Akki Roti
Delicious and flavourful pancakes made with rice flour, vegetables and herbs. Serve with chutney or vegetable curry- a sumptuous breakfast.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Pan
- Grater
- Knives and Cutting Board
- Teflon Baking Sheet/ Parchment Paper (optional)
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1½ Cups Rice Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Carom Seeds (Ajwain)
- 1 Cup Grated Carrots
- ½ Cup Grated Cucumber
- ½ Cup Finely Chopped Capsicum
- ½ Cup Finely Chopped onion
- ½ Cup Finely Chopped Dill Leaves
- Water; for making a soft dough
- Oil; for frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine rice flour, salt, carom seeds and cumin seeds.
- Add grated carrots, onions, capsicum, cucumber and dill leaves.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, when the vegetables release water, add the required additional amount of water to make a smooth dough.
Method 1 for making Akki Roti
- Put a portion of the dough on a greased silicon sheet.
- Spread it with your fingers. Spread it as thin as possible.
- Transfer this to a medium-hot pan.
- Pan fry with some oil on medium heat till the akki roti is fully cooked.
Method 2 for making Akki Roti
- Grease a pan with oil. The pan should be at normal temperature (not hot).
- Put a portion of the dough on it.
- Spread it with your fingers. Spread it as thin as possible.
- Now transfer the pan to the stove and heat it.
- On medium heat, fry akki roti, with some oil, till it is fully cooked.