Kerala

Chatti pathiri

Name: Chatti pathiri
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Malabar
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 5 (1 for the crepes 4 for layering) egg; 1 1/4 cups milk; Water, about 2/3 cup; 1 1/4 tsp salt; 400 g boneless chicken, boneless; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 3 medium thinly sliced onion; 3 finely chopped green chilli; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper; a handful chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); a few sprigs chopped mint leaves; 2 tbsp for the pan ghee

Layers of soft crepes and spiced chicken, set with egg. Malabar's answer to lasagne, and it wins.

75 minTime

26 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

413kcal

26 gprotein

3 gfibre

75minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1½ cups

Egg5 (1 for the crepes, 4 for layering)

Milk1¼ cups

Waterabout 2/3 cup

Salt1¼ tsp

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Onion3 medium, thinly sliced

Green chilli3, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Garam masala1 tsp

Black pepper½ tsp, crushed

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped

Mint leavesa few sprigs, chopped

Ghee2 tbsp, for the pan

Method

7 steps

1Whisk the maida, 1 egg, 1 cup milk, the water and a pinch of salt into a thin, smooth batter. Rest for 15 minutes.
2Cook the chicken with a little salt, turmeric and water until no pink remains, then shred it. Heat the oil, fry the onion until soft and light golden, add the chilli and ginger garlic paste, then the chilli powder, garam masala and pepper. Add the chicken, salt, coriander and mint and cook until dry.
3Make 8 or 9 thin crepes on a nonstick pan without browning them.
4Beat the remaining 4 eggs with the remaining milk and a pinch of salt and pepper.
5Grease a heavy pan with ghee. Dip a crepe in the egg mix and lay it in, spread some filling, then cover with another dipped crepe. Repeat, ending with a crepe, and pour any leftover egg mix over the top.
6Cover and cook on very low heat for 15 minutes. Flip carefully onto a plate, slide back in and cook 10 minutes more.
7Rest for 5 minutes, then cut into wedges.

Serve it like this

Cut into wedges like a cake and serve warm on a plate, with a cup of sulaimani or tea.

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