easy pathiri recipe | ari pathiri | malbar rice pathiri | kerala pathiri
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 13 roti
- Category: roti
- Cuisine: kerala
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour (fine)
- 1¼ cup water
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp salt
Method
- firstly, in a tawa dry roast 1 cup rice flour on low to medium flame for 5 minutes.
- in a large kadai take 1¼ cup water, 1 tsp coconut oil and ½ tsp salt.
- get the water a vigorous boil.
- further, simmer the flame, and add roasted rice flour.
- mix continuously until the dough is formed.
- now turn off the flame, cover and rest for 5 minutes.
- furthermore, with oil greased hands, knead and combine together.
- pinch a ball sized dough. remaining dough cover and keep aside, do not allow to dry.
- dust rice flour slightly and start to roll.
- roll as thin as possible dusting rice flour as required.
- cut the pathiri to round shape to seal any broken edges.
- now heat non stick tawa to medium heat and place rolled pathiri / rice roti.
- cook for 30 seconds on low to medium flame on both sides without browning it.
- press gently puffing up the pathiri. do not roast more as the roti turn hard.
- finally, serve ari pathiri dipped in coconut milk or with curry or chutney.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.