Saturday 15 June 2013


















Akki roti is one of my favourite roti whenever I feel to eat something that is filling is this recipe. In south India especially Karnataka the most leisurly enjoyed recipe is Akki Roti.     

Type: Roti

Serving: As desired

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Rice Flour – 3 cups
Onion (finely chopped) –2
Green Chilies (finely chopped) – 8 to 10
Coriander leaves (finely chopped) – 1 cup
Soaked & boiled black eyed beans(preferably sprouted) – 1 cup
Hot Water (if required) -1/2 cup
Cumin Seeds -1 teaspoon
Grated Ginger – 1 inch
Curry leaves (finely chopped) – ½ cup
Oil – 3 to 4 tablespoons
Dill (finely chopped) – 1 cup
Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

Firstly soak the black eyed beans atleast for 6 hours then pressure cook it upto a whistle. It should be just cooked right not in a mashed form or else you can use fresh black eyed beans in boiled form. Take a bowl add all the above ingredients mix it prepare a soft dough  then make small parts from it pat it on a banana leaf or plastic sheet transfer it to the hot tava cook it from both the sides with spreading some oil on it & lid closed. It takes 5 to 8 minutes to cook it. It is a bit thicker than roti’s bigger than paratha size.  

Note: If you want only masala rice roti then skip the boiled beans;
You can make small puri’s & deep fry in oil;    
You can add any green leafy vegetables:
For extra taste you can add sesame seeds, roasted crushed peanut,grated coconut.
Sameway you can prepare ragi roti. For this just add ragi flour rather than rice flour.

Best served with butter, ghee, peanut chutney, coconut chutney, ridgeguord chutney chutney powders, with any gravy.

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