Rice flour is made by grinding rice into a fine or course powder by processing it in a mill. This essential ingredient has grown popular in today's generation due to the fact that it is entirely gluten free, but it has been used in Indian cooking and its array of cuisines for decades, predominantly in the Western and Southern region.

Ela Ada Recipe

Depending on the kind of recipe one wants to make, the flour used can either be coarse or fine. Moreover, the rice flour can also be brown or white depending on the rice one uses.

Quick Idiyappam

On the contrary, it also adds crispiness when added to bhajiya or pakora batters like Corn and Capsicum Tikkis

Corn and Capsicum Tikki

Maharashtrian Ghavan

It's close friend South Indian Neer Dosa, eaten with coconut chutney or vegetable stew, rice flour produces really soft pancakes that taste brilliant.

Neer Dosa ( Idlis and Dosas)

Even Gujaratis use it as a staple in simple recipes like Khichu, wherein the rice flour is cooked by adding it to boiling water, stirred continuously, flavoured with cumin seeds and green chillies and served with raw oil!

Rice Khichu ( Gujarati Recipe)

The Bengalis also make a variation of rotis by switching the whole wheat flour for the rice flour and seasoning it with spices to make Chawal ki roti.

Chawal Bhakri

Another innovative recipe that is made with this is Green Pea Panki, which is batter steamed between two banana leaves to get a really thin pancakes.

Green Peas Panki ( Non- Fried Snacks )

Indian Snack Recipes uisng rice flour
There are endless possibilities of snacks that can be made with rice flour. Though most of them are fried, they are absolutely delicious and so crispy and flaky!

One of the most famous snacks in India is Chakli, spiced rice flour bound with curd and deep fried to make a crispy snack which is mostly made in during Diwali.

Chakli, Instant Chakli

Ribbon sev is a similar snack where the dough is made with rice flour, besan and butter, shaped into thin strips and deep fried to perfection.

Ribbon Sev

Since rice flour provides a great texture and flakiness to snacks, it is used in making Verki Puri to give the perfect layers to it.

Bread pakodas : which is bread dipped in a mildly spiced batter and fried, to make them crisp.

Bread Pakora, Indian Snack

Rice flour Indian Breakfast Recipes
This flour is not only used in making fried or steamed snacks, it can be used in delicious breakfast dishes as well. You can make Stuffed Cauliflower Parathas that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Stuffed Cauliflower Paratha

A variation on the classic uttapam like Banana Uttapam, Green Peas Uttapam is tasy option.

Banana Uttapa, Banana Uttapam

This gluten free Palak Paneer Roti which brings you the classic flavors in the basic form of a roti.

Palak Paneer Roti ( Gluten Free Recipe )

Indian Sweets using Rice flour
Using this flour in sweets is not something we think about usually but it has actually been a part of dessert making culture for a long time.

 In India, when Ganesh Chaturthi starts, you will see a sudden overflow of Modaks to serve as a sweet treat to Lord Ganesha.

Modak, Steamed Modak, Ukadiche Modak for Ganesh Chaturthi

Even though Golpapdi is usually made with only whole wheat flour, making it with jowar flour and rice flour gives a nice twist to the original, and just like that you have desserts made with Rice flour.

Golpapdi ( Healthy Snacks For Kids)

The Chinese use it when they make their famous Fried bananas coated in a rice flour batter.

Fried Bananas

Is Rice flour (chawal ka atta) healthy? : Rice flour is high in carbohydrates, not a good source of protein. Since it is made from polished rice it has no vitamins and minerals. Consumption of rice flour can cause inflammtion in your body and not good for heart patients and diabetics. See full details on is rice flour bad for you? 

Quick Rice Dosa

Enjoy our rice flour recipes collection below.