Ney pathiri/Fried rice-roti

Ney pathiri or Fried rice-roti



Ingredients:

Parboiled rice/Puzhukkalari - 2 cups

Grated coconut - 1cup

Shallots/small onion (u can even use onion) - 4 nos.

Fennel Seeds/perumjeerakam - 1 tbsp

Rice flour -1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Instructions:

Wash and soak the rice overnight.

Grind it without water.(if you use 1/2 cup of water to grind it,u need to add 1/2 cup rice powder.

Crush together coconut,shallot,salt and fennel seeds. Add this to the rice mixture.

Mix everything well.

Add enough rice powder(if needed) and make it a smooth dough.

Make small balls out of it and spread using ur hands in a plastic sheet or cloth.

Heat oil in a frying pan/cheenachatti. Hold the plastic sheet/cloth in one hand and remove the pathiri using the other hand and carefully put into hot oil.After sometimes it will float on top and puff up.Flip it over and fry both sides until golden brown colour.

Serve hot with chicken curry,mutton curry or beef curry

Luv,
Roshu