Bajra & Ragi Masala Rotti – it’s a gluten-free rotti made with bajra, ragi and spices.A nutritious and filling recipe, served with plain yogurt and pickle.
Rotti is a popular breakfast recipe from Karnataka which is made with rice flour called akki rotti. This recipe is an adaptation of akki rotti but made with bajra and ragi flour.
How to make Bajra Ragi Rotti-
I have combined equal amounts of bajra and ragi with a good amount of onion, green chilly, cumin, coriander, little tamarind water, some jaggery, almond powder, lots of freshly chopped coriander leaves and salt. Combine all these ingredients with some hot water and make the rotti.
Its super filling and makes you feel good.
Few tips to making a tasty bajra ragi rotti-
Add a good amount of onion ( you can see in the picture below), onion makes the rotti tasty and keeps it soft for long time.
Dont add red chilly pwoder, green chili works best for rotti, so dont skip it.
Millets can be bland, addition of jaggery and tamarind water gives the much-needed tang and sweetness to the rotti.
Almond powder can be replaced with peanut powder.
Serve the rotti with yogurt and pickle of your choice.
Another roti recipe you will enjoy – masala sorgum roti
Few pickles you can serve the rotti with –
How to make Bajra Ragi Rotti (Step By Step photos) –
- finely chop the onion, green chilly and coriander leaves.
- Soak a small piece of tamarind in hot water for few minutes. Squeeze out the pulp and use the tamarind water.
- In a large bowl, add the jowar flour, ragi flour, onion, green chilli, coriander powder, coriander leaves, almond powder, cumin seeds, jaggery and salt. Mix well finely chop the onion, green chilly and coriander leaves.
4. Add the tamarind water and now slowly add the hot water and make a soft dough. 
5. The dough should be very similar to Akki rotti/ Rice flour rotti dough. Cover and set a side for twenty minutes. 
6. Smother the pan with oil, this helps the rotti from not sticking in the pan. Take a handful of dough and try spreading it evenly to form a flat disc. 
7.While spreading the dough, dip your hands in a bowl of water, this helps the dough from not sticking the hands and also helps in spreading the dough evenly. 
8. Pour a tsp of oil around the rotti, cover and cook on both sides till the rotti turns golden brown in color. 
9. Alternatively, you can also use a greased banana leaf or a parchment paper to make the rotti.
10. Spread some oil on the parchment paper and spread the dough . Drop the sheet upside down and cook for few seconds and gently remove the sheet. Finish cooking the rotti on both sides
11. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
12. Serve with some pickle and plain yogurt.
Bajra Ragi Masala Rotti Recipe-
- 1 cup Bajra flour (pearl millet flour)
- 1 cup Ragi Flour (finger millet flour)
- large onion, finely chopped
- 4 Green chilly, finely chopped
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- 3 tsp of tamarind pulp
- 1 tsp of jaggery
- ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp almond powder (or peanut powder)
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- about 1 ¼ cups of hot water
- Salt to taste and
- Oil to make the rotti
- finely chop the onion, green chilly and coriander leaves.
- Soak a small piece of tamarind in hot water for few minutes. Squeeze out the pulp and use the tamarind water.
- In a large bowl, add the jowar flour, ragi flour, onion, green chilli, coriander powder, coriander leaves, almond powder, cumin seeds, jaggery and salt. Mix well.
- Add the tamarind water and now
- add the hot water little and make a soft dough. The dough should be very similar to Akki rotti/ Rice flour rotti dough. Cover and set a side for twenty minutes.
- Smother the pan with oil, this helps the rotti from not sticking in the pan. Take a handful of dough and try spreading it evenly to form a flat disc. While spreading the dough, dip your hands in a bowl of water.
- This helps the dough from not sticking the hands and also helps in spreading the dough evenly.
- Pour a tsp of oil around the rotti, cover and cook on both sides till the rotti turns golden brown in color.
- Alternatively, you can also use a greased banana leaf or a parchment paper to make the rotti.
- Spread some oil on the parchment paper and spread the dough . Drop the sheet upside down and cook for few seconds and gently remove the sheet. Finish cooking the rotti on both sides
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Serve with some pickle and plain yogurt.
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