Ari Dosha | Rice Crepes with Coconut

Learn how to make Malabar Ari dosha batter recipe with raw rice and cooked rice that can help you get the perfectly thin and soft rice crepes.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup raw rice (pachari, washed and soaked in water overnight)
• 1/4 cup cooked rice (or aval, poha or rice flakes)
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 2 cups water
• salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut oil (to cook each crepe)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Prepare the ari dosha batter ---
2. 2Add the drained rice, grated coconut, cooked rice and salt to your food grinder or processor.
3. 3Add very little water to grind the rice. Make sure you stop to scrape the sides of the jar. Continue to grind while adding very little water each time. If you add all the water now, then it won't help the rice break down to a smooth texture. You may do it in batches depending on the size of the jar.
4. 4Once the batter is fine and smooth, transfer it to a large bowl and stir in the remaining water. Add salt to taste. At this point, you may refrigerate the batter for later.
5. 5--- Prepare the rice crepes ---
6. 6Heat a thick-bottomed flat pan preferably cast iron (lightly grease if it is dry). Make sure the pan is really hot before you pour the batter.
7. 7Stir the batter every single time you scoop. Keep the flame on medium to high, pour a ladle full of batter in the centre of the pan and immediately spread to give it a shape. As soon as the batter spreads, the holes should start forming. As the batter is very thin, it spreads itself without any shape, so use the back of the ladle to lightly spread to give it a shape.
8. 8Sprinkle some oil all over the sides and cover to cook on a medium flame for a minute or two. Open the lid, slowly release the sides with a sharp-edged spatula, and flip the crepe to cook the other side for less than a minute. Remove and place in a hot pot or casserole and keep it covered always.
9. 9--- Repeat for remaining batter ---
10. 10Before pouring the batter for the next dosha, reduce the flame to the lowest, wipe clean the pan, increase the heat again and stir the batter before scooping. Do this every single time for the rest of the batter.
11. 11--- Serve ari dosha ---
12. 12Serve the rice crepes for breakfast, lunch or dinner with any Indian curry of your choice. Serve with cherupyre curry, egg curry, chicken or beef fry or parippu curry.