Akki hurittu is a traditional South Indian dish made from rice and is often consumed as a breakfast item or during fasting days.

please watch the video for detailed instructions from my mother.

Other hurittu recipes

kayi hurittu

aralu hurittu

ragi hurittu

Ingredients:

• Rice

Method:

1. Wash the rice 2 to 3 times.
2. Add 2 to 3 cups of very hot water to the washed rice, mix it with a spoon, cover it, and keep it aside for 3 to 4 hours.
3. Drain the water from the soaked rice.
4. Keep a thick-bottomed pan on medium-high heat.
5. Put a big spoonful of soaked rice in the pan and roast it.
6. Once the water has evaporated, leave it for 2 to 3 seconds and continue roasting until it turns golden brown.
7. Remove the roasted rice and spread it on a plate.
8. Repeat the same procedure with the remaining soaked rice.
9. Allow the roasted rice to cool down and then grind it into a fine powder.
10. Store the akki hurittu in an airtight container.

Using hurittu in Recipes:

Grated Coconut and Jaggery or Sugar:

1. Mix jaggery and coconut.
2. Add hurittu and mix it.
3. Add either water or milk and mix well.
4. Enjoy the mixture as a sweet dish.

Tamarind Extract Drink:

1. Take tamarind extract and add water and jaggery. Let it dissolve.
2. Add hurittu and mix well.
3. Drink the mixture.

Buttermilk or Curd with Salt or Jaggery:

1. To the buttermilk or curd, add salt or jaggery and mix it well.
2. Addhurittu and mix thoroughly.
3. Drink the mixture.