Pathiri, thin rice flour pancakes from the Malabar region

Pathiri, thin rice flour pancakes from the Malabar region

Main dishes

Thin rice flour pancakes, cooked until flat like chapati bread, and then baked dry in a hot frying pan, possibly with a drizzle of coconut milk.

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Pathiri is a traditional bread from the Malabar region, very popular among Muslim families for breaking the fast during Ramadan (iftar) and for weddings. It is often served with curries.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$1.86 $0.47 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.83
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Bring the salted water to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. Pour the rice flour into the boiling water, turn off the heat, and mix well.
  3. Once the dough has cooled slightly, knead it by hand until it becomes pliable.
  4. Cut it into small balls and roll them out thinly, like tortillas. ≈ 10 min
  5. Cook them in a hot frying pan without any added fat, on both sides.
  6. If you wish, you can coat them in coconut milk and serve them hot with a curry. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Pathiri, thin rice flour pancakes from the Malabar region

  • 1 cup of fine rice flour$1.83
  • salt$0.03

Total$1.86

that's $0.47 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of fine rice flour
  • 1 cup of boiling water
  • salt
  • coconut milk (optional)

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