 cup
Oil .............. 1 tbsp
Salt ........... to taste


Serve them with any veg or non veg dish.


Method:

1. Boil water in a pan adding a little salt to taste.Tip in the rice flour and oil mixing thoroughly with a wooden spoon avoiding the lumps untiil it thickens. (takes about half a minute)





2. Remove it in a plate or bowl and allow it to cool a bit.







3. Knead well to make it nice and smooth. If it is dry you can sprinkle a little water while kneading.






4.Take a small portion and roll out into a thin roti using rice flour for dusting on the board. You can cut away the uneven edges with the help of a round plate or a cutter.. Roll out a few rotis to make it easier. Dust flour to avoid them from sticking.




5. Roast them one by one on a hot griddle flipping the sides fast. The colour should be white and not overdone.
 Make sure to clean the griddle / tawa each time with a kitchen towel before putting the second roti.





6.To puff them up use a spatula or a kitchen napkin pressing the edges of the roti while roasting.






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12 comments:

  1. Nicely described....so thin. .must try

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  2. lovely rice roti dear

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  3. Wow !! too soft and nice rotis..Too yummy

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  4. making pathiri makes me go bonkers... seeing urs I am wondering why am I not making it... looks so well made...

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    1. Thanks Rafeeda.. that's a sweet compliment coming from you.. makes me so happy

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  5. I really need to start experimenting with rice flower and this looks like a good place to start.

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  6. this looks really soft and melt in mouth rotis

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  7. Very nice, pathrii, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. pinning.

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