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Akki roti (Rice flour roti)

By swasthi , on January 30, 2020, 44 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Akki roti recipe – akki meaning rice in kannada, rotti refers to a flat bread cooked on a griddle. So akki roti refers to flat breads made with rice flour. Akki roti or rice flour rotti is an everyday food from karnataka cuisine. They are served with a chutney either for breakfast or lunch. Even beginners can make these and it just takes 15 minutes. There are few different versions of these akki roti based on the regions of karnataka.

akki roti

I am sharing a simple akki roti recipe here. It can be made on the pan directly or on a cotton cloth, foil or banana leaf and then cooked on tawa/ pan. Since i made this only for 2 of us – myself and my little son, I made it directly on the tawa.

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If making for the entire family then it is a tedious task to make directly on the pan. So when i make for the entire family I make akki roti on a greased foil, which works wonderfully good. Traditionally it was made on a white cotton cloth or on a banana leaf.

Back home in India we use banana leaf as we have the banana plants in the backyard. If you are accessible to banana leaf you can use it. However banana leaf does not lend any flavor to the akki roti. It is just that you can use it & discard. It is also healthier than using a aluminum foil or parchment paper.

Rice roti can be made thin or thick to suit your taste. Getting them thin and uniform comes just out of practice. This recipe will help you to make soft akki roti.

Traditionally to make akki roti, ingredients like Chana dal, fresh coconut, chopped onions, coriander leaves, green chilli, jeera and rice flour were used.

However veggies like grated carrot, cucumber, bottle gourd, capsicum, sabasige soppu (dill leaves) are also used in some regions or to suit ones liking. In some parts of karnataka these are made only with rice flour, coconut, green chili and cumin.

Preparation

1. Add rice flour, salt, coconut, cumin, green chili, coriander leaves, finely chopped onions to a large mixing bowl. If you prefer thin rotti, then make sure to chop onions finely.
Grated carrot, cucumber, bottle gourd, ginger and curry leaves can also be added. If using chana dal soak them for about 30 to 45 minutes in hot water and use.

adding flour veggies to a bowl

2. Mix up all the ingredients well.

making dough for akki roti recipe

3. Add water little by little to bind the flour. Avoid pouring lot of water at one time. Keep adding more water as you need.

kneading dough to a ball to make akki roti

4. Make a moist ball of dough out of the flour. The color of the dough changed due to the carrots. The akki roti dough has to be sticky & moist as it helps to spread the dough easily.

moist dough ball

5. Divide the dough to 4 equal balls.

dividing dough to 4 parts to make akki roti
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Method – 1

Spreading dough on a cloth or foil

If making in large quantity, then you can rinse 2 white cotton cloths or use foil or banana leaf to spread the akki roti. Squeeze up the cloth, it must be just moist with no dripping water. Spread the cloth and place a ball over it. Gently spread the dough with your fingers.

If the dough doesn’t spread well, then keep dipping your fingers in water and continue to spread.

Heat a pan, just lift the roti with the cloth gently and place the roti on the tawa(roti side onto the tawa). Gently dab on the the pan. Slowly remove/lift up the cloth. Cook it on both the sides as shown below.

Since I made just 4 rotis, I used 2 pans and made the akki roti directly on the cool tawa. Note the tawa has to be cool before you spread the roti otherwise the dough will get stuck on the pan.

Method -2

How to make akki roti on tawa

6. Grease a cool pan & place it on the kitchen counter. Do not heat the pan now. Place a dough ball on the tawa, begin to flatten it evenly.

spreading rice dough on a pan to make akki roti

7. If there is enough moisture in the dough, it spreads easily and evenly. Keep a bowl half filled with water aside. If needed dip your fingers in the water and spread the dough. This also helps to keep the rotti soft. If making thick roti, make few wholes on the rotti every 2 inches apart for even cooking.

Once you are done making the akki roti, keep the tawa on the stove and cook it.

cooking on a non stick tawa

8. When you see the rotti is cooked on one side to light golden, flip it and cook on the other side as well until light brown spots appear. Add oil on the inner side and cook once more. Press with a spatula for uniform cooking.

flipping and toasting akki roti on a tawa
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9. To make the next roti, either we have to cool this pan completely and then use. Or make use of 2 pans, use alternately until the other one cools.

Serve akki rotti with chutney. These are good to serve hot. As they cool down they may turn hard & dry depending on the kind of flour used. If you plan to make these akki roti a few hours ahead then stack them and keep them covered in a clean cloth.

karnataka style akki roti with chutney swasthi

Tips to make good akki roti

  1. Always use fine smooth rice flour to make the rotti. If your flour is not fine then the akki roti will turn tough & hard. So if you feel the flour is not fine & smooth, then you can also sieve it.
  2. It is the quality of flour that makes a lot of difference. Making use of good rice flour will prevent the akki roti from breaking. It also helps to make very thin rotti like mine.
  3. The dough must be moist and sticky. This helps the akki roti to spread well while making. Dip your hands in water to moisten the dough to get soft rotis.
  4. If using banana leaf make sure your rinse it well to remove the dirt and use.

I use store bought rice flour to make akki roti. But traditional homes, wash the rice, then dry them in sun. Lastly mill the grains in flour mill. The taste of the akki roti made with such flour is much superior to the store bought one. The rotis turn out soft and not tough.

Serve with
coconut chutney
pudina chutney
peanut onion chutney

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Karnataka style akki roti recipe

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Akki roti

Karnataka akki roti are simple flat breads made with rice flour, mix vegetables and cumin. Akki translates to rice and roti to flat bread in Kannada. These rice flour flat breads are eaten for breakfast or a meal with chutney.
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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings4 akki roti
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

Ingredients for akki roti

  • 1 cup rice flour (akki hittu)
  • 1 small onion chopped very finely
  • 3 tablespoons coconut fresh grated (optional)
  • ½ carrot grated (can substitute with bottle gourd, optional)
  • 2 green chilli deseeded
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves or 1 sprig curry leaves chopped
  • ½ teaspoon cumin or jeera
  • 1/3 teaspoon Salt as needed
  • ½ teaspoon ginger grated
  • water as needed
  • 1 tablespoon oil (or as needed)

optional

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons sabsige soppu (dil leaves)
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal soaked
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Instructions

Preparation for akki roti

  • Wash and chop very finely 1 small onions, 2 green chilies and handful of coriander leaves. Grate ½ carrot & ½ teaspoon ginger. If using sabsige, rinse well and chop finely.
  • Add 1 cup flour to a large mixing bowl along with 1/3 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cumin, chopped onions, chilies, coriander leaves and carrots. Mix everything well. You can also add about 2 to 3 tablespoons grated coconut & 2 to 3 tablespoons dill leaves.
  • Pour water little by little and make a soft dough. The dough must be smooth and moist. Divide the dough to 4 equal balls. Roll to smooth. Keep the bowl covered to prevent drying up.
  • You can make akki roti on a greased banana leaf, moist handkerchief, foil or parchment paper. 

How to make akki roti – method 1

  • Place a ball on the moist cloth or foil or greased banana leaf. 
  • Begin to spread it lightly with your fingers to make a round roti. If the edges of akki roti crack, then dip your fingers in water and join the cracks. Then continue to spread it.  
  • It can be made thick or thin to suit your taste. If making thick, make 3 finger sized wholes with one and half inches apart.

Toasting akki roti

  • Heat the greased tawa on a medium high flame.  Lift the banana leaf or parchment paper and reverse it on the hot tawa. Gently peel off the leaf. 
  • When the base firms up & golden, flip it. Toast it on both the sides. After flipping it sprinkle some oil to prevent dryness. Press down with a spatula to cook evenly.
  • When brown spots appear, akki roti is done. Do not over cook it may turn hard. While you toast the akki roti, make another one on the leaf or cloth. Transfer to the tawa after the first one is done.

How to make akki roti – method 2

  • If you are making directly on the tawa then you will need 2 tawas to use them alternately. Or cool the tawa completely and then spread the next roti. 
  • Lightly grease a cool tawa & keep it on a kitchen counter. Place the ball on the tawa and spread it directly to a thin akki roti.  Place the tawa now on the stove and cook until the base firms. Then flip & cook on the other side until done. Press down with a spatula to cook evenly.
  • To make the next akki roti either use another cool tawa or wait until the first one cools completely. If you try to spread the dough on the hot tawa it will get stuck and not spread at all. Serve akki roti with chutney.
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Notes

The rice flour has to be very fine and not coarse. Using coarse flour will break the akki roti and they will also turn hard.
Dil leaves or sabasige soppu have a very strong aroma. So use in moderation as the flavor may not go well with everyone.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Akki roti
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 273mg12%
Potassium 143mg4%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 80IU2%
Vitamin C 9.7mg12%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Anjali Singh says

    September 16, 2020

    What’s that orange chutney with the akki roti?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 16, 2020

      You can check it here – tomato chutney.

      Reply
  3. Zanna says

    July 23, 2020

    I first tried this recipe long ago, and always loved the flavours very much but found it very tricky to form the rotis nicely. I am not very good at that kind of thing. Finally after much practice following your tips I was able to make them, but my family did not care much for them, so for some time I did not make them. Then, after trying a recipe for rava dosa that involved grinding coconut and rava together, I had the idea of grinding the wet ingredients for akki roti, because I think my fussy family prefers things with smooth texture. I grind coconut, carrot, onion, ginger, green chilli, coriander leaves and cumin to a chutney consistency, mix with rice flour and salt, and I form small rotis by patting the dough between my hands. I always serve them with groundnut-tomato-onion chutney. This way everyone loves it. Not really akki roti I guess but it’s our family version 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 24, 2020

      Hi Zanna
      Wow! Really love your version. Will surely try out for my fussy boys. They too have the same problem with onions and leafy greens. Thanks much for sharing this.
      🙂

      Reply
      • Zanna says

        July 26, 2020

        5 stars
        Enjoy 🙂 oh and here are the 5 stars for your recipe!

        Reply
        • swasthi says

          July 27, 2020

          Thank you!
          🙂

          Reply
  4. Nithya says

    June 7, 2020

    As always both the recipe and instructions were great. I made it with read rice flour. And it came out well. Of medium thickness and poori size. Because it was red rice flour, I added some ground flax seeds to the dough while mixing to give it the pliability. Otherwise followed your instructions.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 24, 2020

      Thanks for sharing your version Nithya
      Sounds so good
      🙂

      Reply
  5. Lisa says

    March 21, 2020

    I would love to try your recipe but I can not seem to be able to print it or copy and paste it so that I can then print it out and take it to my kitchen and follow your recipe to make this 🙁

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 22, 2020

      Hi Lisa,
      If you have an ad-blocker enabled, the print option will not be visible. Please disable it and then refresh the page. You will be able to find the print option. Hope this helps

      Reply
  6. Jonathan says

    February 4, 2020

    5 stars
    I made them exactly as described in the recipe and they were delicious and a big hit with the family. I will definitely make them again and perhaps next time I will try substituting curry plant leaves for coriander leaves.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      February 5, 2020

      Thank you! Glad they came out good.
      Yes do try.

      Reply
  7. Anjali says

    December 16, 2019

    Your recipes are excellent

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 23, 2019

      Thanks Anjali

      Reply
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  9. Ravichandran says

    December 6, 2019

    5 stars
    Thanks, in Kerala with rice flour they something named pattri roti.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 7, 2019

      You are welcome.

      Reply
  10. Dr. Benazeer Khan says

    July 16, 2019

    5 stars
    nice recipe..

    Only one question..

    240 calories in one akki roti ?.. right!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 17, 2019

      Hello Dr.Benazeer,
      Thank you. I rechecked the recipe with 1 tbsp oil. It comes to 218 per roti.

      Reply
  11. Preethy Mohan says

    May 2, 2019

    Hi Swati. Could you please tell if the rice powder should be coarse or nicely powdered? Would definitely try this.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 3, 2019

      Hi Preety,
      The rice flour has to be very fine. If you have coarse flour, then sieve it and then use. If the flour is coarse then the akki roti will break and then turn hard.I have mentioned more details in the tips.

      Reply
  12. Deepthi says

    January 27, 2019

    5 stars
    I followed your recipe to dot.. They were very yummy.. We loved them.. All your suggestions are very helpful..Especially the one where you mention that we need to wait for the pan to cool completely if using a non stick..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 30, 2019

      Hi Deepthi
      Thank you so much for trying. Glad to know the recipe was useful.
      🙂

      Reply
  13. Geetha Murthy says

    December 6, 2018

    Very nice to see recipe thanks for sharing I’d like to try all the recipe,

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 6, 2018

      Welcome Geetha murthy
      Thank you. Yes do try them.
      🙂

      Reply
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  15. Madhu says

    November 11, 2018

    5 stars
    I made the akki roti with your tomato chutney. we all loved very much.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 11, 2018

      Thanks for trying Madhu

      Reply
  16. Sanjeevani says

    October 19, 2018

    5 stars
    Today I followed your recipe and prepared Akki roti. It was very tasty and everyone enjoyed it. Thanks a lot.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 19, 2018

      Welcome Sanjeevani
      Thanks for trying. Glad all of you liked it.
      🙂

      Reply
  17. Padma says

    July 22, 2018

    5 stars
    Hi Swasthi
    I made akki roti with your coconut chutney. thank you so much.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 22, 2018

      Welcome Padma

      Reply
  18. usha says

    May 28, 2018

    Amazsing recipes. Will try the akki Roti first..
    thank you Looks awesome and yummy 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 30, 2018

      Welcome Usha
      Thanks a lot. Yes do try it.
      🙂

      Reply
      • Aruna says

        July 25, 2018

        5 stars
        Super Akki roti!! Made them today for breakfast.

        Reply
  19. Kiran says

    May 26, 2018

    Came out delicious 😋! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 26, 2018

      You are welcome

      Reply
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  21. Neha Upadhyay says

    September 7, 2017

    5 stars
    Heya was going through your Akki Roti recipe for this weekend i love the idea coz its simple and looks tempting :* cant wait to cook something lik this for my lovely hubby. Thank you so soo much , will definetly update my comment after cooking it. Love ya See ya take 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 7, 2017

      Welcome Neha
      Thank you

      Reply
  22. Dhanush Rao says

    August 23, 2017

    Hi…? thanks for showing it clearly with step by step photos …
    I’ve tried many north indian veg Chinese recipes. But this time, being a South Indian i will try this ?? & I’ve heard that ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ is Good for health i will try this now itself
    Thank you?✌✌

    Reply
  23. sanju says

    December 6, 2016

    5 stars
    Thanks for this quick ealthy recipe.

    Reply
  24. sivani says

    September 16, 2016

    5 stars
    Hi swasthi,
    Cann’t thank you enough for all the recipes. Your blog is my favorite and i visit regularly to tey something new. I make these akki roti 2 to 3 times a week. Can I feed this to my 10 months old baby? If yes how much should i give. I was thinking of soaking it in dal and feeding. Do you think using ready made flour for baby is okay? Thank you. Pls reply

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    • swasthi says

      September 18, 2016

      welcome sivani,
      Thanks for trying the recipes. I do not suggest feeding akki roti to a baby. Your baby needs soft and well mashed foods like purees. Please allow your baby to turn at least 15 months to introduce such foods

      Reply
  25. shubha says

    January 20, 2016

    4 stars
    What is the combo for the akki roti??Please give that too..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 21, 2016

      Hi Shubha,
      I have mentioned in the beginning of the post, it is served with a chutney.
      You can try this coconut chutney , you can also skip coriander in the chutney recipe and replace chana dal with fried gram.
      Other chutney varieties that go well are
      tomato onion chutney
      carrot chutney

      Reply

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