Ragi Health Drink – Finger Millet Recipes

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Ragi or finger millet is known for its nutritious qualities.

Ragi Dosa tastes different from Masala Dosa or Plain Dosa made with rice and dal.

A variety of tasty dishes are made out of Ragi. ragi recipes or finger millet recipes are supposed to be good for diabetic patients.

You can check out a special Ragi Health Drink on this site.

Radha Deep’s Ragi Recipe

Ingredients:

Two cups of ragi; 2 cups of wheat; one cup of sprouted green gram (moong dal in India); two tablespoons of almond; 2 tablespoon of fried gram, one tablespoon of peanuts, a pinch of saffron; 5 cardamoms

Method:

Roast all ingredients, except fried gram, cardamom and saffron. (Roast peanuts separately and remove the outer skin.) Add these two to the roasted mix and grind to a fine flour. Add one tablespoon of the malt thus obtained to 1 cup of warm milk. Add sugar/ sugar substitute or honey as sweetener, for a delicious and healthy beverage.

Cardamom and saffron are storehouses of nutrition containing ample proteins. Minerals like calcium and iron, and Vitamin C. Saffron also contains vitamin A. Besides, the carbohydrates, minerals and fiber of the various grains are counterbalanced by the proteins provided by the green gram lentil and the almonds. Adding fruits and milk to the malt provides essential vitamins and antioxidants. All in all, a fully balanced meal that is delicious and easy to prepare.

The ragi malt thus prepared is also called huri hittu in Kannada. (Huri-roast, hittu – floor) here are a few one-minute recipes for huri hittu.

  • Add milk, honey and fruits to two tablespoons of huri hittu, to get custard like consistency. It makes a great snack, high on nutrition
  • Add a tablespoon of huri hittu to a cup of milk for a great health drink. Honey or sugar is optional.
  • Prepare jaggery syrup and add the huri hittu to it with a spoon of ghee (clarified butter) and knead to make small balls. Ideal for a between meal snack for children.

{ 6 comments }

vasudha October 14, 2008 at 11:26 am

One doubt.

Should I wash the ragi and dry it before roasting it. How much should I roast the items?

Radha Deep October 14, 2008 at 5:21 pm

It is preferable you wash, strain and dry the ragi before you roast it.

It is very easy to roast ragi. First place the pan on a low flame. Put in only a handful of the ragi you want to roast. As soon as the ragi is done it turns white and bigger in size (just like popcorn). Remove this and add the next handful of ragi to the pan, until; the whole amount is roasted.

srinivasan February 14, 2009 at 1:01 pm

Hi i am in preparation of millet(ragi, thenai, varagu, samai) based food items. Can u help me some more types of food items we can prepare

Rangoo February 14, 2009 at 1:39 pm

You can find ragi dosa, ragi pop corn, ragi health drink and ragi roti etc. on this site

http://want2learn.com/recipes/ragi-recipes

chandrika March 14, 2009 at 8:17 am

hi,
how sprouted green gram can be roasted.

plz rply

Radha Deep March 14, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Hi Chandrika,
Put the sprouted green gram in a pan. Do not add oil or ghee. Place the pan on a low flame and with a ladle lightly toss the grains until they appear to become dry and crisp. Thiat is when you know that the green gram has been roasted.

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