Akki Roti

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 2 cups: rice flour (Akki hittu)
 * 1 no: Chopped Onion
 * 3-4 no: Chopped green chillies
 * ½ cup: Grated fresh coconut
 * 2 tbs: Chopped coriander leaves (kothumbari soppu)
 * 1tsp: cumin seeds (jeera)
 * A pinch asafoetida (hing)
 * ½ TSP: turmeric powder
 * 1 TSP: chilli powder (optional)
 * oil for roasting
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Mix all the ingredients with little oil in warm water. Knead well to make soft dough.
 * 2) Spread some oil on the hand and take a lemon sized ball of the dough and pat it to thick rotti.
 * 3) Heat a pan and lace the prepared rotti on it.
 * 4) Make 3-4 holes in the rottis and pour few drops of oil in each hole. Cook well on both sides till golden brown. Repeat the same with the remaining dough.
 * 5) Ragi Rotti can be made with the same procedure by replacing rice flour with ragi flour.
 * 6) Grated vegetables like carrots and cabbage can also be add while making the dough.