Malnaadu style akki rotti (baliyo rotti ) rice rotti

Ingredients

Rice flour ( akki hittu)— 1 cup

Grated coconut (tengina turi)—1/4 cup

Jeera seeds (jeerige)—1 tablespoon

Salt—1 teaspoon or to taste

Oil—for roasting rotti

Water to mix batter

You can also add finely chopped fenugreek leaves ( menthya soppu),dill leaves( sabbasige Soppu).coriander leaves,onion .

In a large bowl add akki hittu,coconut grated ,jeera,salt and mix well adding water.

The mixture should be like idli batter

Cover with a lid and let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes

Now grease the iron tava with few drops of oil and heat it on medium flame. And keep the bowl of water next to the tava .

Tava has to be very hot ,now Reduce the flame to sim and sprinkle some water on tawa .

Once the water dries ,pour a laddle full of rotti batter in the centre.

From the centre start spreading the batter to make a circle,keep dipping your fingers in water while doing it.

Pour little oil around and on top of rotti.

Increase the flame to medium.

Cover the rotti with a lid. Check once or twice in between.

Once it becomes golden brown.take out the rotti.

Repeat the same procedure for all rottis.

Sprinkle water every time before you pour the batter to tava.

Now rotti is ready to eat

Serve hot rotti with butter or ghee,chutney .