I dear Ragi( finger millet) for many reasons. Ragi is non solely a gluten gratis grain therefore a neat alternative for regular flour, it is too a nutrient that has been traditionally a business office of our cuisine for fourth dimension immemorial! It is aught novel to us, therefore it is non a fad! Raagi too has immense wellness benefits.
It is my go-to when I don't stimulate got solid position down dosa ( pancake/crepe) batter ready. I in addition to so either brand Ragi Neer Dosa or this Phanna polo which is traditionally made using maida( all role flour). One twenty-four hours when I was close to brand Neer dosa using Ragi, I said to myself: why non crusade making Phanna polo? I tried it in addition to it came amazingly tasty! Everybody only loved it!! Here is the slow recipe:
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
Raagi ( finger millet) flour: one cup
Oil: one tsp +for greasing the skillet/griddle( I usage kokosnoot oil). You could usage whatsoever cooking oil.
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: one sprig
Jeera ( cumin seeds): 1/4 tsp( optional)
Freshly grated coconut: one tbsp
Water: iii cups+ two cups
Salt: every bit per taste
Method:
Mix Ragi/finger millet flour amongst iii cups water. Keep aside for fifteen mins.
After fifteen mins, discard the piece of occupation past times H2O in addition to the dark Raagi husk until you lot accomplish the lighter sediment. Now add together two to a greater extent than cups of H2O & tabular array salt in addition to blend it for thirty seconds, using a mitt blender or using a regular blender. Blending ensures that you lot larn a prissy homogenous batter. The batter should last sparse in addition to free-flowing.Add freshly grated kokosnoot in addition to stir well( Do non grind the coconut).
Heat one tsp crude inwards a skillet, add together mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter, plough off the flaming in addition to add together curry leaves.
Add this to the Ragi batter in addition to stir well.
Heat the griddle/ skillet on medium -high heat.Grease the skillet/ griddle liberally amongst kokosnoot oil. When the griddle is hot, stimulate got a ladleful/cupful of batter in addition to pour it from out to in.
The batter hisses in addition to spreads similar a lace on the griddle.
Serve hot amongst a chutney of your choice.I stimulate got served it amongst ambuli gojju( greenish mango dip).
I am certain you lot volition dear it! I am bringing this to Simple Supper Tuesday # 91!
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
The fox to making practiced dosas in addition to the dosas non sticking to your skillet/griddle is past times ensuring that the skillet is greased well. Also, the temperature of the griddle has to last maintained hot throughout.
Tip for good for you lot living:
Apart from beingness gluten free, whole grain cereal,finger millet has several other wellness benefits . It has a higher poly peptide in addition to mineral content compared to all other cereals. It contains of import amino acids that are non constitute inwards other cereals. It has the highest calcium an potassium content inwards comparing amongst other cereals. It is too a neat beginning of iron! It is too rich inwards B vitamins in addition to dietary fiber. It too has a low-glycemic index making it an ideal nutrient for diabetics.
References:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23522794
http://www.supraorganics.com/finger-millets-benefits.php
http://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/health-benefits-of-ragi.htm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Benefits-of-Ragi/articleshow/10288786.cms
Food for thought:
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