Akki Roti and Tomato Chutney

About Akki Roti and Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

• Rice flour 2 cups
• Medium onion, finely chopped ½
• Green chillies, finely chopped 1 tsp
• Fresh coconut, scraped 2 tbsps
• Cumin seeds, roasted 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil 1 tsp
• Tomato chutney
• Medium tomatoes, roughly chopped 4
• Oil 2 tsps
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Fresh red chillies, finely chopped 1½

How to Make Akki Roti and Tomato Chutney (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. To make akki roti, put rice flour, onion, green chillies, coconut, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and oil in a mixing bowl and mix. Add sufficient warm water and knead into a soft dough.
2. Divide the dough into equal balls and roll out each ball into a roti.
3. Heat a non-stick tawa and cook the rotis, one at a time, turning sides, till they are evenly cooked and crisp on both sides.
4. To make tomato chutney, heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds and let them splutter. Add tomatoes and salt and mix well. Cook till tomatoes soften.
5. Take the pan off heat and add red chillies and mix.
6. Cool the mixture, transfer into a mixer jar and grind to a paste. Transfer into a serving bowl.
7. Arrange the akki rotis on a serving platter and serve with tomato chutney.

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