Poricha Pathiri With Egg Fry
Embark on a gastronomic adventure through the flavors of Kerala with the delectable Poricha Pathiri With Egg Fry.
Ingredientsfor 6 servings
- 2 cup Parboiled rice (Ponni ari, white kuruva etc
- 1/2 cup Rice flour
- 3/4 cup Coconut — grated
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds (Perumjeerakam)
- 6 nos Shallots
- Salt, to taste
- Water, to taste
- Oil — for frying
- 6 nos Eggs
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt, to taste
- 3 tbsp Coconut oil
- Curry leaves, a few
Preparation
Step 1
Wash and soak the rice overnight.
Step 2
Get a blender add drained rice, grated coconut, shallots, cumin seeds and fennel seeds.
Step 3
Pour ½ to ¾ cup of water and grind it to make a coarse paste.
Step 4
In a wide-mouthed pan add the ground rice mixture.
Step 5
Season with salt to your taste and little by little rice flour and knead well until it comes together and there are no lumps.
Step 6
Just make the dough firm enough so that you can make a softball and fry it in oil. The dough should not be too hard.
Step 7
Get a banana leaf or plastic sheet and apply some oil. Then smear the fingers and palm with oil or with rice flour to avoid the dough sticking to the hand and make small lemon sized balls of the dough.
Step 8
Using the pressure of the palms flatten slightly.
Step 9
Place a kadai on high-medium flame. When it is hot, slide the pressed pathiri into the hot oil. You can see bubbles on top of the pathiri and after sometime if properly done it will float on top and puff up. If it doesn't puff up, just slowly tap the pathiri at the edges with the spoon until it puffs up.
Step 10
As soon as it puffs up, flip it over and fry both sides until light golden color and crispy. Set aside.
Step 11
Cook eggs in boiling water for exactly 14 minutes. Switch off and add it to chilled water. Set aside for few minutes. Then peel the shell of the eggs. Eggs are peeled and ready.
Step 12
Place it on a chopping board and slice into half as shown.
Step 13
In a large mixing bowl, add kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and little water. Stir everything together thoroughly to make a smooth paste.
Step 14
Marinate the egg pieces in it.
Step 15
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil add add few curry leaves. Stir in the sliced eggs with egg yolk part down.
Step 16
Cook for a minute then flip over to other side. Cook for another 1 more minute.
Step 17
Get one fried puff ney pathiri, make a slit on its top and place a piece of fried egg into it.
Step 18
Neypathiri with fried eggs are ready to serve. Serve hot with a cup of tea.
Tip
Patience at the dry-roasting stage is everything. The longer you let the moisture evaporate, the more concentrated the flavour becomes.
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