Rava Roti | Sajjige Roti | Roti Recipes

A very nice alternative to akki roti is this rava roti or sajjige roti. It is very commonly made in Karnataka and is a very popular breakfast dish. Soft yet crisp, rava roti is quite filling.
And what do I say about the taste. Simple, humble yet very very tasty. Rava roti is also quick to make. It can be made in 2 ways, directly patted on a cooled tawa or patted on a greaseproof paper/plantain leaf. I have illustrated both methods here.

Rava roti requires loads of coconut which is what makes them soft and tasty. Seasonings are kept simple with pounded black pepper adding nice taste. Chopped onions can be optionally added, I have added them here.
While making the dough, adding a little yogurt, curd makes them extra soft.
Do try other rava/sooji recipes from FOI like sajjige, haal kesari, rava idli. More breakfast items like steamed akki roti, baalekayi akki roti and variety of dosas including onion rava dosa on FOI. More roti recipes…

5.0 from 1 reviews

Rava Roti | Sajjige Roti | Roti Recipes

 

Save Print

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Soft and crisp both together, rava roti or sajjige roti, a tasty breakfast item

Author: Vindhya Desai

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 6-7 rotis

Ingredients

• 1 Cup upma rava/sooji/coarse semolina/sajjige rava
• 1 Tsp rice flour/akki hittu
• 1 Tsp maida/all purpose flour
• 1 Cup water
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tsp sugar
• ½ Tsp freshly pounded black pepper powder
• ¾ Cup grated coconut
• 1 chopped onion
• 1" chopped ginger
• Few chopped curry leaves
• 2-3 chopped green chillies
• ¼ Cup yogurt
• Oil to make rotis

Method

1. Take upma rava in a mixing bowl
2. Add rice flour and maida
3. Next add salt to taste, hing, black pepper powder
4. Stir all dry ingredients together
5. Pour 1 Cup water and mix well
6. Let it rest and let all water get absorbed for 15 minutes
7. Meanwhile, grate coconut, chop green chilli etc. Add grated coconut, chopped green chilli, ginger, torn curry leaves
8. Next add finely chopped onions
9. Now mix all of these added ingredients into the rava mixture
10. Lastly add yogurt/curd. Mix well
11. Take a big handful of the mixture, pat lightly (it will be slightly loose)
12. Method 1: To make roti, pat the mixture on a tawa (cool)till thin and spread out with the tips of your fingers
13. Method 2: Use holige haale/greaseproof paper, spread out the roti. Invert this patted roti onto a heated tawa
14. To roast rotis, cover and cook
15. When underside turns golden, add a few drops of oil
16. Flip and cook the other side as well
17. Serve hot with yogurt or butter

Notes

Adding coconut should not be compromised with

Few people add sour yogurt/curd. Adding regular sweet yogurt is also just fine!

Resting the rava is very essential after adding water. It gives a chance for the rava to absorb all water

Recipe can be easily doubled

3.5.3226

Rava Roti Stepwise:

Take upma rava in a mixing bowl
 

Add rice flour and maida

Next add salt to taste, hing, black pepper powder
    

Stir all dry ingredients together

Pour 1 Cup water and mix well
    

Let it rest and let all water get absorbed for 15 minutes
 

Meanwhile, grate coconut, chop green chilli etc. Add grated coconut, chopped green chilli, ginger, torn curry leaves
 

Next add finely chopped onions

Now mix all of these added ingredients into the rava mixture
 

Lastly add yogurt/curd. Mix well

Take a big handful of the mixture, pat lightly (it will be slightly loose)

Method 1: To make roti, pat the mixture on a tawa (cool) till thin and spread out with the tips of your fingers
  

Method 2: Use holige haale/greaseproof paper, spread out the roti. Invert this patted roti onto a heated tawa
   

To roast rotis, cover and cook

When underside turns golden, add a few drops of oil
 

Flip and cook the other side as well
  

Serve hot with yogurt or butter