Folya voili bhakri (Banana leaf rice roti)

September 02, 2020

Folya voili bhakri (Banana leaf rice roti)

Folya voili bhakri is a roti made of rice and coconut which is baked between banana leaves.

Ingredients:

Matta / par boiled (ukdo) rice : 2 cups

Grated coconut : 3/4 cup

Jaggery/sugar : 1 tblsp (optional)

Salt and to taste

Procedure:

Wash the rice thoroughly and soak it overnight for 7 to 8 hours.

*Grind the rice to a thick batter, add jaggery/sugar and salt while grinding.

add grated coconut to the batter and mix well.

Clean the banana leaves, take a square section from it and put the leaf over direct fire for a few seconds for a quick 3 - 4 times to make it pliable and to avoid the pan from getting scorched. (Doing this is optional)

Then spread the prepared batter on the piece of leaf.

and cover it on the top with more pieces of leaves.

Heat a griddle, put the bhakri over it, cover it with a lid and cook it on a low flame initially.

After about two minutes open the lid, wipe out the steam collected on the leaf and flip it over. Let it roast slightly for a minute, then cook on a medium to high flame taking care that it doesn't burn.

Cook until it becomes golden brown. Serve with butter and tea or coffee.

*If you are using a mixer to grind the rice, the batter will not be so thick as required to spread on the leaves, in that case you may add some rice flour to thicken it. Or the second option is that you drain out the water from the rice and powder them fine. Then add water little at a time untill you get the desired consistency and run it on the mixer.