Ragi malt/porridge is a sweet porridge with cashew and coconut , a healthy breakfast drink with goodness of millets and nuts.
This is ragi malt/porridge breakfast can pass the dessrrert test too. Yes, ragi malt, is such a delight to taste in the morning. That too the way i make it, with some cashew nuts, cardamom and coconut it tastes like payasam/kheer for breakfast.
Both my kids love such sweet delights. As i was clicking this post, my lil one is waiting patiently near me to get his share of ragi malt. Though my elder one is a bit hesitant to porridge like breakfast, i cheat him with some grated chocolate on top and he is one happy kid. Chocolate makes everything good.
if you are looking for some savory porridges you can check my ย oats porridgeย orย Poha porridge or leftover millets porridge withย varagu/kodo milletย andย Kambu/pearl millet.

What is in the porridge?
The porridge is made with ragi flour or finger millet flour. Finger millet is a nutritious millet with natural calcium that helps strengthening bones in growing children. It is one of the best weaning foods in babies.
Cashews and coconut adds a rich taste and texture to the porridge. Sugar to sweeten, which can be replaced with jaggery or sweetener of your choice.
i have used cardamom to flavor the porridge, you can also use cinnamon/cloves/ginger all the warm spices to make it more fragrant.


Ragi malt
Equipment
- Sauce pan
- Mixie/spice grinder to grind cashews and coconut
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon ragi flour finger millet flour
- 1.5 cups milk i use full fat
- ยผ cup water
- 1.5 tablespoon sugar sweetener of your choice
- roasted cashew nuts for garnish
To be ground into a powder
- 4-5 nos cashew-nuts
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated coconut
- 2 nos cardamom pods
Instructions
- Dry roast ragi flour in a pan until nice and toasty. There will be a slight color change after it is toasted well. Let it cool for 2 minutes.
- Take the ingredients given "To be ground" in a mixer and grind it to a coarse mix
- Add water to the the toasted ragi flour, mix well without any lumps, add this to milk. Add the ground coconut-cashew powder also to the milk.
- Heat this milk in a simmer flame, stirring often to avoid lumps. The mixture will start boiling and thicken. Add sugar and mix well.
- Let it thicken to porridge consistency, will take around 5- 8 minutes after milk starts to boil.
- Another way to check the done-ness , is when the malt coats the back of the spoon well, then it is ready. Take it off the heat.
- Serve warm garnished with toasted cashew-nuts.
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

Notes
- You can replace the sugar in the recipe with jaggery or date syrup.
- If you want to omit sugar completely, try grinding 3 or 4 dates along with coconut and cashew-nuts and add it to the malt.






Priya Satheesh
YUMMY and TASTY !
Motions and Emotions
nutritious and feeling
Srivalli
Very interesting drink to get the kids have..good one Priya!
Sarita
Nice healthy breakfast .. Ragi malt looks yummy.. Nice pics.
Pavani
What a healthy, nutritious and tasty way to start a day. Looks too good Priya.
cookingwithsapana
Very nice and healthy breakfast.