How to make Rice flour and 5 rice flour recipe

Rice is an essential part of the Indian staple diet. Lentils, rice, vegetables and roti-rice are consumed regularly by thousands of people as side dishes. It is also consumed in some of our favorite dishes like biryani, pulao and khichdi. But do you know that rice is also eaten in the form of flour. Yes, you read it right! Rice flour is very common in our Indian cuisine, and is particularly enjoyed in South Indian cuisine. Not only this, rice flour also works as a substitute for wheat flour for people with gluten allergies. It’s always handy to have rice flour in your pantry. Instead of buying rice flour from the market, we can now make it at home!

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How to make Rice Flour at home:

It doesn’t take much effort to make rice flour, it just takes time. First of all, soak the rice in water for at least two to three hours. After this put the kitchen towel on the countertop and spread the rice on the towel. Let the rice dry for at least an hour, do not dry it in the sun. After the rice is dry, grind it finely. Rice flour is ready; Store it in an airtight container.

How to use rice flour in cooking:

Made from rice, this flour is used in many South Indian dishes. In case you are wondering what the hell is, we have shortlisted some rice flour based recipes that you can make at home.

Here are 5 Rice Flour-Based Recipes

1. Rice Flour Dosa

Dosa is usually made from fermented rice-lentil batter, but you can also make it with rice flour. Just mix the rice flour and rava batter together and cook it till it becomes crisp.

Click here for the complete Rice Flour Dosa recipe.

2. stone

This is a special South Indian roti made from rice flour only. It is most commonly eaten in Malabari cuisine and is paired with a variety of delicious curries.

Click here for the complete recipe of Pathiri

3. Idiyappam

Another popular South Indian bread, Idiyappam is a steamed noodle pancake made from rice flour. They are also known as string hoppers.

Click here for the complete Idiyappam recipe.

4. Puttu

This South Indian dish is made from rice flour and is often enjoyed for breakfast. Puttu is cylindrical in shape and cooked in steam, it is combined with Kadala curry.

Click here for the full recipe for Puttu.

5. Modak

Known as the favorite sweet of Lord Ganesha, this sweet is made from rice flour, coconut and jaggery.

Click here for the complete Modak recipe.

Try making rice flour at home and let us know how it turned out in the comments section below!