Poricha Pathiri | Fried Pathiri
Poricha Pathiri | fried pathiri is a pancake made of rice and coconut mixture, which is deep-fried rather than baked. It tastes spicy and has bags of flavors as well.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1 cup Raw Rice
- 6 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 cup Coconut — grated
- 10 nos Shallots
- 1 1bsp Cumin seeds
- Salt, to taste
- Oil — for frying
- Water, to taste
- 3 tbsp Any spinach
Preparation
Step 1
Wash and soak raw rice in 2 cups of water for 6 hours or overnight. Drain out water completely. Transfer soaked rice into a mixer bowl and make a smooth paste.
Step 2
Get coconut, shallot and cumin in the blender. Crush it and set aside.
Step 3
In a wide bowl, mix the rice paste with coconut mixture, salt and 6 tbsp rice flour (normal rice flour) and make a dough.
Step 4
Add chopped spinach and knead it until the dough becomes uniformly smooth and less sticky.
Step 5
Divide this dough into equal portions and make balls.
Step 6
Keep each rice ball in greased banana leaves. Press gently and spread it by your palm to make the shape of a puri.
Step 7
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil and fry in hot oil the small pathiris, till it turns slightly browned.
Step 8
Serve it with chicken curry, mutton curry, beef curry or mutta chutney.
Tip
Brush with butter or ghee immediately after taking it off the griddle — the hot surface absorbs it instantly.
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