Pathiri is nothing but thin crepes made of rice flour. No this is not made with rice batter but with rice dough. You get pathiri flour in the market, you can just follow the instructions or if you have veyr fine roasted rice flour add hot water and knead to a fine smooth dough. Make small balls from the dough and then press it in a roti maker , so that you get a thin flaky rice sheet. Grill in both sides on a tava without oil. Serve hot with any spicy dish of your choice.
I made kadala ( black gram) curry and the accompaniment for this pathiri. Kadala curry is a famous side dish of keralites and is mainly eaten with another keralite dish called puttu, which is again steamed rice flour.
Yesterday I did pen the recipe about the kadala curry and I am wondering where and how it disappeared. Anyway following is the recipe
Ingredients
Black gram - 1 cup ( soak it over night)
Onions- 2 med ones
Ginger - one inch
Green chillies- 2-3
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tspn
Pepper powder- 1/2 tspn
Coriander powder- 2 -3 tspns
Garam masala- 1/2 tspn
Jeers- 1/2 tspn
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tspn
Coconut -1/2 cup ( grated)
For seasoning
Mustard- 1/2 tspn
Dry red chillies- 2-3
Curry leaves
Cut coconut or Kopra pieces
Method
Drain the soaked black gram and then add in the chopped onions, ginger and green chillies and pressure cook until soft. You can wait for the first whistle and then simmer for around 20 minutes to get it cooked.
Grind the coconut with all the masalas and two laddles of the cooked black gram to a very fine paste. Add it to the cooked black gram and mix well and keep it on the stove again and let it boil for around 5 minutes. Remove from fire and do the seasoning. Serve hot !
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