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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Dibba Rotti / Dibba Roti - Andhra Pradesh Cuisine

Today we are starting the month long marathon with each day for one state in India. We have decided on 30 states and doing them alphabetically.. First comes the state of Andhra Pradesh. This is what I have always heard about Andhra dishes – “Dishes are very spicy.. They have a lot of garlic usage. Many thuvayals and podis are quite famous there. The dishes are high in oil content”. Again this is what I have heard… With little search from the internet – Andhra is the biggest producer of Red Chili, Rice and millets and these occupy a heavy part of their cuisine too.. Pickles are an important part of the cuisine. There are many popular Andhra dishes like “Hyderabad Biriyani, Pesarattu, Minapattu, dibba roti, sago upuma, varieties of pappu, gongura pickle etc”.. A traditional and authentic dish from Andhra Pradesh which is typically enjoyed for breakfast. I got this recipe from here.. Dibba means plump.. This dish is very plumpy. Soft inside, but crispy on the outer.. This tasted delicious with coconut chutney  or tomato urugai. It is preferred to use a iron or heavy brass pans to make this dibba rotti, but you can make in non-stick also.. However I loved it when made with the iron pans.
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Ingredients
Rice - 1 cup
Urad Dal / Ulutham Parupu - 1 cup
Green Chili - 3
Ginger - 2 inch piece
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon per roti
Curry Leaves - 10
Coriander Leaves - 1/4 cup
Onions - 1 cup
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MethodSoak the rice and urad dal separately for 8 hours or overnight
Drain the water and add it to a blender along with green chili, ginger and salt and make a thick coarse paste.
Add cumin seeds, onions, asafetida, curry leaves, coriander leaves. Mix all this with the batter well.
The batter will be very thick and similar to vadai batter.. It will not be pourable.. So we will use our hands to spread the batter on the tawa and not any ladle
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Heat a pan and add 1 table spoon of oil. Take about a cup of the batter and spread the batter on the hot pan with your hands and take caare not to touch the pan with your hands.. It will be hot!!
Since the batter is quite thick, you will not get burned..
Cover and cook on slow flame and when the other side is cooked, flip and cook the other side until golden on both sides
Serve hot with chutney or tomato urugai!!
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33 comments:

  1. Wholesome and delicious looking rotis. Excellent preparation.
    Deepa

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  2. This is new to me...I will surely try this yummy dish

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  3. Oh good that we ended up making the same..:)..looks great..

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  4. very tempting and delicious dibba roti :) looks super inviting !! am so looking forward for you other states , wounderful recipe to begin the marathon !!

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  5. Dibba roti looks delicious..

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  6. And you and srivalli are tempting me to make this thick rottis soon at home, well done with a delicious roti, good start for Mega marathon Sowmya.

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  7. Looks so delicious and spicy!!!!

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  8. Rice and dal an awesome combo for a healthy breakfast!!!! Dibba roti looks very inviting with all the added spices. Love the condiment urugaiii!!!!

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  9. Ever since Suma posted this I am in love with this roti and make it often. .it surely is a wonderful choice.

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  10. good one ! I had bookmarked this, but fell short at the last min ... i think u and valli have the same recipe :-))

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  11. Delicious looking dibba rotties. Especially love the chutney. Wonderful combination.

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  12. I had bookmarked this but make the briyani instead. Nice recipe. Will be making this soon...

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  13. Hi stopping here for the first time and have a wonderful collection of recipes. Roti looks healthy and filling one...Happy meeting through blogging..

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  14. What a crispy & delicious rotti.. Looks so crunchy & yum.

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  15. Good one to start the Marathon with..Looking forward to the rest of your creations!!

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  16. Yummy looking dibba roti. Looking forward to your posts this month.

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  17. I never heard of this roti.. Love the spice and way it prepared.. Yumm

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  18. Such a tempting roti sowmya .Well done dear

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  19. Love the dibba roti. This is something that I had forgotten about. Thanks.

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  20. this is now on my todo since the time i saw this recipe on valli's site this morning...lovely dish and now a double reason to try it out

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  21. When I saw this in Valli's space, it just took me back to my school days. My grandma used to make 'cheenachatti dosas' and these really remind me of her making it for me :-)

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  22. Lovely recipe to start off the month. Looking forward to the others.

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  23. Such a wholesome roti! Looking forward to the rest of your recipes :)

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  24. Second Dibba roti for this series,looks so delicious...

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  25. loved how your photos showed the thickness..looks so good

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  26. fillinf rotti.. I have heard about this lots but never tried at home

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  27. filling rotti.. I have heard about this rotti lots, but never tried at home.. looks delicious

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  28. Dibba roti looks absolutely inviting Sowmya. Love to have a bite...

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  29. Rice recipe. I am from the AP but never heard of dibba roti until I started blogging. Isn't it amazing how the food varies from region to region even in a state. Yes, we love garlic and pretty much add it to everything we cook.

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  30. Yummy one. We make it more thicker than your version.

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  31. A nice variation to our regular dosa and idly. Love this one. Bookmarked.

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  32. i don't understand how i missed it. Dibba roti looks wonderful dear...

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