AKKI ROTI/RICE ROTI ~ Nithya's Kitchen

Akki Roti is a rice based roti with minimal ingredients and an easy preparation.Being in Bangalore for quite sometime now i sometimes indulge in making kannadiga delicacies too which is loved by all at home.I wanted to make this roti for long and when my neighbour told me the recipe one day,i quickly gathered the ingredients and made it the same night for dinner.It tasted so good that with the left over dough Ravi wanted to pack that for next day’s lunch as well.Yeah!I made it.The joys of feeding your loved ones and that too if it turns out to be a success is immeasurable.Now let us see how this roti is made.

INGREDIENTS

Rice flour	1cup
Onions	1
Turmeric powder	a pinch
Red chilly powder	1/2tsp
Ginger	1tsp
Cumin	1tsp
Carrot	1/2 grated
Coconut	2tsp grated
Coriander leaves	a few
Asafotida	a pinch
Green chilies	2
Salt	to taste
Oil	3tsp

HOW TO MAKE

In a bowl add rice flour,chopped onions,grated ginger,coconut and carrot,cumin seeds,turmeric powder.red chily powder,green chillies.coriander leaves,asafoitida.salt a little oil and knead it gently by forming a dough by adding water little by little.

Now take a small ball and and with the help of a plastic cover or zip lock flatten it in the shape of roti by pressing and shaping.

Heat a tawa drizzle some oil and put the rotis.Flip and cook the other side.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Notes

You can add chopped cabbage in place of onions.
Don’t knead the flour by applying pressure as it will result in breaking of rotis while roasting.
Skip green chillies if giving to children.

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