Baalekayi Akki Roti | Raw Banana Rice Flour Rotis
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 6 big sized rotis
- 1½ Cups rice flour
- ½ Tsp jeera
- Salt to taste
- ½ Tsp sugar
- ½ Tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp coarsely ground roasted groundnuts
- 1 raw banana/baalekayi grated
- 7-8 curry leaves
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped coriander
- 1 finely chopped green chilli
- ¼ Cup freshly grated coconut
- ¼ Cup boiling water
- Extra water to knead to soft dough
- Oil to roast rotis
- Add the rice flour into a bowl
- Next add jeera. Mix
- Add black pepper powder
- Tip in the coarsely ground roasted groundnuts
- Add hing and mix well
- Add in salt and sugar. Mix well and make a well in the centre
- Now pour boiling water
- Push the flour mixture from sides onto the water such that it covers all of it. Let it cool for a while
- Next, peel and grate raw banana
- Add this grated banana into flour mixture
- Tear in curry leaves into this flour mixture
- Drop in chopped green chillies and chopped coriander
- Once this is mixed well add in freshly grated coconut
- Start mixing flour mixture with your hand by gathering the mixture
- Pour little by little water till all of the dough comes together. Cover and let it rest for a while
- To make rotis, grease a tawa/skillet
- Pinch a medium tomato sized ball off from the dough
- Press evenly with the tip of your fingers into a thin roti
- Make a hole in the centre to drizzle some oil
- Keep the pan on heat and cook till golden spots appear on one side. Roast the other side for 5-10 seconds. Remove from heat
- Repeat for all rotis. Serve with chutney and butter
Adding boiling water to make dough makes the dough soft and pliable. It makes rice flour hold together because it does not have gluten
Skip groundnuts if you want
Instead of raw banana, grated carrot can also be added. Will soon post carrot akki roti, regular onion akki roti and more varieties
Double or triple this recipe if necessary
These rotis can be completely gluten free, just do not add hing/asafoetida
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/baalekayi-akki-roti/
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