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    Home » Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner Recipes » Sadda Roti, Bajra Savory Pancake

    Sadda Roti, Bajra Savory Pancake

    Published: May 27, 2008 · Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by Srivalli · 19 Comments

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    I was away for a day and I feel I have so much to catch up! I had energy just enough to write on the post and hit the publish button and then I was off. I took a day off from work and just spent the entire day in bed. Luckily by night, I was back to normal. But looks like I can never miss my Monday blues and I had them on Tuesday!

    Though I always loved going to school, butterflies literally ran around by Sunday evening. I never missed a day in school, even on a rainy day when the school was closed, I used to go and confirm that it's closed before returning home. Still, I used to be all apprehensive thinking about what I was going to face and it never was easy growing up on that.

    College was worse as it was something I never liked. I guess it's very important to make your child enjoy their school or college, as those are something that can never be recreated in one's life! But since it's something that I can't change, I got to live with it.

    But then I found it stranger that these Monday blues haunt me even after I started working. Well, I simply now live with that! Can't do much about it right. Just like these, there is a certain food that keeps you going just by the thoughts. One such item is Sadda roti or Bajra savory pancake or flatbread or whatever you may call it. It is a dish from my childhood. As I have said, my granny used to get this flour from our native, and Amma used to make different dishes with this flour quite regularly. My most favorite one was the savory rotti that she. Even now thinking about it, I am craving another bite. You just got to taste it once, to get hooked to it.

    Very authentic Andhra and rustic at that!

    I loved it every time Amma made this for me and I was always left reaching more for it even after it got over! I was not able to get the latest picture of it and was able to find this old one in my draft. Will upload a clearer picture when I prepare it again.

    Ingredients Needed:

    Sadda Pindi - 1 cup
    Onions - 1 medium
    Green Chilies - 2 long
    Salt to taste
    Water to make the dough
    Oil for cooking


    Method to prepare:

    Take the flour in a bowl and add the onions, chilies, and salt. Mix well and slowly add water, enough to gather it to a stiff dough. The consistency should be just enough to allow you to pat down as a regular circle without breaking.

    Take a wet cloth and divide the dough into equal balls. Take each one and gently press it down using your fingers. If you feel the dough is sticking to your fingers, dab your fingers with water and again pat it out evenly.

    Heat a tawa and smear oil over it. Once it's hot, simmer the flame and gently remove the patted roti and transfer to the tawa. Since you are using portable cloth, you have the luxury of taking the cloth near the pan and transfer it immediately!

    Let it cook on one side and gently flip to the other side. Apply oil and cook well. When you see brown spots, and generally look cooked, you can remove them.

    This tastes great as hot or even cold. Amma makes Groundnut chutney to go with this, but I love it as such!

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    Sadda Roti, Bajra Savory Pancake ~ Roti Mela!

    Course Desserts
    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    By Diet Vegetarian
    Dish Type Indian Flatbread, Millets
    Author Srivalli
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    1. notyet100 says

      May 27, 2008 at 12:59 pm

      whats sadda pindi,,,not aware,,roti looks,,.good,..

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    2. kamala says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm

      Another one to send to appa.Looks inviting valli

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    3. ranji says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:37 pm

      delicious roti with a lovely color...

      Reply
    4. foodwithapinchoflove says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:50 pm

      I have a surprise for you at my blog 🙂

      Thats a nice dish Srivalli ... Have not tried making anything with bajra flour - but this one with onions and green chillies seems simple to make and looks good ...

      Reply
    5. foodwithapinchoflove says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:56 pm

      Sorry to have missed out ...

      Reply
    6. Hetal says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:59 pm

      Hmmm...this looks tasty,I love this diah,back home in India we make it a lot!!

      Reply
    7. Uma says

      May 27, 2008 at 3:21 pm

      bajra roti looks so good, Srivalli! Yummy!

      Reply
    8. Sangeeth says

      May 27, 2008 at 3:35 pm

      lovely roti...due to this roti mela iam learning new types of roti...which is really helping my diet 🙂

      Reply
    9. Suma Rajesh says

      May 27, 2008 at 3:58 pm

      hello....first time to ur blog.and u have a amazing one....roti looks really yummy ....

      Reply
    10. Divya says

      May 27, 2008 at 4:11 pm

      Hey srivalli..hope you are feeling better now..i've been away from the blogosphere for a week and struggling to catch up!!

      Reply
    11. Arundathi says

      May 27, 2008 at 5:28 pm

      Lol, Run, Valli, Run! 🙂 They're catching up! 🙂

      This looks great!

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    12. vkn says

      May 27, 2008 at 6:03 pm

      hi Srivalli, it has been a long time since we spoke. How are you doing? Marked ur sadda roti for a taste-test in my reader and came here to invite you personally to participate at My Dhaba's Maha Meme taste-testing event for You Can Cook. More later my friend.

      Reply
    13. Sukanya Ramkumar says

      May 27, 2008 at 6:08 pm

      Hi...
      This roti looks YUM!. So healthy to. Nice recipe. Love it....

      Reply
    14. Sia says

      May 27, 2008 at 1:10 pm

      we had bank holiday yest but feeling the monday blues today!!! somethings never change:)
      lvely recipe valli. i have got one more post coming up for ur roti mela. hope to post it soon

      Reply
    15. KayKat says

      May 27, 2008 at 7:04 pm

      Yay! I just found this cookbook that I've been hunting for a while now - and it has the perfect roti recipe for this mela 🙂

      Now, can you start shipping some of your awesome bajra rotis my way?

      Reply
    16. TBC says

      May 27, 2008 at 2:57 pm

      I don't think I've ever eaten anything made of bajra flour. Sounds good.

      Reply
    17. Divya Vikram says

      May 27, 2008 at 9:05 pm

      The sadda roti is new to me..Looks healthy and delicious too

      Reply
    18. sowmya says

      May 28, 2008 at 12:08 am

      looks so yummy...nice recipe..

      Reply
    19. Veda Murthy says

      May 28, 2008 at 5:15 am

      Dear Valli

      I really admire ur strength ...even though u were down with fever u have the strength to post a new recipe almost everyday! hats off dear!!!hope u r doing good now!

      Veda

      Reply

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