Avare kaalu akki rotti ( hyacinth beans //surti papadi lilva rice rotti)
Ingredients
Rice flour( akki hittu)—1 cupAvare kaalu ( dry or fresh )—1/2 cup
Fresh grated coconut—1/4 cup
Chopped coriander leaves ( kothambari soppu)—2 tablespoon
Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few
Jeera (jeerige) cumin seeds—1 teaspoon heaped
Black pepper powder—1 teaspoon
Om kalu ( ajawain or caraway seeds)—1/2 teaspoon
Green chilli—1
Ginger paste—1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Water —nearly 1 cup or less
Oil —to roast rotti
Parchment paper or plastic sheet or banana leaf
Method
If you are using dry avare kaalu soak overnight or 6 to 7 hours.
Wash and pressure cook the avare kaalu along with water on medium flame for 3 to 4 whistles.
Once pressure reduces open the lid and drain the water.
Chop coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilli.
Boil the water and keep it ready.
Take a big mixing bowl ,add rice flour,cooked avare kaalu,salt,jeera,ajwain,green chilli,coriander leaves,curry leaves,hing,coconut,pepper powder and mix it well.
Now add the boiling water little by little and mix it with a spoon.until you get a soft dough.
Knead it into a soft dough,it will be little sticky dough.
Divide the dough into small equal balls
Meanwhile heat a iron or non stick tava,grease it with oil and keep it ready.
Now take the ball and pat to make a circle using greased fingers,on a greased plastic or parchment paper.
Transfer the rotti onto hot tava by reducing the flame to sim and gently remove the plastic sheet.
Cook on medium flame. drizzle some oil ,once cooked flip it to the other side and cook it well on both sides.
Once pressure reduces open the lid and drain the water.
Chop coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilli.
Boil the water and keep it ready.
Take a big mixing bowl ,add rice flour,cooked avare kaalu,salt,jeera,ajwain,green chilli,coriander leaves,curry leaves,hing,coconut,pepper powder and mix it well.
Now add the boiling water little by little and mix it with a spoon.until you get a soft dough.
Knead it into a soft dough,it will be little sticky dough.
Divide the dough into small equal balls
Meanwhile heat a iron or non stick tava,grease it with oil and keep it ready.
Now take the ball and pat to make a circle using greased fingers,on a greased plastic or parchment paper.
Transfer the rotti onto hot tava by reducing the flame to sim and gently remove the plastic sheet.
Cook on medium flame. drizzle some oil ,once cooked flip it to the other side and cook it well on both sides.
Repeat the process for other dough.
Remove it from flame and serve hot with butter,honey,chutney and curd.
It’s a traditional recipe from malnaadu.
