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Sajjige Rotti or Rava Rotti is a hand patted rustic semolina bread from Karnataka cuisine. Usually made for fasting purposes or a quick breakfast or snack.

Sajjige Rotti | ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Easy Breakfast from Mangalore

Kalyani
Sajjige Rotti or Rava Rotti is a hand patted rustic semolina bread from Karnataka cuisine. Usually made for fasting purposes or a quick breakfast or snack.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Accompaniment, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine Karnataka Cuisine, Konkani
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups Fine Semolina Chiroti Sooji / Chiroti Rava
  • 1 Cucumber medium size
  • 1.25 tsp Salt or to taste
  • 2 TBSP Coriander leaves chopped fine
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves don’t skip this
  • 4 Green chillies adjust spice – minced fine
  • 2/3 grated coconut fresh / frozen
  • 2 TBSP grated carrots
  • 1/2 cup minced onions I didn’t add
  • 2 tsp Oil – to fry per roti

Instructions
 

  • Dry roast rava for 1-2 mins in a hot kadai (this step is totally optional but the friend who taught me this said it gives better results than raw sooji).
  • Grind coconut with green chillies without any water to a roughish smooth paste.
  • Transfer to a bowl. Add un-peeled and finely grated cucumber (with the water that it would leave), coconut and the rest of the ingredients except oil and mix to a dough. DON’T add any additional water.
  • Mix all above ingredients gently and rest for 10-15 minutes
  • Tip : The consistency of the dough should be drop proof (if you take a lump in your hand, there should be no water dripping nor should the dough break into parts).
  • Take a wax paper or oiled plastic sheet and flatten a portion of the dough onto it flattening out on all sides.
  • Transfer it gently onto a hot tava / griddle , drizzle oil on its sides.
  • Gently turn over once one side is cooked, if required, add oil on the other side. Cook till slightly crispy
  • Serve immediately with some jaggery and ghee mixture (skip ghee if vegan) for a yummy, filling dish
  • When it turns slightly brown and crisp, lift it off the tava / griddle.
  • Serve hot with just pickle / chutneypudi / jaggery-ghee combo :)

Notes

Tips to make tasty Sajjige Rotti
  • This rotti can be patted even thinner and bigger (almost the size of a dinner plate), but that would be flakier and requires more oil
  • Use semolina / bombay rava for this. Rice Rava / Akki Thari will not work. Chiroti rava (fine semolina) is best suited for this. Lapsi / Godhuma rava may not work too.
  • If you don't have cucumbers, sub with grated lauki / sorekayi (ensure they are not bitter) and some grated carrots
  • Don't skip the coconut as it makes the rotti tasty and slightly soft too.
  • If adding onions / spring onions to this (as long as it's not a fasting dish), be sure to add the water (if required) once the onions have released water)
  • If the dough becomes too watery or unable to pat them, add 1-2 TBSP of roasted rava.
  • Don't confuse this with Sajje Rotti (of North Karnataka cuisine) - Sajje Rotti is bajra (black millet flattened bread), although the names sound similar.
  • This dough will dry up very soon so keep covered when you are flattening out one pancake.
• • Addition of onions are optional. Sometimes, the batter is also soaked in sour buttermilk and made like dosa (spread thin and roasted on both sides).
Keyword Cucumber Rotti, Fasting Recipes, Flat Bread, No Onion No garlic, quick breakfast indian, Rava Rotti, Sajjige ROtti
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