Malabar Style Ney Pathiri With Red Spinach
Ney pathiri or deep fried rice rotti is a very common breakfast / dinner dish in northern Kerala especially in Kozhikkode and Malabar.The ground onion and cumin seeds and chopped spinach are added to the rice flour dough and then rolled to form puris.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- 1 cup Rice(white Kuruva) Soaked for 4-5 hrs
- 1 cup Coconut
- 5 Shallots
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- To fry Oil
- 5-6 tbsp Rice flour
- Salt, as needed
Preparation
Step 1
Wash and drain the soaked rice.
Step 2
To begin making the Malabar Style Ney Pathiri Recipe, we will first grind the shallots, cumin seeds,g rated coconut and soaked rice in little water to make a coarse paste.
Step 3
Convert it into a bowl add season with salt to your taste.
Step 4
Add little by little rice flour till the dough has thickened.
Step 5
Add chopped spinach and Fold everything together gently.
Step 6
Get out a small ball of dough and roll it flat not too thin.
Step 7
Heat a kadai with oil to fry the pathiri's.Fry the puri when the oil becomes hot. Keep flipping it over and fry it so that it evenly get browned on both the side. Take the pathiri out and strain it over a napkin. Do the rest for the remaining ingredients.
Step 8
Serve the Malabar Style Ney pathiri along with Kurma, Kerala Style Egg Roast Curry etc.
Tip
Cook on medium-high heat, not scorching hot. You want the bread to puff and develop spots, not burn.
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