Rontos ( Rice Flour Puri ) & Dali Thoy

Rontos ( Rice Flour Puri ) & Dali Thoy
( A special dish in Konkani Cuisine )

Makes: 10 Rontos

You will need

1 cup ( 200 g ) rice flour
1 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
200 ml oil for frying (1 - inch from the base of the kadai / frying pan )
1/2 teaspoon oil ( for greasing plastic or banana leaves )
3 greased plastic sheets or banana leaves

Method

Mix rice flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Boil water.

Mix rice flour with 3/4 cup hot water ( use steel tablespoon for mixing ). Reserve 1/4 cup water. Add extra 2 - 3 tablespoon water from reserved water and make a dough. Dough shouldn’t be very soft.

Divide the rice dough into 10 equal size balls.

Keep each rice balls in between two greased plastic sheets ( 15 x 15 cm ) / banana leaves. Press gently and spread it by palm to make the shape of a puri ( rontos ).

Arrange these puri / rontos on another plastic sheet.

Heat oil in a kadai / frying pan. Reduce heat to medium and deep - fry rontos till done on both the sides. It will puff slightly.

Serve with Dali Thoy.

Dalitoy ( Tur Dal cooked in Konkani Style )

Serves: 3 - 4

You will need

1 cup tur dal
3 cups water
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon oil
3 green chillies, slit lengthwise
3 / 4 teaspoon salt ( or to taste )
1/4 teaspoon pepper powder ( optional )

For Seasoning:

2 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin ( jeera ) seeds
1 spring curry leaves
2 broken red chillies

Method

For Dalitoy:

Clean and soak tur dal in 3 cups water for 15 minutes. Pressure cook dal with turmeric powder and oil till done ( reduce heat to medium after 1 st whistle and pressure cook on a medium heat for 8 - 10 minutes ). Allow the pressure cooker to cool naturally.

Boil dal again with slit green chillies and salt to taste. Cover with a lid and boil on a low heat for 10 - 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.

For Seasoning:

Heat oil in a small frying pan. Add mustard seeds. When they begin to pop, add curry leaves, cumin seeds and broken red chillies. Saute on a low heat for 2 - 3 minutes or till fragrant.

Pour this seasoning over dalitoy ( sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder if required ) and serve with Rontos.