Rice-flour in Malayalam
Rice-flour is അരിപ്പൊടി (arippodi) in Malayalam, from ari, rice, and podi, powder. Kerala kitchens keep it for puttu, pathiri and appam. Ask for it by this name in any shop.
Most common translation
Rice-flour.
അമ്മ അരിപ്പൊടി കൊണ്ട് പുട്ട് ഉണ്ടാക്കി.
amma arippodi kondu puttu undaakki.
Mother made puttu with rice flour.
Dictionary entry
- അരിപ്പൊടി (arippodi) — Rice-flour.
Only this compound is listed, and it means flour ground from rice.
Common questions
How do you say rice-flour in Malayalam?
അരിപ്പൊടി (arippodi), literally rice powder.
What is it used for?
Steamed and griddled dishes such as puttu and pathiri.