Akki Rotti
Veg
Vegan
Rice flour flatbread — ground rice flour mixed with water, chopped onion, coriander, green chilli, and cumin into a soft dough, pressed thin onto a hot tawa and cooked in a little oil until crisp on the underside and firm throughout. The Karnataka equivalent of rice roti — thicker and more substantial than the papery rice rotis of other regions. Eaten at breakfast with coconut chutney and at dinner with vegetable curries.
Cuisines
Mangalorean
Udupi
Coorgi
Mysore
North Karnataka
Best for
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Recipe
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 50 min
2-3 servings
Ingredients
| 2 cups | rice flour |
| 1 cup | grated coconut |
| 1 medium | onion, finely chopped |
| 2 tablespoons | coriander leaves, finely chopped |
| 2 tablespoons | curry leaves, finely chopped |
| 2 teaspoons | cumin seeds |
| 2 teaspoons | green chilies, finely chopped |
| 1 | salt to taste |
| 1 cup | water |
| 2 tablespoons | oil for cooking |
Instructions
- 1 In a large mixing bowl, combine rice flour, grated coconut, chopped onion, coriander leaves, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chilies, and salt.
- 2 Gradually add water to the mixture, kneading it into a soft dough. The dough should be pliable but not too sticky.
- 3 Divide the dough into small portions and shape each portion into a ball.
- 4 Take a plastic sheet or banana leaf, and grease it lightly with oil.
- 5 Place a dough ball on the sheet and gently pat it with your fingers to spread it into a thin, round disc.
- 6 Heat a tawa or griddle on medium heat and drizzle a little oil on it.
- 7 Carefully transfer the flattened dough onto the hot tawa.
- 8 Cook the rotti on medium heat until the edges start to lift and the bottom turns golden brown.
- 9 Flip the rotti and cook the other side until it is also golden brown.
- 10 Repeat the process with the remaining dough balls.
- 11 Serve hot with coconut chutney or any side dish of your choice.
Tips
For a spicier version, increase the amount of green chilies or add a pinch of red chili powder.