Raagi & Rice Flour Rotti

Raagi/Finger Millet flour and rice flour are used in this recipe and prepared rotti. Rotti is a famous breakfast dish in India. It is called with different name like talipittu, talipit, pan rotti, etc. It is surely one of the nice dish and you can enjoy rotti with coconut chutney or any other chutney.

Ready to Serve Raagi & Rice Rotti

Rotti is normally prepared with using onions, coconut and some spices. It is mixed with plain water or with some curd or butter milk. It is the choice to add vegetables. We can prepare rotti with rice flour, millet flour or finger millet flour, wheat, rava and many other grains.
I have prepared rotti with rice flour, raagi flour. I gave a little twist to the rotti adding onion chutney to the flour. It not only adds to the taste you can spread the rotti as thin as you want. One will thoroughly enjoy eating and preparing this rotti. It is easy and yummy. It is soft and good for the elders. Children will surely like it when you tell them that, they become strong when they eat this rotti.

Lets see the benefits of adding raagi/finger millet in your diet.
Raagi is one of the Healthiest food on the earth I can say. It is a staple food of many in Karnataka and many parts of South India. Using Raagi in your diet helps to keep the pill away. It does mean you grow strong and healthy. You must have seen grandmother or the elder ladies prepare baby food using this raagi. We call this as raagi manni (thin and looks soft and smooth after cooking). Raagi is rich in calcium and best for weight loss and helps to lower cholesterol level. It is the best food for people who suffer from diabetic and is full of fiber. It is good source of protein and minerals. Raagi contains amino acids. It is loaded with iron and it is beneficial for individuals with low hemoglobin levels. They also contain B Vitamins, B6 and folic acid. They are good anti diabetic and antioxidants contents.. Ragi is low in fat and it is gluten free, easy to digest. Ragi is good for bones. It is rich in calcium and vitamin D helps to strengthen bones and people who suffer from anemia. It is excellent source of natural calcium for aging people and kids and reduce the risk of fractures.
Now lets see this recipe.

Ingredients :

Onion Chutney : 1 Cup
Ragi/Finger Millet flour : 2 Cups
Rice flour : 1 Cup
Curry Leaves : 1 Handful
Coriander Leaves : 1/2 Cup (fine cut)
Salt : as required
Water : as required
Curd : 1 Tablespoon (optional)
Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Put rice flour, finger millet flour, onion chutney and salt in a big bowl.
2. Wash and cut coriander leaves and curry leaves into very thin and add it to the flour mixture.

3. Add a tablespoon of curd and mix all the ingredients with required water. Let the dough be bit loose.

4. Keep a bowl of water near the stove.
5. Keep a pan and heat. Sprinkle oil and spread it nicely around the pan.(tava).
6.  Take a handful of prepared rotti dough and spread it nicely around the pan. Wet your hands with plain water at times.(This helps to spread the dough evenly and thin). Let the fire be very low while spreading the dough.

7. Sprinkle half spoon of oil on the top of the rotti and cover the rotti with a lid. Cook on medium and low flame for 1 to 2 minutes. (adjust in between).

8. Remove the lid and add another half spoon of oil and turn the rotti other side and cook for a minute.

9. Remove from the pan and shift to a serving plate. Add a spoon of ghee and serve with the side dish you prepared.

10. Repeat the same with remaining dough and prepare rotti.

Note :

Let the dough be bit loose. Thicker than idli though, but easy to spread. Adding oil taste better. You can cook with less oil also. People who are dieting do not add oil. You can cook with out oil too. Sprinkle little water now and then. It helps the rotti to cook nicely. You can add grated carrots, capsicum and cucumber. Adding more onions is optional.
Do not use the stale or spoiled chutney. It might cause, sick or infection or indigestion or food poising.
Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4
Onion Chutney Recipe:
Grate coconut, add one cut onion, tamarind, little ingh (asfoetida), Red chills ( 3 to 4 ), very little quantity (1/2 of 1/4 Teaspoon/ 6 to 8 mustard seeds if you can count it) and salt.  Grind all these with little water and remove from the mixi jar to a serving bowl.

 Thyroid suffering people should avoid eating onions since it contain oxidants.  (Raw or cooked).

Simple Wheat Rotti

Simple Wheat Rotti is an easy rotti and we do not add any thing except salt and water. It can be eaten with any curry or chutney, saambar. We can have them as diet food too. (You can prepare them without oil too). It is very good for dinner and digest easily. I have seen my mother preparing this very often.

Lets see some benefits of Wheat flour.
Wheat controls the weight and good for body metabolism. It prevent type 2 diabetes. It reduces chronic inflammation. it also prevents the gallstones. Whole grain wheat assures the healthy life style. It is full of fiber. It helps to reduce the blood pressure and obesity.
It also good for childhood atama. Not only these Wheat has many more healthy values.

Ingredients :

Wheat flour : 2 Cups
Water : Required water
Salt : according to the taste.
Oil : 2 to 3 Table spoons

Method :

1. Put wheat flour and salt in a big bowl.

2. Add required water and mix it. Let it be thicker than dosa dough. ( Not very thick too).
3. Mix it nicely and leave it for 5 minutes.

4. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil.
5. Take a handful of dough in hand and spread it in circle form.
6. Sprinkle oil on the top of the rotti. Cover it and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on medium flame.

7. Remove the cover and sprinkle oil. (very little). Turn the rotti other side and cook for 30 seconds.
8. Wheat rotti is ready to serve. Add a spoon of ghee on the top before you serve.

9. Repeat the same with remaining dough and prepare rotti.

10. Serve with any curry or sambar or chutney you prepared. Curries and sambar goes well with this rotti.

Note : Rotti dough should be well mixed. ( should be able to take it out and spread on tava). Using ghee is optional.
You can add milk (1/2 cup), or a spoon of curd. ( I did not). Adding less or more oil is optional. It is one of the good diet food. Keeps you full for a long time. (use less oil if dieting). Adjust the flame of fire while cooking to get the good rotti. (medium to low).
Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 3        

Rava Rotti (with Raw Mango & Walnuts Chutney as an ingredient)

Raw Mango -Walnut Chutney & Rava Rotti

Rava rotti is a nutritional staple and this time I've used the chutney that was described as in Raw Mango and Walnut Chutney

The interesting bit is that the chutney is an ingredient of the Rotti and not an accompaniment! Go ahead and get your rottis made!

It has become a hobby to try out some thing using the recipe, and I've applied the same pattern to the Rava Rotti using Raw Mango Chutney.

Rava Rotti using Raw Mango Chutney.

Things needed 
Medium size Rava : 2 Cups
Raw Mango Chutney : 1 Cup
Onions : 1
Curry leaves : One handful
Coriander leaves : 2 to 3 Table spoons
Salt : Required
Curd : 1 Bowl.
Oil : 3 to 4 Teaspoons

Method

1. Remove the outer skin of onions and cut it small. Wash and cut coriander leaves.
2. Take a big bowl and add the "Raw Mango Chutney", curd, rawa, cut onions, curry leaves and coriander leaves.

3. Mix it nicely and leave it for 5 minutes.

4. Keep a dosa pan on the fire. Heat. Put some water on the tava to know about the heat. Clean up the pan with a tissue or clean cloth.

5. Sprinkle oil and take a handful of the rava dough and spread it on the tava like dosa.

6. Sprinkle half tea spoon of oil and cook on medium heat for 1 to 2 minute. Cover with lid.
7. Now turn the other side and cook for a minute.
8. Remove from the pan and serve hot rava roti with the side dish you prepared.

9. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
Note :
Prepare the dough like idli dough consistency. So that it can spread nicely and easily. Wet your hand and then spread the dough.
You can also use any vegetables, (grate and mix) and more onions. Adding green chilly is also optional. (Chutney contains green chilly so I did not add chilly). Using ghee instead of oil is also optional.
Time : 20 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4

Radish Tambuli & Rava Rotti

Radish Tambuli is one of the side dish and we can have them with plain or  any masla (spicy) Rice, Chapati, Poori or any kind of rotis.(Naan, Parata etc).
Tambuli is a famous South Canara dish and it is served first. It is prepared using any vegetable (most of the vegetables) and lightly spiced with jeera and pepper. Then added butter milk or curd. Tampu means cool and huli means gravy dish. Tampina Huli has become Tambuli. It helps to cool our body. The weather in Southern part of Karnataka, is screeching hot. Eating these type of Curd or Butter milk preparation helps to cool and take care of our health. Radish Tambuli is not only tasty it is good for health too.  Radish is called as  Moolangi in Kannada language.
Lets see some benefits of eating Radish in our diet.
Radish is very good for the liver and stomach. It contain anti oxidants and it purifies blood and eliminates toxins and waste. Very good for treating Jaundice. Radish contain fiber and roughage and this helps for good digestion and helps in curing constipation and piles.
 Regular use of Radish helps to solve urinary disorder problems and juice from the radish helps to cure inflammation and burning feeling during the urinary infection..Radish is good for people who suffer from respiratory disorder, Bronchitis and Astama. They help to decreases congestion of respiratory system since they contain anti congestion qualities. They are rich in vitamins and protect the respiratory system. They are rich source of potassium and helps to maintain the blood pressure and diabetes.They also rich in Vitamin C and helps to build a good immune system in our body. The other benefits like, radish work as a good appetizer, mouth and breath freshener, laxative and metabolism regulator. Regular eating of radish help to improve blood circulation. They are good treatment for headaches, acidity, constipation, nausea, obesity, sore throat, whooping cough, gall stone treatment and gastric problems.
Radish Tambuli should be eaten for lunch .I have prepared Rava rotti using this Tambuli. We all liked it and you can give a try too..
This is an easy and healthy recipe. The remaining tambuli is used for Rava Rotti (next day breakfast) with carrot.

1. Radish Tambuli :

Things Needed :
Radish  : 2
Red Chilly : 1
Pepper Pods : 3 to 4
Jeera : : 1/2 Tea spoon
Coconut : 1 Table spoon
Salt : required salt
Curd : 1 small cup
Ingh : a pinch
Ghee : 1 Tea spoon
Curry leaves : 5 to 6

Method :
1. Wash and remove the outer skin of Radish. (slightly scrape it out.).
2. Wash again and cut them in to small pieces.
3. Keep a small pan on the fire. Add ghee and 1/4 Tea spoon of jeera, pepper pods and a red chilly.

4. Fry nicely till jeera turn bit brown. Add cut radish, 2 to 3 curry leaves and ingh.
5. Slightly fry them for 1 minute. Put off the fire and leave it for cooling.

6. Grind this fried radish mixture with a table spoon of coconut, required salt and very little water. ( till paste).

7. Remove from the mixi jar and put it in a small bowl. Add curd to it. Mix it well.

8. Add jeera and curry leaves splutter. Radish Tambuli is ready to serve.

Note : Adding savoury curd enriches the taste of Radish tambuli. You can add butter milk instead of curd. The consistency is according to your taste. When you add buttermilk it turns very watery. I have added curd. Buttermilk can be used for grinding mooli and coconut mixture too. Using butter milk is healthy optional.
Serves : 4 to 5
Time : 10 minutes.

2. Carrot - Rava Rotti using  Radish Tumbuli.

 Things Needed :
Medium size Rava : (Semolina) : 2 Cups
Carrot : 2 (Medium size)
Radish Tambuli : 1 cup
Salt : Required
Oil : 3 to 4 Table spoon
Method :
1. Take a big bowl. Add Tambuli , rava, salt  and carrot. Mix it well.

2. Add required water and prepare the dough. (Little thicker than idli dough consistency).

3. Keep a dosa pan on the fire. Heat. Sprinkle little oil all over the pan.
4. Now let the flame be low. Take a handful of the rotti dough and spread it slowly like circle form.
5. Sprinkle little more oil on the roti and level the roti in same thickness. Cover and cook on both sides. ( let the flame be medium while
  cooking). Turn the other side and cook on that side for 20 seconds. Rava Rotti is ready to serve.

 6. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
7. Serve with any side dish you have prepared.

Ready to Serve Rava Rotti with Raw Jack Curry.

Note : You can add onions, capsicum to the dough. Taste may differ. ( I did not). Adding more coconut also adds to the taste. ( I did not). Serve with little butter on the top of Rotti.( optional). Do not use any stale tambuli. It is not healthy and you might be sick. Adding more chilly is optional. You can also use Ragi, Jola or Rice flour instead of Rava.
Time : 30 minutes.
Serves : 3 to 4.

Spicy Raagi - Jola Rotti ( Spicy Finger Millet - Millet Roti )

As I said in my earlier post " Ridge gourd- Sesame Chutney " can be used for preparing Tasty , Spicy Rotti. Here I have used Raagi (Finger Millet) and Jola (Jowar or Millet) flours and Chutney to prepare the Spicy Rotti.
This Rotti is very tasty to eat at any time of the day, It can be for breakfast, lunch or as evening snack and for dinner too. Since all the spices are in the chutney you can use less chilly or no chilly.

Lets see some benefits of using coconut and Millets in our daily life.

Coconut helps to prevent obesity and good health of the heart. They contain High dietary fiber. Coconut fiber slows down the release of glucose.  They help to reduce the sweet cravings and improves the digestion. It is a quick energy boost. In addition. coconut contains No Trans-Fats, is Gluten free, contains Anti bacterial, Antiviral, Antifungal. Coconut helps to aid and support overall immune system functions.
Millets are known for their healthy attributes. They are rich in protein, and amino acids and other vital nutrients that help to build strong immune system and help in body's metabolism. Millet is said to be a healthy alternative when it comes to thinking healthy diet. Grains such as barley, bajra, ragi, jowar come under the millet family and each grain has its own nutritional benefits andsignificance.

Here is a recipe of " Masala Ragi- Jolada Rotti" and I am sure all age group and each family member will thoroughly enjoy having this Spicy Masala Rotti.

Things Needed : 

Raagi (Finger Millet) Flour  : 1 Cup
Jola (Millet ) Flour : 1 Cup
Onion : 1
Curry Leaves: 1 handful
Coriander Leaves : 2 to 3 Table spoons.
Salt : required
Ginger : an Inch
Cooking Oil : 1/2 cup ( 5 to 6 Table spoons)

Method :

1. Wash and cut onions, curry leaves, coriander leaves into small pieces.

 
2. Put Raagi -Jola flour in a big bowl. Add required salt.

 3. Now add ready chutney, cut onions, curry and coriander leaves. Grate ginger and add it to the flour mixture.

4. Mix all the ingredients with required water. Let dough be loose consistency.  (So that you can spread the batter easily). Thicker than idly dough. 

5. Keep a tava on the pan . Put 1/2 Tea spoon of oil and spread it on the tava.
6. Take a handful of  the dough and spread it slowly on the tava in a circle shape.

7. Put a spoon of oil (tea spoon) , cover with a lid and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.

8. Now turn the roti to the other side and cook for a minute. Remove from the pan.

9. Repeat the same with remaining dough and prepare Rotti.
10. Serve Hot SPICY RAAGI - JOLADA ROTTI  with any side dish you have prepared or a cup of curd. Put a spoon of fresh butter or ghee before serving.

Note : 

  Use normal water to mix all the ingredients. You can also prepare this rotti with out using onions. Using more or no onions is your choice. Do not put lot of water while mixing the dough it may not taste good. Let the dough be thicker thany idli batter. Use little oil or water while spreading the dough on the hot tava .(It helps you to spread the dough). Keep the flame very low while spreading the dough on the tava. Adding chilly is your choice.You can add any edible leaves like dil, palak or harive is also optional. You can prepare these rotti with any kind of chutneys.

But make sure you will not use the stale  or spoiled chutney which will effect your health after consuming the food.

Time : 30 minutes
Serves : 3