Akki Roti

Other names - Rice flour Roti

Prep Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 30 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients

1. Raw rice flour - 1.5 cups
2. Fresh avarekaalu - 1/4 cup
3. Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
4. Fresh Dill leaves (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
5. Onion (finely chopped) - 1 medium sized
6. Green chillies (finely chopped) - 3
7. Salt - to taste
8. Water (to prepare the dough) - 1.75 cups
9. Water (to cook avarekaalu) - 1 cup
   

For seasoning

1. Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3. Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Method to cook avarekaalu

1. Peel avarekaalu from the pods & soak in water for 3 hours.
2. Squeeze each avarekaalu holding in between your index finger & the thumb to discard the outer skin.
3. Boil one cup water along with required amount of salt & switch off gas.
4. Add the avarekaalu; close with lid; set aside for 20 min.
5. Drain water & pat dry.

Method to prepare the dough

1. Combine rice flour, boiled avarekaalu, fresh grated coconut, chopped dill leaves, chopped onion and green chillies in a mixing bowl.
2. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
3. Add cumin seeds & saute until golden brown.
4. Add one and a three fourth cup of water, salt & allow to boil.
5. Add the combined rice flour mixture; mix well; switch off gas; close with lid & allow to cool.
6. When the dough is cool enough to handle, apply little oil in the hands; knead the dough for few min & roll them in to large lemon sized balls.

Method to cook the rotis

1. Place a large lemon sized dough in the center of an iron griddle.
2. Wet your fingers & pat the dough gently to form a thick medium sized circle.
3. Heat the iron griddle now in medium flame; smear oil around the roti; cover and cook for about 3 min until brown spots begin to appear.
4. Flip and cook similarly for another 3 min.
5. Invert the hot griddle and place it under cold running water for few sec to cool it off a bit before proceeding with the next.
6. Repeat the same method until all rotis are done.
7. Serve hot with dill coconut chutney and avarrekkai sambhar/any chutney and sambhar of your choice/gojju/palya/badane ennegai.