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Poricha Pathiri with Puttu Podi

Poricha Pathiri with Puttu Podi is a delicious Malabar breakfast item. These small, round pathiris are made from a dough of puttu podi, rice flour, and a fragrant mixture of coconut, shallots, and cumin, then deep-fried until golden brown. Serve them hot with your favorite spicy curry.

Published on February 28, 2026
Kerala | Malabar Cuisine
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Ingredients:


1 cup puttu podi

1/4 cup rice flour

1 tsp black sesame seeds

1 3/4 cup boiling water, or as required

1/2 cup grated coconut

1 tsp cumin seeds

3 shallots

salt to taste

oil, for frying


Preparation:


  1. Crush grated coconut, shallots and cumin seeds together and keep it aside.
  2. In a bowl, add puttu podi, rice flour, salt, black sesame seeds and crushed mixture and mix well.
  3. Add boiling water as required and mix well with a spatula or wooden spoon.
  4. Then knead well when it is still warm to a soft dough.
  5. Roll the prepared dough into a thick big pathiri and cut out many small round pathiris from this using a lid or any other round shape.
  6. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these small pathiris until golden brown on both sides.
  7. Serve hot with chicken curry or any other spicy curry...
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Poricha Pathiri with Puttu Podi

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup puttu podi
  • 1/4 cup rice flour
  • 1 tsp black sesame seeds
  • 1 3/4 cup boiling water, or as required
  • 1/2 cup grated coconut
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 shallots
  • salt to taste
  • oil, for frying

Instructions

  1. 1
    • Crush grated coconut, shallots and cumin seeds together and keep it aside.
  2. 2
    • In a bowl, add puttu podi, rice flour, salt, black sesame seeds and crushed mixture and mix well.
  3. 3
    • Add boiling water as required and mix well with a spatula or wooden spoon.
  4. 4
    • Then knead well when it is still warm to a soft dough.
  5. 5
    • Roll the prepared dough into a thick big pathiri and cut out many small round pathiris from this using a lid or any other round shape.
  6. 6
    • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these small pathiris until golden brown on both sides.
  7. 7
    • Serve hot with chicken curry or any other spicy curry...
    poricha-pathiri-with-puttupodi

Description

Poricha Pathiri with Puttu Podi is a delicious Malabar breakfast item. These small, round pathiris are made from a dough of puttu podi, rice flour, and a fragrant mixture of coconut, shallots, and cumin, then deep-fried until golden brown. Serve them hot with your favorite spicy curry.