Akki rotti
Akki rotti, from above
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Akki rotti

Patted by hand on a cold tava. Fingerprints are part of the recipe.

40 minTime
5 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Akki means rice3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
380kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rice flour2 cups
Onion1 medium, finely chopped
Dill leavesa handful sabsige soppu, chopped
Carrot1 small, grated
Fresh grated coconut⅓ cup
Green chilli2, finely chopped
Ginger1.5 cm, grated
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Curry leaves1 sprig, chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped
Waterabout 1 1/4 cups, warm
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tsp per rotti
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1In a wide bowl, rub the rice flour with the onion, dill, carrot, coconut, chillies, ginger, cumin, curry leaves, coriander and salt.
  2. 2Add warm water little by little and knead to a soft dough. Divide into 8 balls.
  3. 3Grease a cold tava. Place a ball in the centre and pat it out with wet fingers into a thin round. Poke 4 or 5 holes in it.
  4. 4Put the tava on medium heat. Drizzle oil into the holes and around the edge. Cover and cook.
  5. 5Flip and cook the other side briefly. Cool the tava under running water, or use a second tava, before patting the next one.
Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

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What goes with Akki rotti: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Ragi mudde with soppu saaru50 min
With a main Huruli saaru60 min
On the side Mosaru bajji10 min
On the side Bendekai gojju30 min
To drink Ragi malt10 min
Something sweet Kesari bath25 min
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