Ragi is a powerhouse of health benefiting nutrients that help in reducing weight and also acts as a treatment for multiple diseases like Brittle Bones, Osteoporosis, Anemia and Diabetes. It is a natural relaxant that helps in relieving stress and anxiety. It is one such rare cereal that doesn’t need to be polished and, therefore, can be consumed in its purest form with all its goodness intact.
It helps in weight loss, increase bone strength, controls Diabetes, reduces Cholesterol, good source of protein and amino acids, helps digestion, increase lactation, reverts skin aging.
This is a spicy salted version of Rgi flour. also make sweet dish by adding milk / curd to it. Or you can take Ragi flour in a soup, idli, dosa form.
Ingredients:-
Ragi (Millet flour) - 1/4 cup
Water - 5-6 cups
Aambula (Dried mangoes) - 2 pcs
Vegetables I've used ; Potato, Radish, Pumpkin, Carrot, Cauliflower n Green peas. Any one can use veggies as your choice.
For Tempering :-
Mustard oil - 1 tsp
Garlic cloves - 8-10 nos.
Green chilly - 2 nos.
Dry red chilly - 2 nos.
Panch phutan - 1 tsp
Pinch of haldi powder
Pinch of hing (Asafoetida)
Salt to taste
Lemon jiuce - 1/2 tsp
Few Curry leaves
Method :-
- Put the dried mangoes in water about 20 mins.
- Take the ragi flour in a wide bowl, add water and let it for 5 minutes. Mix it well without any lumps.
- Heat little drops of oil, saute the vegetables about 2-3 mins and then put the ragi mixture into the kadhai. Let it boil in high flame for 5 minutes and then keep the flame low-medium. Add more water if required. Cook it about more 5-8 minutes. Add pinch of haldi powder and salt as per your taste. When the veggies are semi cooked, add the dried mangoes to it and cook more 2 minutes.
- For tadka/tempering, heat mustard oil in a tadka pan. Add dry red chillies, Panch phutan, crushed garlic, curry leaves, hing and immediately pour it to the cooked vegetables.
- Sprinkle little drops of lemon juice and Serve hot with hot steamed rice. Or you can take it as hot Soup / Stew.
Check here the sweet version of Ragi.... http://recipebysagarika.blogspot.in/2015/01/ragi-kheer-mandia-jau-sweet-version.html
