Ithal Pathiri (Malabar Kinna Pathiri)
A staple flatbread of Kerala kitchens, cooked on a hot tawa until it puffs and develops golden spots. Tear it apart with your hands and use it to mop up every last drop of curry.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- Basmati rice 1 cup
- Coconut milk 3 cup or more
- Salt, to taste
- Ghee 1 tablespoon
- Boiled rice 1 cup
Preparation
Step 1
Soak basmati rice in water for 1 or 2 hours.
Step 2
Get coconut milk in a bowl.
Step 3
Grind the soaked rice and boiled rice using coconut milk in a blender.
Step 4
It should be grinded nicely.
Step 5
It should be little thinner than dosa batter.
Step 6
With the help of a steamer or rice cooker we can cook our pathiri.Take a plate and brush it with ghee and keep the plate on a steamer.
Step 7
Place our first layer of batter and close the steamer.
Step 8
Wait for 4 to 5 minutes and open the steamer.
Step 9
And we can see a cooked pathiri and then add some coconut milk and some ghee on it.
Step 10
Then place the second layer of batter and again close the steamer for 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 11
Our two layer is cooked. Repeat the same for the remaining batter and add ghee and coconut milk in between every layers.
Step 12
When our batter is finished and pathiri is cooked then off the steamer.
Step 13
Keep it out and let it cooled. Then transfer this appam or pathiri to another plate.
Step 14
We can see the pathiri can be separated and its very soft and tasty.
Step 15
Serve it hot along with beef curry,chicken curry or vegetable kuruma.
Tip
Resting the dough is not optional — it relaxes the gluten and makes the dough easier to roll. At least 30 minutes, ideally longer.
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