Ragi rotti ( kn, ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ) is a breakfast food of the state of
Karnataka
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India
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. It is most popular in the rural areas of southern Karnataka. It is made of ''ragi'' (
finger millet
''Eleusine coracana'', or finger millet, also known as ragi in India, kodo in Nepal, is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species ...
) flour. ''Ragi-Rotti'' means ''ragi-pancake'' in the native language,
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
. It is prepared in the same way as
akki rotti
Akki rotti ( kn, ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ) is a rice-based breakfast item unique to the state of Karnataka, India. ''Akki rotti'' means "rice bread" in the native language, Kannada. It is made of rice flour which is mixed with salt an ...
. The ragi flour is mixed with salt and water and kneaded well to come up with a soft dough. While making the dough; sliced
onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the on ...
s and
carrots
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griddle
A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface. Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, a flat heated cooking surface built into a stove or ...
(
tava
A tava(h) / tawa(h) (mainly on the Indian subcontinent), saj (in Arabic), sac (in Turkish) and other variations and combinations thereof, is a metal-made cooking utensil. The tawa is round and can be flat, but more commonly has a curved prof ...
) and a small amount of the dough is neatly spread over it to resemble a thin pancake (''rotti''). A small amount of oil is spread over it and the
griddle
A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface. Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, a flat heated cooking surface built into a stove or ...
is cooked over heat till the ''rotti'' turns crisp. Ragi rotti is served hot and is eaten along with
chutney
A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sauce ...
Akki rotti
Akki rotti ( kn, ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ) is a rice-based breakfast item unique to the state of Karnataka, India. ''Akki rotti'' means "rice bread" in the native language, Kannada. It is made of rice flour which is mixed with salt an ...
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Nachni bhakri
Bhakri () is a round flatbread (roti) often used in the cuisine of the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Karnataka in India. The bhakri prepared using jowar or bajra is coarser than a regular wheat chapati.
Bhakri can be either soft ...
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Ragi mudde
Ragi mudde, ragi sangati or kali, colloquially simply referred to as either (which means 'lump') or '','' i.e. 'flour'); is a wholesome meal in the state of Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh. It is mainly popular with th ...