Sarva Pindi - Telangana style rice flour roti, Grandma's recipe

Sarva Pindi

I remember my grand mother and her mother preparing sarva pindi during mansoons. Its the first thing I always wanted to munch on a rainy day.

Servings: 2 to 3
Preparation time : 10 Mins
Cooking time : 10 Mins

Ingredients:

Rice flour : 2 1/2 cups
Spring onions : 2 or more as per your taste
Chana dal (Bengal gram split) : 1/4 cup
Sesame seeds (Til) : 2 tbsp
Salt : As per taste
Green chillies : 5 to  6 or more or less depends on your taste
Curry leaves : 1/4 cup
Water : Enough to kneed a dough
Oil : Enough for tawa fry

Method :

1. Grind green chillies and curry leave in to a paste with out adding water.
2. In bowl mix all ingredients except oil.
3. Kneed flour in to dough and rest it for 5 to 10 mins by covering it with a muslin cloth or kitchen towel
4. After 5 to 10 mins kneed again.
5. Now take a deep and heavy bottom aluminium pan (Appr 8 to 10 inches diameter) and rub 3 to 4 tbsp on oil to the bottom of the pan.
6. Take a tennis ball size of dough and place it in the middle of pan and press gently to the sides of the pan.
7. You can spread roti as thin as you can if you want a crispy roti or you can make a thick roti if you want a chewy roti. How ever the size and shape may be it tastes amazing.
8. Now with your pointing finger make holes in roti. This helps roti to cook evenly. It also help roti to absorb and release excess heat of the pan.
9. Now pour 1 to 2 tbsp of oil over the roti.
10. Now place the pan with the lid on medium flame and let it cook for 3 to 4 mins
11. Now reduce the flame and let it cook for 1 more minute.
12. If you made roti for about 1/2 inch thick, then let roti to cook on medium flame for 5 to 6 mins and 2 to 3 mins on low flame.
13. Keep checking the bottom the roti. Once roti turns in to golder brown flip it and cook it on medium flame for 3 minutes.
14. Once its cooked well transfer it into a serving tray. These rotis will remain fresh for 3 to 4 days.
15. This can be served as snacks or breakfast.
16. You can reduce the amount of oil if you cook it on a non stick tawa or in a grill oven.

Do try this recipe. Simple, quick and easy and let me know your reviews.

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