How to make…Arisi roti

This dish is a north Kannada favourite. I learnt to make it from my mother-in-law.

What you need

Boiled rice – 2 cups

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves – a few

For sautéing

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Curry leaves – a few

Green chillies, chopped (optional) - 2

Oil - 2 tsp

Cooking instructions

Soak the rice for atleast four hours.

Grind the rice to a slightly thick, coarse consistency.

In a pan, add oil and sauté mustard seeds, curry leaves and chillies.

Mix it with the prepared flour.

Heat a kadai with oil.

Make small flat rounds of dough and deep fry in the kadai.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Gokila Ramaraj is a homemaker who loves to try new dishes. Handwork and designing kolams are her other hobbies.