Finger millet, also known as Kezhvaragu/Keppai – Tamil, Ragi-Kannada, Ragulu – Telugu, Koovaragu – Malayalam is a highly nutritious millet. There are many ways of using this millet in our very day dishes…here is the recipe for a savory snack “Ragi Murukku” which can be had with your evening cup of tea or coffee. Ragi Murukku has a decent taste,…
Ragi
Description: A simple and healthy recipe to prepare kozhukattai using finger millet / Ragi flour. These are made with ready made store bought roasted ragi flour and few other simple ingredients. Traditionally white rice flour kozhukattai , stuffed modaks and sundal are offered to Lord Ganesha during Vinayaga Chatruthi pooja. Lets go one step ahead and make it more healthier…
Ragi Porridge or Kepaai koozhl is very healthy and cooling. This is the best breakfast on sunny days. People having diabetes can have it very well.
Ragi is also known as millet, nachni, sollu, or sattemavu which is full of proteins and helps in digesting as it has high content of calcium and some rare nutrients such as methionine . Raagi Flour also known as kurakkan flour is used to make rotis, dosa, porridge and other food products.
Ragi (finger millet) a excellent source of proteins, good for diabetic peoples..pediatricians recommend ragi food for infants of six months and over because of its high nutritional content, especially calcium.Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge..My mom used to prepare them as idlies n they tastes awesome, i never tried them here..tried sterday for dinner n its turns soo good..wish to share with u all..here we go..
Finger millet Idli/Kezhvaragu Idli
This delicious and damn healthy adai is my mother’s recipe. She make this in 2 varieties. The one below is the kaaram version and the other a sweet version ( will upload it a lil later)
Simple evening tiffin prepared with store bought Ragi flour.
Englsih ~ Finger Millet
Tamil ~ Kezhvaragu
Telugu ~ Ragi
Kannada ~ Ragi
Hindi ~ Ragi, Nachani, Bajra
Malayalam ~ Panjapule
Srilanka ~ Kurakkan
Puttu maavu / Kezhveragu puttu / Steamed puttu
Finger millet / Ragi is widely consumed in Karnataka, popular in rural Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Mostly its used in porridge or Mudde / kali preparations. Due to its high nutritional content its getting significant importance recently and people have started inculcating it in many day to day dishes too. Here's one from my kitchen…
Englsih ~ Finger Millet
Tamil ~ Kezhvaragu
Telugu ~ Ragi
Kannada ~ Ragi
Hindi ~ Ragi, Nachani, Bajra
Malayalam ~ Panjapule