Kai Pathiri

{Ramadan Special} – Kai Pathiri from Shabs of Shab’s Cuisine

Warm Welcome….I came across Shabs of Shab’s Cuisine through Joy From Fasting To Feasting event…years back….Her love for her homeland has always reflected in her recipes. Shabs has fostered her blog over the period of time by taking up food photography very seriously. I love the awesome change in her platting style. Today Shabs is with us to share her Ramadan recipe which she loves making often during Iftaars….Hop down to read what Shabs has to say about being away from her homeland….

Ramadan Mubarak to all. The holy month is finally here and this time I am going to be in India with my parents and siblings during Ramadan and a few weeks after that. I wish the clock ticks slowly as good times pass even before the blink of an eye. This is the month that brings in me so much of peace and tranquility. More time is focused on religious affairs and duties. Here, in the UK, Ramadan is just like any other month probably it is not celebrated as in the Middle East, no special prayers, and not even Azhan is called which is really sad. To feel the spirituality or the feeling of Ramadan I think one needs to be somewhere in the Middle East. India is not bad either.

Lubna’s blog is one of the blogs that celebrates Ramadan well and I have been contributing my recipes to her events for the past few years. When she asked me if I could share a recipe, I told yes immediately. But now I have way crossed the dead-line in spite of her asking me several months ago.

I love how she compiles each post and the Ramadan recipes are always a keeper to try it during Ramadan. At my home, it’s usually traditional menu during the Ramadan days. We usually prepare traditional dishes and try out different varieties keeping its traditional root intact. No fancy schmancy cooking, baking or desserts. There are sweet things, but usually snacks, fruits, hot drinks and as such. Cooking is almost always elaborate especially when it is at home. I just cant wait to be home, to be pampered, to be loved, to have my mom’s food, the most delicious food ever.

Here is an authentic recipe for a variety of rice pancake or rotis, could be called as kin of neypathal, but more on the healthier side. The recipe is same as neypathal, but instead of deep frying, this is cooked on the non stick tawa or a cast iron pan until you see few brown spots and it puffs up slightly. The dough is rolled into balls using greased hands and patted to make thick rotis using your fingers on a greased banana leaf or any greased plastic sheet/ shopper bag. Once all rotis are cooked, you can dip them in warm coconut milk and place them in hot pot or casserole to keep them warm until they are ready to be served. It goes well with any traditional non vegetarian curry, like Malabar fish curry, Malabar chicken curry or mutton curry, chemmeen varattiyathu, beef varattiyathu etc.

Kai Pathiri

Serves 4-6

Ref: Neypathal

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups parboiled rice
1½ – 2 cups grated coconut
1 small onion, about 160 g
1 ½ tsp aniseed
salt as required

PREPARATION:

Soak rice in hot water for 3-4 hours. drain water off.
Grind it coarsely using Indian wet grinder adding few spoons of water to make a coarse dough. Add fennel onion and coconut and just blend for few seconds to crush all the ingredients, without over-grinding them. The whole dough will be coarse to touch.
Scoop out the dough in a bowl, add salt and mix well.
Smear the hands well with oil, take a medium apple sized dough and flatten it on a banana leaf making thick rounds, as thick and as big as a neypathal.
Cook both sides on a non stick tawa till both sides puff up.

NOTES:

I usually end up adding water while grinding rice as my machine doesn’t work with less water. If you get a thick batter instead of dough, do not worry. You can add unroasted rice powder to the batter and mix until you get a soft dough that can be flattened into discs.You can find Shabs @ Blog | Facebook.

Comments

Akila says

07/12/2013 at 12:06 am

Looks yummy… and tempting clicks…

Veena Theagarajan says

07/12/2013 at 1:37 am

nice and yummy roti.. must try

Zareena says

07/12/2013 at 4:10 am

mmmm… kai pathiri!! Yesterday for iftar we prepared this. My husband's all time favorite.

Rafeeda AR says

07/12/2013 at 6:42 am

I've been waiting 4 this!!! My HD's favorite!!! Thanks a lot Shabs 4 sharing it n Lubna 4 featuring it!!! 🙂

Nupur UK-Rasoi says

07/12/2013 at 6:55 am

I have made Pathiri just once and liked it immensely. This post has just remined me that I have some things to repeat and click againWonderful pictures and good to know about Shabs

Vineetha says

07/12/2013 at 7:29 am

Ramadan wishes to u both…lovely post by shabs:)

Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory) says

07/12/2013 at 10:31 am

Gorgeous clicks, looks fantastic. Thanks Lubna & Shabs for sharing!

Gheza e shiriin says

07/12/2013 at 12:27 pm

South Indian Muslim food is completely new to me & still in the stage of discovering and learning. Looks delicious.Thanks for sharing

Lail Hossain says

07/13/2013 at 8:26 am

Salam and Ramadan Mubarak Shab and Lubna. What a gorgeous dish Shabs. Never heard of this before but I am intrigued to try. Can rice flour be used to make this?

Hasna Hamza Layin says

07/14/2013 at 11:54 am

I'm surprised to c ds shabs… Even I didn't know about this 🙁

Febina Ku says

07/22/2013 at 4:17 pm

Happy to c you after long brk shabs…. missing ur photographs…. I undrstnd hw wonderful it is to b at home…. pampered n lovd

Kai Pathiri

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