Malabar Pathiri

• 3 cups rice flour
• 3 cups water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup coconut milk (optional)
• Salt to taste

Step 1

Roast the rice flour on low heat until the colour changes from white to creamish. While roasting, keeping mixing constantly or the flour might get burnt.

Step 2

Once the flour cools, sieve it using a fine mesh.

Step 3

In a pan, boil water with salt and 1 tbsp of oil.

Step 4

When the water boils, lower the flame and add rice flour little by little. Stir continuously or else the flour may stick to the bottom. Keep stirring for 10- 15 seconds.

Step 5

Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool a bit and start kneading the dough. The pathiri would be softer if you knead the dough when its hot.

Step 6

Once the dough gets soft, start making small lemon-shaped balls from the dough.

Step 7

Flatten these balls with a chapathi roller to make thin pathiris, similar to chapathi.

Step 8

You can apply little oil on both the sides to avoid sticking or you can also dust some rice flour over the pathiris.

Step 9

Heat tawa, and place the rolled pathiri over it.

Step 10

Turn over the pathiri after 15 – 20 seconds. Keep pressing it with a flat spoon else, the pathiris will start puffing. Cook for another 30 – 40 seconds and flip over. The pathiris should remain white in colour.

Step 11

Transfer the cooked pathiri to a plate and repeat the same for the remaining dough.

Step 12

You can soak these pathiris in coconut milk for few minutes before serving.

Step 13

Pathiri serves best with non-vegetarian curries like chicken, mutton or fish.

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