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Oats Pathiri
Oats Pathiri is a healthy and delicious Malabar breakfast made from roasted and powdered oats. These soft, thin flatbreads are easy to prepare and perfect to serve hot with your favorite curry.
Published on April 09, 2026

Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 - 1 cup boiling water
salt to taste
1 tsp ghee ( optional )
Preparation:
- In a pan, dry roast the rolled oats on medium flame for about 3-4 minutes. Allow it to cool and then powder it using a blender.
- In a bowl, add the powdered oats and salt and mix well.
- Then add boiling water as required and mix well using a wooden spoon.
- Knead it well while it is still warm, to a soft and smooth dough adding little ghee and make lemon-sized balls out of it.
- Then place each ball in a pathiri press between two plastic covers and press it to a thin round shape or press it by applying little oil. ( You can also roll them into rounds using a rolling pin ).
- Heat a pan on medium heat and place the pathiri on it and cook for 10 sec on one side and then flip it over and cook the other side.
- Flip it over again and when it puff up remove from the pan.
- Repeat the same process with the remaining balls .....Serve hot with any curry of your choice....
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Oats Pathiri
By
Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
Prep Time
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Cuisine
Kerala,Malabar
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 - 1 cup boiling water
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp ghee ( optional )
Instructions
- 1In a pan, dry roast the rolled oats on medium flame for about 3-4 minutes. Allow it to cool and then powder it using a blender.
- 2In a bowl, add the powdered oats and salt and mix well.
- 3Then add boiling water as required and mix well using a wooden spoon.
- 4Knead it well while it is still warm, to a soft and smooth dough adding little ghee and make lemon-sized balls out of it.
- 5Then place each ball in a pathiri press between two plastic covers and press it to a thin round shape or press it by applying little oil. ( You can also roll them into rounds using a rolling pin ).
- 6Heat a pan on medium heat and place the pathiri on it and cook for 10 sec on one side and then flip it over and cook the other side.
- 7Flip it over again and when it puff up remove from the pan.
- 8Repeat the same process with the remaining balls .....Serve hot with any curry of your choice....
Description
Oats Pathiri is a healthy and delicious Malabar breakfast made from roasted and powdered oats. These soft, thin flatbreads are easy to prepare and perfect to serve hot with your favorite curry.
