Pathiri with Ragi / Soft Ragi flatbread

23 Jan Pathiri with Ragi / Soft Ragi flatbread

Pathiri is an authentic soft, flatbread from coastal Malabar region of Kerala. Among Muslim community, pathiri is a popular dish for Iftaar during Ramadan time. However, on  normal days, you can have it as a maincourse dish. True to its name Ari pathiri, traditional pathiri makes use of Rice flour. But I have used Ragi flour along with rice flour to make this Ragi Pathiri. The result is equally soft pathiris along the lines of Ari Pathiri.

Ragi pathiri is a perfect recipe for dinner that you can have with any spicy veg curry like Vegetable Kurma & Vegetable sagu. It is a very healthy roti for gluten free option.

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Ragi Pathiri

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Kerala

Servings: 12 pathiri

Author: Rama G

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Ragi flour
• 1/4 cup Rice flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

• Roast the ragi flour till it gives a nice aroma. Make sure not to over roast.
• Roast the rice flour the same way.
• Boil 1 cup water with oil and salt.
• Once the water starts boiling, reduce the flame and add the ragi flour.
• Keep stirring till it forms a lump.
• Switch off the flame, remove the vessel and keep it covered for 10 minutes. 
• Add the roasted rice flour and knead both together to make a soft dough.
• Divide the dough into small lemon sized balls.
• Roll the balls with roti roller into thin rounds. Make it as thin as possible.
• To have smooth edges and to make same sized pathiris, cut the rolled pathiri into perfect shape using a lid of steel container.
• Heat a tawa on a medium flame. Add one pathiri, cook for a few seconds on on side and turn it over.
• Cook the other side for a little longer.
• Turn it again and wait for it puff up. You can press the sides gently to aid puffing.
• Remove from the pan. Do not overcook the pathiris and do not use oil.

Notes

1. Do not use oil for cooking
2. Cook on a slow flame for few seconds. Do not overcook pathiris. 

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