This week’s foodie section of the newspaper carried some amazing Malabari Festive Specials. The article spoke very highly about the unbeatable combo of Pathiri and Chicken curry. My interest was piqued and i decided to try out the recipe and substituted Chicken with Cottage cheese aka Paneer. The dish turned out to be sizzling and was an instant sell out.
Pathiri is Chappatis ( Indian Flat Bread) made out of Rice Flour.
Here goes the Recipe—–
Pathiri
You need:-
- Rice flour
- Hot Water
- Salt to taste
- Little Oil
Knead the rice flour with hot water and salt along with little oil to a fine dough.
- Paneer (400 grams)
- Onions-3
- Tomatoes-2
- Ginger-1 inch piece
- Garlic-3 pods
- Green Chillis-2
- Peppercorn- 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder-1/2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp
- Coriander Powder- 2 tsp
- Garam Masala- 1 tsp
- Curry leaves- a few
- Coconut Milk- 1 cup
- Small Onions/Shallots -5or 6
- Finely choopped Coriander Leaves
- Oil or Butter ( little)
- 3-4 tsps of Thick Tomato Soup Powder (Note– this was not in the recipe, i added it to give the mix a thick consistency and flavour enhancement)
In the meanwhile grind garlic ginger , black pepper and one tomato along with coriander powder and garam masala to a fine paste.
Once it thickens add coconut milk and remove from fire. Now garnish it with slit green chillis and coriander leaves.
Now in a small pan, add some oil and fry the chopped shallots till golden brown.
Add this to the curry and serve hot…
Enjoy !
looks fantastic!