Tasty & healthy Brown Rice delicacy (Puffed Roti from Rice) cooked in Clay Tava!
Ingredients | ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು: - Traditional Way (ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಶೈಲಿ):
4 cups Boiled Rice | ಕುಚ್ಚುಲಕ್ಕಿ ( ಕುಸುಬಲಕ್ಕಿ) *
1/2 cup White Rice | ಬೆಳ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ *
Salt to taste | ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು ಉಪ್ಪು
Banana leaves (40 pieces) | ಬಾಳೆ ಎಲೆ (40 ತುಂಡುಗಳು)
Clay (Earthen) Tava | ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಕಾವಲಿಗೆ (ಓಡು | ಹೆಂಚು)
I have used BVK brand Boiled Rice & broken Steam Rice (Sona Masuri)
Recipe (ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ):
Soak white rice and boiled rice together in warm water for about 6-10 hrs. Grind soaked rice in 2 batches into smooth dough by adding around 2 cups of water in each batch. If the Batter has excess Water, it can be refrigerated for 4-6 hrs or batter can be covered in dry cotton cloth for 30 mins.
Take one banana leaf and place it over the flat wooden plate. Take handful of dough, make round ball shape and place it over the banana leaf as shown in the picture below. 
Place another banana leaf over the ball as shown in the picture below.
Press this ball into medium thin round shaped rotti using any flat hard material as shown in the picture below. Make sure that the rotti does not contain any holes in it.
Heat the Tava(Made using clay) and place the rotti along with both the banana leaves. Cook both sides of rotti by frequently alternating the sides.
After 2-3 mins remove the banana leaves and cook both the sides of the rotti as shown in the picture below.
Once it starts puffing up, remove the rotti from the Tava and place it over the charcoal or high gas flame as shown in the picture below. 
Serve hot along with Basale Bendi, Basale Sambar, Basale Kutu, Suvarnagadde Bendi, Hesaru Kaalu Khara Bendi or any other curry. The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 20 Rottis.
Note: Those who are using Gas stove and can't grind the batter thick as shown in the above recipe can follow the following recipe:
Note: Those who are using Gas stove and can't grind the batter thick as shown in the above recipe can follow the following recipe:
Ingredients | ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು: - Modern Way (ನೂತನ ಶೈಲಿ):
2 cups White Rice | ಬೆಳ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ *
1 cup Boiled Rice | ಕುಚ್ಚುಲಕ್ಕಿ ( ಕುಸುಬಲಕ್ಕಿ) *
Salt to taste | ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು ಉಪ್ಪು
Banana leaves (32 pieces) | ಬಾಳೆ ಎಲೆ (32 ತುಂಡುಗಳು)
Clay (Earthen) Tava | ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಕಾವಲಿಗೆ (ಓಡು | ಹೆಂಚು)
Recipe (ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ):
Soak white and boiled rice in water for about 6-8 hrs. Grind them into smooth paste by adding required amount of water. Transfer this to a heavy bottomed vessel and heat.
Stir this mixture continuously until it is solid enough to make balls.
Follow the same steps as specified above and cook the Rottis in gas flame and puff it in high flame just like Pulkas as shown in the pictures below.
The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 16 Rottis.
Tips (ಸಲಹೆ):
Traditional Way:
* Soaking the Rice in warm water will make the Rottis Soft. Don't soak in boiling water, Rice will become too soft like Porridge
* If the Batter has excess Water, it can be refrigerated for 4-6 hrs or batter can be covered in dry cotton cloth for 30 mins
Modern Way:
* Batter can be prepared in bulk & stored in freezer for instant usage
Common:
* Use good quality of Rice
* To get the puffed Rottis, make sure it has no holes after pressing
* Rottis can be pressed in advance (10-20 hrs) & placed in plastic covers in refrigerator (If you keep it for longer time, the batter becomes little sour)
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ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಶೈಲಿ:
* ಅಕ್ಕಿಯನ್ನು ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆ ಹಾಕುವುದರಿಂದ, ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯು ಮೃದುವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ (ಮೆತ್ತಗೆ). ಕುದಿಯುವ ಬಿಸಿ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆ ಹಾಕಬೇಡಿ. ಅಕ್ಕಿಯು ಗಂಜಿಯಂತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
* ಹಿಟ್ಟು ನೀರಾದರೆ, 4-6 ಗಂಟೆ ಫ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಂದು ಒಣ ಹತ್ತಿ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಿ 30 ನಿಮಿಷ ಇಡಿ
ನೂತನ ಶೈಲಿ:
* ಉಳಿದ ಹಿಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಫ್ರೀಜರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು, ಬೇಕಾದಾಗ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಬಹುದು
ಎರಡೂ ವಿಧಾನ:
* ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಕ್ಕಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ
* ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಉಬ್ಬಿ ಬರಬೇಕಾದರೆ, ಒತ್ತಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಾಳೆ ಎಲೆ ತೆಗೆದು ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಡುವೆ ತೂತುಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
* ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಮೊದಲೇ ಒತ್ತಿ (10-20 ಗಂಟೆ), ಒಂದು ಪ್ಲಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಲಕೋಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಿಸಿ, ಫ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಬಹುದು (ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಮಯ ಇಟ್ಟರೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಹುಳಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ)
