An easy and delicious recipe made with cooked rice, herbs, spices and veggies. An excellent way to use leftover rice.

Here is a delicious way to use up leftover cooked rice. This recipe for akki roti / cooked rice roti comes together in no time and makes for a perfect breakfast. This is a regular at home. Many times, I make extra rice just to make akki rotis for breakfast. They cook up crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Do try this at home.

One tip while making akki rotis is to finely chop all the veggies so it’s easy to make rotis.
We like to make nice and spicy akki rotis at home. Green chillies are the only spice used for heat. So finely chop the green chillies so it’s evenly distributed. Green chilli paste can also be used.

Spreading the rotis on a banana leaf makes it easy to transfer the roti on the tawa. If you cannot source banana leaf, parchment paper can also be used.

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Here is the video of how to make leftover rice rotti

Leftover Rice Rotti Recipe | South Indian Style Cooked Rice Rotti

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An easy and delicious recipe made with cooked rice, herbs, spices and veggies. An excellent way to use leftover rice.

Total Time: 30m
Yield: 5-6 rottis 1x

Ingredients

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3 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, grated
4 green chillies, finely chopped
3 sprigs curry leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup idiyappam rice flour
Oil for making rottis

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Instructions

Grind the cooked rice in a mixie without adding any water. Just a pulse for a few seconds will do. The ground paste need not be very smooth. A coarse paste will do.
Transfer the ground paste to a big bowl. To the paste add in the finely chopped onion, grated carrots, green chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, cumin seeds and the salt.
Finally add the rice flour little by little and knead the mixture to a soft dough. Do not add any water.
Make balls out of the dough. A tennis ball size will work for the recipe. While making the balls, wet your hands in water frequently so the dough does not stick to the hands.
Take a banana leaf or a parchment paper. Spread the prepped ball to a six to seven inch size roti. Use your palm to spread the roti. Wet hands frequently so the dough does not stick while spreading.
After shaping the rotti, make small holes on the rotti so it cooks evenly.
Heat a tawa and sprinkle a little oil. Transfer the banana leaf on the tawa. Leave it for a few seconds. Peel the banana leaf. Sprinkle little oil on the rotti. Cover the rotti with a lid and cook for a couple of minutes. Flip the rotti and cook for a minute more.
Rottis are ready.
Serve hot!

Author: Suguna Vinodh
Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 15m

Keywords: leftover rice rotti