Am trying
to use millets in my food in all possible ways. This one particular millet Ragi
– finger millet is rich in calcium.
Health
benefits of Ragi :
·
Helps
weight loss
·
Good
for bones
·
Diabetes
·
Rich
in Iron
I have
mentioned only few. Source: Internet
Ragi idli
is similar to our usual idli. For our normal idli the rice:urad dal ratio is
4:1. I replace 2 cups of rice with 2 cups of ragi. Simple right ? Not
complicated at all. So weekly once, instead of making normal idli replace it with
ragi idli.
Ingredients:
·
Ragi
– 2 cups
·
Par
boiled rice – 2 cups
·
Whole
Urad dal – 1 cup
·
Fenugreek
seeds – 2 tsp ( for softness, can skip too)
·
Salt
to taste
Method:
Soak rice, ragi, fenugreek seeds, urad dal at least for 4 hours.
Grind them
like our usual idli batter for 20- 25 mins. Add salt to taste.
You can
also soak ural dal separately and mix finally. This will yield more quantity.
Since I had only one cup of urad dal, the quantity was too low to grind separately.
The important process is fermentation. You
have to leave the batter over night for fermentation to get soft idlis.
While
making idli, grease the idli plates with little oil, pour the batter in the
plates and steam it for 10 mins. The time taken is same like our usual idlis.
Serve it hot
with hot Sambar (highly recommended) or spicy
chutney.
Note: You
can also make dosa with the same batter. It will be unbelievably soft and
tasty.
