If you’re looking for a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour, rice flour is a great option. And the good news is, you don’t need to buy it from the store – you can easily make it at home! All you need is a blender and some uncooked rice. Making rice flour in a blender is a quick and easy process that can save you money and give you the satisfaction of making your own ingredients from scratch. Plus, homemade rice flour is fresher and has a more delicate texture than store-bought varieties.
Two top recipes on the website that use rice flour – Rice flour dumplings and Idli premix.
Rice flour is one of the most needed ingredients, especially during Indian festivals. Rice flour is used in many snacks as well as dessert recipes like modak, idiyappam, medu vada, etc. Here I am sharing the easiest way to make rice flour at your home.
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In this beginner’s guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to make rice flour in a blender, as well as some tips for using it in your favorite recipes. So grab your blender and some rice, and let’s get started!
To make this flour, it is mandatory to soak rice grains for 30 mins at least. You can use any variety of rice here including brown rice as well. I am using surti kolum rice variety here. After soaking you need to dry out the rice to remove excess moisture.
Storage
Once it is ready, store rice flour in an air-tight container until you are ready to use it. If the flour is not stored in an air-tight container, it may become moldy. You can store it in the freezer to help prevent the formation of mold. But if it is not in an air-tight container, it will absorb moisture and odor from other items. This rice flour when stored properly has a shelf life of 1 year.
Ingredients,
Rice – A good quality of rice is essential in this recipe. I am using surati kolum rice variety here.
Instructions
Soaking rice first, rinse the rice in the water a couple of times and then soak it for 30 min to 1 hour in enough water.
After 2 to 3 hours, drain all the water.
The next step is drying the rice.Place a large clean kitchen napkin or kitchen towel on the table. spread the rice on the kitchen towel. let the rice grains dry in the shade for about 30 -45 minutes. Do not dry in the sun.
Then add the rice grains to a grinder jar. Grind to a fine consistency.
Now spread the rice flour on the plate and let it dry for some more time till it’s completely dry. Store in a cool place and use as required.
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Equipment
Instructions
- soaking rice first,rinse rice in water a couple of times and then soak for30 min to 1 hour in enough water.
- after 2 to 3 hours, drain all the water.
- The next step is drying the rice.place a large clean kitchen napkin or kitchen towel on the table. spread the rice on the kitchen towel. let the rice grains dry in shade for about 30 -45 minutes.Do not dry in the sun.
- then add the rice grains in a grinder jar.grind to a fine consistency.
- now spread the rice flour in the plate and let it dry for some more time till its completely dry.store in a cool place and use as required.
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Notes
- It is important to grind the rice when mildly wet because if it is dry, it will not grind properly.
- As you’re using slightly wet rice, use the rice flour immediately. To store it, you need to dry out this flour on the plate before storing.
- If you are grinding in bulk give it to a mill so that the grinding is even and fine too.
- It is best to soak the rice in water for at least 1-2 hours. (sometimes depends on the rice variety, my rice took 30 to 45 min.)
- Soaking longer eases grinding and gives you softer flour.
- 1 cup rice yields 2 cups rice flour. I prefer to make fresa h batch of rice flour as and when required.
- I always prefer to store leftover rice flour in the refrigerator.
- You can use the same process to prepare brown rice flour but just increase the soaking time of rice to 3 to 4 hours.
This is such a great tutorial Priya! I’ve never thought to make rice flour at home!
Home made is the best…Good one!
I never realised this was how you made rice flour! Great tips 😀
What grinder did you use?
Hey, I used Preeti Indian grinder for this recipe. I have updated the reference in the “equipment” section.