Raagi Rotti (ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ)

Raagi rotti is one of the breakfast dish in Karnataka especially in Malainadu . Not many people like the color of this dish, but don't go with the color, this is one of the nutritious and tasty dish.  Try this recipe,  you will definitely love this.

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour (Finger millet Flour) – 2 cups
• 1 Grated Carrot - 1 Cup
• 1 Onion – finely chopped
• Sour Curd - 1/2 Cup
• 2 Green chillies – 2 finely chopped
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp 
• Salt to taste
• Oil

• Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl with little water , knead well make a soft dough.
• Take golf ball sized portions of the dough and flatten the mixture on the oil paper with your fingers until it is round and flat. make 2 to 3 holes on it.
• Transfer the dough from the oil paper onto a hot flat bottomed pan, pour few drops of oil in each hole. Cook well on both sides.
• Serve hot with ghee and coconut chutney.

Vegetable Rava Uppittu/Upma- ತರಕಾರಿ ರವೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು 

Rava Uppittu is a simple and easy to make popular South Indian breakfast .  Rava Uppittu is also popular as 'Suji Upma' and "Rava Upma" in other part of India. Onion Uppittu and Tomato uppittu  are popular, however I prefer Vegetable Uppittu.


Rava - Cream of wheat. 

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups wheat rava
1 finely sliced large onion
1 large tomato, finely chopped
8-10 beans, finely chopped
1 small Potato, peeled and finely chopped
1 small Carrot, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 cup soaked green peas or tender green peas
3-4 slit green chillis
1″ ginger finely chopped
1 tbsp ghee or oil
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Grated coconut 4 to 5 tbsp
2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
3 3/4 to 4 cups water
salt to taste

For seasoning:
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp bengal gram
1 tbsp black gram dal
12-15 curry leaves

• Fry wheat rava slowly  over low flame  till it turns light brown.
• Heat oil or ghee in a pan, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add bengal gram, black gram, curry leaves and saute them till the dals turn red.
• Add the sliced onions, green chillies and ginger  and saute for 2 mts. 
• Add the chopped vegetables, green peas and saute on medium heat for 4 mts. Add water, salt, lemon juice, grated coconut, chopped coriander and bring to a boil before adding the wheat rava.
• Now, reduce heat and slowly add the wheat rava to the water and mix it continuously so that lumps don’t form.
  
• Cover with lid and let it simmer for 12 mts. Turn off heat when there is no water left and the rava is completely cooked.
• Serve this hot with ghee.
  

Akki Roti (ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ)

Akki roti is one of the famous breakfast dish in Karnataka especially in Malainadu ( Malai - Hills, Nadu - Region). Akki Roti is made from Rice Flour with other ingredients and serverd with Cliantro and Coconut chutney. This is one of the favourite dishes of my dad and also my husband. Hope you all like this dish !!!

Ingredients:

Rice Flour - 3 cups

Dill Leaves - 1 bunch finely chopped

1 Onion - Finely chopped

1 cup grated coconut

1/2 tbsp of jira seeds (cumin seeds)

2 green chillies - finely chopped

Salt to taste.

• Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl with little water, knead well make a soft dough.
• Take golf ball sized portions of the dough and flatten the mixture on the oil paper with your fingers until it is round and flat. make 2 to 3 holes on it.
• Transfer the dough from the oil paper onto a hot flat bottmed pan, pour few drops of oil in each hole. Cook well on both sides till golden brown.
• Serve hot with ghee and coconu chutney.