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Malabar Pathiri


Pathiri is part of the cuisine of the Muslims of the Malabar region of Kerala. It is fluffy and soft flat bread made with roasted rice flour and coconut paste. There are different varieties of pathiris and some have more  elaborate procedures. This is a simple basic pathiri and it is a delicious combo with spicy chicken or mutton curry.

Ingredients

Roasted rice flour- 2 cups
Water- 2 1/2 cups
salt -to taste
sugar- 1 tsp
coconut oil/butter- 1 1/2 tsp


Grated coconut- 3/4cup
shallots- 2
cumin - a pinch
Rice flour- 1/3 cup


Make a fine paste of coconut, shallots and cumin. 
Bring water to a boil. Add salt, sugar and butter and the coconut paste and stir well. Now add the rice powder little by little and mix in till all the water is absorbed by the flour and it comes to one mass. Close with a lid and switch off the flame. Let is rest and cool down. 
Now knead this into a smooth dough by greasing your hands with little oil. Make lemon shaped balls and flatten and roll  like a chapati using rice flour. You can use plastic cover or butter paper to avoid sticking to the board. Place on greased hot tawa and cook evenly on both side. When it puffs up remove from the pan. Serve with any spicy curry.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. PanchpakwanFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Looks delicious and soft pathiri..

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  2. divyaFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Omg, pathiri makes me hungry..Soo tempting!

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  3. Indian Cuisine BlogrollFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    aha pathiri..reminds me of pathiri that i had at a friend's house...

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  4. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    very new to me and nice texture and delicious too

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  5. Binys RecipesFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    wow suja perfect pathiris....great recipe dear.

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  6. JishasKitchenFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    hey suja...pathiri adipoli ayittundu...chicken curryum koode undengil kushal....

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  7. ShanaviFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    O my god !!! It's my to do list Suja, thanks for sharing..Simply superb and it's perfect

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  8. Santosh BangarFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    looking soft and white colour is attractive

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  9. aipiFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    They are tempting me a lot..I love rice flour rotis and this recipe sounds really authentic!

    US Masala

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  10. Hamaree RasoiFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Pathiris look so inviting and mouthwatering.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  11. TorviewtorontoFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    delicious looks wonderful

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  12. HamsiFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Pathiri is too tempting and new to me. Superb!

    Indian recipe corner @
    http://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

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  13. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Pathiri looks so perfect and yummy..Njan eppozhum try cheyyannamenne vicharikkum pashe okkumonnu doubt adichu undakkiyittilla..This looks simple, will give it a try sometime..

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  14. cook from dohaFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    yummy pathiris.........feels like having nw with some chicken curry..............

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  15. RajiFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Very new to me..looks so soft and nice.

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  16. Ganga SreekanthFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    pathiri nalla soft aanallo.kothiyavunnu

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  17. SuhainaFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    looks so yummy.. i want some...

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  18. Sushma MallyaFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    you have done it so perfectly...just so yum

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  19. priyaFebruary 15, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    pathiri adipoli

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  20. AnuFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Looks so delicious dear..

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  21. Priya SureshFebruary 16, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Pathiri looks absolutely marvellous, yet to try at home,thanks for sharing Suja..

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  22. PravsFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    super duper ! pass on some..love this !

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  23. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Totally new to me..looks very soft n yumm

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  24. Madhura ManojFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Looks soft & perfect pathiri.
    http://www.easycookingforamateurs.com/

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  25. Indian KhanaFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Wow looks real gud ...and nice pic...I shall try some time

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  26. Treat and TrickFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Perfectly done and looks tasty!

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  27. Deepthi ShankarFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    nice recipe

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  28. IreneFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Wow definitely worth trying with spicy mutton curry. Might try making it this weekend.

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  29. SatrupaFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Quite a new recipe for me ...... will try making it.

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  30. NamithaFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    I love them with some mutton curry...yummm

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  31. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Perfect ayittundu suja..nami paranja pola spicy mutton curyy kude..entammoo..Kothiyavunuttoo..

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  32. UrmilaFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    wow...soft soft pathiri....

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  33. Vikis KitchenFebruary 16, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Another new recipe.Love the color and softness. Seems a nice rice roti with spicy mutton curry:)

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  34. PreetyFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    new recipe..but great one

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  35. Suman SinghFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Hi Suja, Its has been a long time since I last visited your blog...seems to have missed on great dishes..
    This is something totally new to me..looks superb.

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  36. ElaichiiFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    very new recipe to me, thanks for sharing!

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  37. veenaFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    looks very nice

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  38. My Kitchen AnticsFebruary 17, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    pathiri is one of my favs..just tht i dont know how 2 make it :(

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  39. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    Pathiri looks so perfect .......

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  40. Suja ManojFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments :)

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  41. Saraswathi GaneshanFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Looks delicious & perfect...

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  42. the Junkie bookFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    great. a well laid down recipe and method. thank you!

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  43. BergamotFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    Just what I was looking for :-)
    In the konkan muslim houses, they make a special rice chapathi called 'chonga'. They use special rolling board which has intricate designs on it. The outcome is a beautiful patterned chapati. I use to love watching them being made. While I could try to find(though difficult) this rolling board but I don't have the recipe. So I will use your recipe for it since even those chapatis are soft. Will bookmark this and hopefully will be able to post it some day.

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  44. Suja ManojFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Thanks Sara, Kitchenmorph and Bergamot..
    Do try this,they are definitely soft and you will surely love this
    Chonga sounds interesting recipe, must be very pretty with beautiful designs..please share the recipe whenever you get a chance:)

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  45. the Junkie bookFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    i tried this!!!!!!!!!!!!!very good. my first attempt at pathiri. i served it with mutton shahi korma from KK-kavitas kitchen. wonderful it was.
    kavita had sent me an email abt kewra water but i notice you'd asked abt it. thot it was sent to me by mistake...doesn't matter coz it not much appeals to the malayalee taste...

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  46. Suja ManojMarch 1, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Thanks for sending the feedback,glad you enjoyed and hope you will find more interesting thing to try from here :)

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  47. Neenu PraveenMarch 3, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    i usually do it with store-bought pathiri podi. Thanks fr the original recipe.

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