Raagi - Rava -Jolada ..Dosa....

Raagi, Rava and Jolada dosa can be prepared quickly and  it should be eaten  when it is hot. You can have this dosa for breakfast or as evening snack or for dinner too.
Things Needed :

Raagi Hittu : 1 Cup.
Jolada Hittu : 1/2  Cup.
Rava 1/4 cup.
Curd ( Yogurt ) : 2 Table spoons.
Salt : To taste.
Oil : 3 to 4 Table spoons.

Method :  Mix Raagi, Jolada hittu and rava together in a big bowl. Add curd and required water and salt. Mix it nicely and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.
Keep a dosa pan on the fire. Heat and sprinkle oil . Mix dosa dough thoroughly and take a spoonful of dough and spread it round the pan and cover the dosa immediately. Cook for 30 seconds and remove the cover. Sprinkle another 1/2 spoon of oil on the top of the dosa and turn and cook the other side of the dosa. Cook for 10 seconds. Serve hot dosa with any desired chutney or chutney pudy or pickle. Put a spoon of ghee before serving.
Note : You can also add cut onions, green chilly and corinader leaves to the dosa dough and prepare spicy dosa. ( Remember to cut the onions very small). Can also add  fresh coconut to the dough. Must mix the dough each time while preparing the dosa. Dosa dough consistency should be like rava dosa consistency. Must cover the dosa immediately after pouring the dough or it may have while dots on the top .
Serves 2 to 3.( 6 to 8 dosas can be prepared).

Rava - Raagi spicy Dosa.

Rava or rave means samolina. Raagi is called finger millet in English.  We can prepare this spicy dosa for break fast or we can have as snack in the evening. Not much of time consumed to prepare this dosa.

Things Needed :
Rava ( Samolina ). 1 Cup. ( Medium size ).
Raagi powder :  2 cups
Rice Powder : 2 Table spoons.
Rasam Powder : 1 Table spoon.
Chilly Powder : 1/2 Tea spoon.( Optional).
Salt : to taste.
Coconut : 2 Table spoons.( Optional ).
Oil : 3 to 4 Table spoons.
Water : Required water.

Method:
Mix rava , raagi and rice powder.  Add rasam powder, chilly powder and salt to it. Add grated coconut.
Mix nicely and add required water and prepare dosa dough and keep it for 10 minutes.
Keep a dosa pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle 1/2 tea spoon of oil and prepare dosa . Leave it for 1 minute and turn the dosa and cook other side of it. Prepare dosas with the rest of the dough. Serve this dosa with jaggery or honey or with desired chutney. Put  little ghee on the top of dosa while serving.

Note : You can also grind coconut and rasam powder together and mix other ingredients and prepare dosa . Can use ghee instead of oil. Rasam powder can  be prepared by roasting 2 table spoons of daniya ( coriander seeds),  1/4 spoon of Methi ( fenugric seeds), 1/2 a spoon of jeera ( cumin seeds) and 4 to 5 red chillies.( Use badagi chillies to get the colour and good taste.) Roast separately on low flame and powder it when it is cooled.  Prepare dosas on medium heat to get the good result.

Serves : 3

Raagi - with Butter Milk - Drink .

Raagi - Butter Milk Drink is good for All age of people . Better drink in the morning .

Things Needed :

Raagi Powder  : 2 Table Spoon
Butter Milk : 2 cups.
Water : 1 Cup
Salt : according to your taste
Pepper : 2 to 3 seeds or just a pinch of  pepper powder.
Method :
Keep water for boiling  on fire in a big pan. When the water boils add  Raagi Powder slowly and stir thoroughly so that it does not get lumps. Stir for 2 to 3 minutes and put off the gas.
Replace this mixture in another bowl. Let it cool. Now add butter milk and pepper and mix well and serve. Can Add  fresh cut  coriander leaves or sprinkle Chat Masala on the top before serving .
Note :Cook Raagi on low flame so that it does not get burn. Add water if the consistency become thick.
Serves :3

.Raagi Rotti

Raagi Rotti is one of the healthy dish. Raagi or finger millet is a healthy grain and it is gluten free. Raggi/Finger millet is used for preparing rotti, ( thick bread), dosa or even mudde. ( a ball shape edible dish which is cooked with out oil). Here is a recipe of Raagi rotti.
I have added onions, grated carrots, chilly and coconut.
We can have them for breakfast, as a snack or for dinner.

Lets see the recipe Now :

Ingredients :

Raagi flour : 2 Cups
Onions : 2 Medium sized
Green chillies - 2

Ginger - a small piece
Carrot : 1 

Coconut- 2 to 3 Tablespoons ( grated).

Salt : to taste

Oil: 2 to 3 Tablespoons.

Curry leaves - Handful

Coriander leaves - 2 to 3 Tablespoons or more

Water - Required.

Method :

1. Wash and cut onions, green chilly, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
2. Wash and grate carrots and grate coconut. Wash and remove the outer layer of ginger and wash it again and grate.  Keep it aside.
3. Take a big bowl. Add cut onions, carrots, ginger, coconut, green chilly, coriander leaves, curry leaves and salt.
4. Add raagi/finger millet flour. Mix it well and add water. Let the dough be loose. (Add more water)

5. Keep a tava on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil on the top.
6. Take a ladle full of dough and spread it around with your finger in a circle shape.

7. Add oil on the top and cover it. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes on low flame.
8. Now turn the other side and cook for a minute. Remove from the pan to a serving plate.

9. Serve with little ghee or butter on the top of " Hot Raagi Rotti " and serve with a side dish you
have prepared.

Note :

Add required water slowly and prepare the dough. (Let it be like idli dough consistency. So that you can spread it well on the tava. Lower the flame while you spread the dough on the tava. Wet your fingers before spreading the rotti. It helps you to spread as much as thin you wanted. Adding carrots is optional. But it helps the rotti to be soft. You can also add capsicum, grated bottle gourd or any edible leaves along with carrots. (Or separately). 

Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4.  

RAAGI...DOSA

Raagi/Finger Millet dosa is made of raagi flour and it is good for health. Raagi is known as one of the healthy grain. Raagi Dosa is good to have for breakfast and if you have a habit of eating snack. (Snack time in the evening).

I have used Raagi/Finger millet flour and little rava/semolina with water. Just used little coriander leaves to add upt the taste.
Let us see some benefits of eating Ragi in our diet.
Ragi is known as one of the wonderful grain because of its nutritious value. It is loaded with calcium, iron and dietary fiber. It has a good source of unsaturated fat and good for weight loss. It helps to digest the food we eat and makes you feel full. It helps to reduce the bad cholesterol levels in our body. Ragi is good for people who suffer from anemia. It regulates the blood sugar level. It is gluten free and very good for babies. (Baby food). It is good for diabetic people also.
Lets see the recipe now.
Ingredients:
Raagi flour : 1 cup
Rice flour or Rava : 1/2 cup ( I have used medium sized rava/semolina).
Coriander leaves : 2 to 4 sticks
Salt : to taste
Oil : 3 to 4 Table spoons
Water : 2 cups

Method :
1. Wash and cut coriander leaves into thin.
2. Take a big bowl and add ragi flour, salt and rava. Mix it nicely and prepare batter with required water.
3. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Add cut coriander leaves and mix it well.

4. Keep a tava/dosa pan on the fire. Heat tava. Sprinkle little oil. Clean it with a kitchen tissue.
5. Now mix the ragi dosa batter and take a ladle of dosa batter and spread it on the tava.
6. Sprinkle oil on the top and let it cook of 1 to 2 minutes on low and medium flame. Cover with lid and cook.

7. Flip dosa and cook for 20 seconds. Dosa is ready to serve.

8. Serve with any side dish you have prepared. Put a spoonful of ghee/butter before serving.
9. Repeat the same with remaining batter and prepare dosas.
Note :
Prepare dosas on slow flame . Cover the lid so that dosa will not get white patch on the top. Use of little more oil will increase dosa taste. Adding any grated vegetable/leaves is optional. You can use onions also. Cook on low and medium flame. Let the flame be low while you put the dough on the tava. It helps to spread the dough easily. Do not put oil first because the dough might stick to the pan or you can not spread it as thin. I have used Non stick
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 3 to 4.

RAAGI HAALBAI

Raagi/Finger Millet is a healthy grain. It is a staple food of part of Karnataka and other south Indians. It is gluten free grain. It has loads of minerals and vitamins and healthy benefits in it.
I just wanted to try Raagi Halubai. ( Halubai is a sweet dish, prepared using raw rice, jaggery and coconut).
I have used Ragi/finger millet, little almonds, coconut.

Raagi contain very minimum portion of carbohydrates, no cholesterol and it contain certain amount of fiber. Ragi is largely grown in Karnataka. (Mysore, Mandya and around).
Lets see the Recipe Now

Ingredients:

Raagi Flour : 2 Cups
Coconut grated : 1  Cup
Jaggery : 1 Cup
Almonds : One handful ( 10 Almonds)
Cardamom : 5 to 6 pods
Ghee : 1/2 Cup

Method:

1. Grind coconut, soaked almonds with cardamom,

2. Keep a pan on the fire and put jaggery and little water. Let the jaggery melt nicely. Now stain the jaggery and remove the dirt.

3. Put jaggery syrup, ground coconut and mix raagi flour and a pinch of salt.

4. Keep this mixture on the fire and stir slowly. It starts thickening. Add ghee little by little and stir until it leaves sides of the pan. Stir little more.

5. Spread little ghee on the tray on plate.

6. Put cooked raagi halubai and spread it evenly on the plate.
7. Cut it into the shape you desire.
8. Serve Raagi halubai warm or cold

Note : Mix it nicely and stir nicely to get the proper Halubai. The proportion is One Ragi = 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water. Adding more jaggery is optional.
Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 20 to 25 pieces. (According to the size).