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Akki Roti

Akki Roti

  • 20 min
  • mild
  • Serves 3

Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min

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5 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as Rice Roti · Veg · Breads

Karnataka akki roti: rice flour roti with onion and carrot, patted on a banana leaf and cooked on a tawa. Mild, serves 3, 20 minutes plus resting, video.

Low calorie

Ingredients

10 items

3 people
  • Rice Flour1 cup
  • Salt½ tsp
  • Onion, Chopped1
  • Carrot, Grated½
  • Coriander Leaves, Chopped2 tbsp
  • Cumin1 tsp
  • Water, Hot1 cup
  • OilFor Greasing
  • GheeFor Greasing
  • GheeAs Needed

Contains: milk.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer 1 personAll 3 people
Energy178kcal534kcal
Protein2.6g7.8g
Carbohydrate31g92g
Fat4.8g14g
Fibre1.8g5.4g
Sugar1.9g5.7g

Cookd masalas for rice flour

Method

  1. 1

    Combine the rice flour, salt, onion, carrot and chopped coriander in a bowl and mix well.

    Rice FlourSaltOnionCarrotCoriander LeavesCumin

  2. 2

    Pour boiling water into this vessel and do not stop mixing until a dough has formed. Cover and rest for 20 mins.

    Water

  3. 3

    Grease your hands and a banana leaf with oil and flatten some of the mixture to make a flat roti shape. Make some holes.

    Oil

  4. 4

    Heat a tava and add ghee, place the banana leaf upside down to place the akki roti on the tava, peel off the banana leaf.

    Ghee

  5. 5

    Cook, flipping sides until golden and adding ghee as needed.

    Ghee

Before you start

How long does Akki Roti take?
20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Akki Roti serve?
3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Akki Roti vegetarian?
Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Akki Roti spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Akki Roti?
1 cup Rice Flour, 1 Onion, ½ Carrot, 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves, 1 tsp Cumin, For Greasing Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Akki Roti?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Akki Roti?
About 178 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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2 notes
  • K

    kaviApril 2025

    thanks for the recipe 😊

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  • C

    A Cookd cookJanuary 2025

    came out really well for me as a beginner. loved it!!

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