Healthy Breakfast Ideas: Four Ragi Recipes You’ll Love

Ragi has gradually become people’s favourite across the country. Not only is it a wonder cereal, but it also has protein, anti-ageing properties, roughage, and calcium. Moreover, it is a healthier option for people who might be at risk of osteoporosis or low haemoglobin levels and it also controls blood glucose levels. It also has a high amount of fibre which helps in weight loss. Ragi is also good for hair and skin due to its richness in protein and vitamin E respectively.

Now that you know Ragi has various benefits you must include it in your diet. Dosa is one popular way to use the cereal even if you are unfamiliar with it. 

Three Different Ways To Make Ragi Dosas

The recipe you can use for making your ragi dosa is here.

1. Quick ragi dosa with yoghurt: The first way is an instant way to make ragi dosa in just a few minutes. Just mix Ragi flour with curd and water, you can also use buttermilk. Just gently whisk this mixture and let it sit for five minutes. The recipe is similar to oats dosa. You can enjoy it with your favourite South Indian chutney or any dip of your choice. A pro-tip is to keep the tawa hot and wipe it with water and not put oil. That way the dosa will not stick. You can put some ghee once it cooks.

2. Whole-grain dosa: The second way to make ragi dosa is to soak the whole grain Ragi and then blend it. This requires putting it aside for a while for fermenting. 

3. Mix and match: The third way, and this is very popular, is to just mix some Ragi in your normal dosa batter. That ensures the crispness of the ragi dosa as the rice batter keeps it firm and also adds flavour.

Preparation

Soaking urad dal and ragi millets separately in water (the water should be well above the grains) for at least three to four hours. Then you add 1.5 cups to the urad dal to grind and another 1 cup to millet to grind. You need a thick flowing liquid - not too thick but not too runny. When both are ground separately, you then mix the two add some salt and leave it to rise. Depending on the temperature it will take 6 to 10 hours to rise. It will start frothing out from the utensil or would have risen significantly indicating that the batter is ready. Now you can use this to make your dosas. Another alternate way of making the dosa from scratch is below.

Recipe For Making Dosas

Ingredients

1. Rice - 1/2 Cup ( any rice )
2. Urad Dal -  1/2 cup
3. Salt to taste
4. Ragi flour - 4-5 tsp / 1 cup / 100 grams
5. Butter/cooking oil for drizzling - 2 tsp
6. Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) -1/4  tsp - optional

Recipe

Step 1: Take rice and dal and soak them for a while, then mix them and make a batter.

Step 2: Allow it to ferment.

Step 3: Stir in 4 teaspoons ragi flour and 1 teaspoon salt.

Step 4: Add water and stir to achieve the ideal pouring consistency. For crispy dosas, make the consistency a little thicker.

Step 5: Grease and heat a pan and then spread a thin layer of ragi dosa batter on it as you spread for your normal dosas.

Step 6: Drizzle some oil, and turn the dosa once it starts leaving the pan on its own. Then flip it and cook till the dosa changes its colour to slightly golden.

Ragi Porridge Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup room temperature water
2 tablespoons ragi (finger millet) flour
2-3 teaspoons palm jaggery or sugar (to taste)
A pinch of salt
1/4 cup milk or coconut milk
Optional Garnish: 1 tablespoon toasted almond slivers

Recipe

Step 1: In a saucepan, combine water, ragi flour, and jaggery (or sugar). Whisk until fully dissolved.
Step 2: Heat the mixture gently over low heat, stirring continuously until it thickens. Ensure the heat remains low to prevent burning.
Step 3: Continue whisking until the mixture becomes thick and leaves a trail. Add milk and a pinch of salt, whisking further until smooth and lump-free.
Step 4: Remove from heat and serve hot, topped with toasted almond slivers.