Chatti Pathiri

Again a Malabar dish ……..this is a lil time consuming but really tasty.this is made by layering pancakes and coconut and nut mixture……..

Ingredients:

For Pancakes:

1c Maida
1 Egg
Salt
Water

For Filling:

2c Grated coconut
1 c Sugar
¼ c Chopped cashews
¼ c Raisins
4 Eggs
2tbsp Ghee

For Coating The Pancakes:

3 Eggs
¼ c Sugar

1tsp Cardamom powder

Method:

1.In a bowl mix the ingredients for the pancakes to a loose batter.
2.Heat a tawa and pour one big spoon of batter and swirl the tawa and cook the pancakes one by one and keep aside.
3.Now heat a pan add ghee and roast the cashews and raisins.
4.Add the grated coconut and mix well.
5.Add the sugar and mix well.
6.Now beat the eggs and mix with the coconut mixture and mix well till the egg is cooked and crumbled.
7.Now in a bowl mix the eggs, sugar and cardamom powder for dipping the pancakes.
8.Grease a baking tin dip one pan cake in the egg mixture and layer in the baking tin.
9.Now spread some coconut mixture over the pancake.
10.Now dip another pancake in the egg mixture lay on top of the coconut mixture.
11.Continue this till the pancakes and coconut mixture finishes.
12.The rest egg mixture pour on top layer.
13.Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 10 mins.

14.Bake the chatti pathiri at 165 degree C for 25 to 30 mins or till the top becomes brown.
15.You can do this on stove top also in a non stick vessel.
16.Cut into pieces and serve.