Savory ragi adai, a simple and easy breakfast recipe, made with ragi flour, coconut and fresh herbs. A flavorsome and healthy adai, to enjoy for breakfast/dinner.
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The Food
If you are a regular reader, than you must have noticed i use a lot of millets in my cooking. Millets are gluten-free and rich in B vitamins, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. The bran layers of millets are good sources of B-complex vitamins.
Many people have to restrict their white rice intake due to many health factors. Millets are great alternate to rice. Millets helps to lower blood glucose levels and improves insulin response. They have a low Glycemic index,which increase the satiety by decreasing hunger and slows the rate of digestion. You can read more about its health benefits here .
Ragi/Finger Millet
Ragi/nachini is known better to us than other millets. It is introduced as weaning food in babies. Ragi has a distinct color, so some might have an aversion to it because of the same, but comparing the numerous health benefits this tiny grain brings, i think we can cut it some slack for its appearance.
The savory ragi adai, featuring today is my mom’s specialty. Every year when i go for vacation, i ask her to make few of her specialty dishes for the blog. This way i get to keep a record of my mom’s recipes at a known place.
How to make Savory Ragi Adai
Please check the recipe card below for the ingredients measurement and detailed recipe instructions.
- Take ragi flour, salt and hing in a wide bowl. Grind onion, tomato, coconut and other fresh herbs mentioned into a paste.
- Add this ground paste to the flour mix and slowly knead to make a soft dough.
- Divide the dough into ping-pong size balls. Pat the dough ball onto a banana leaf. Transfer it to a hot tava.
- Cook both sides until done, serve it hot with chutney of your choice.
Savory Ragi Adai | How to make Savory Ragi Adai
Equipment
- Bowls
- Indian style mixie or any heavy blender
- Tava for cooking the adai
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of Ragi Flour1/4 tsp hingSalt to taste
- 2 cups Ragi flour
- ¼ tsp hing/asafoetida
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
To Grind
- 1 no large onion roughly chopped
- 1 no large tomato roughly chopped
- 2 nos green chilies
- 1 inch piece of ginger roughly chopped
- ¼ cup freshly grated coconut
- handful of coriander leaves
- 2 sprigs of curry leaves
Instructions
- Take the ragi flour in a large bowl, add hing and salt and keep it aside.
- Grind all the ingredients given under "To Grind" in a mixer , by adding 1/4 cup water , to a paste
- Add this ground paste to the ragi flour and make a soft, pliable dough. Add Water, only when necessary that to o a tbsp at a time.
- When ready to make the adai, heat a tava, amma used iron skillet. In a banana leaf, take a ping pong size ball of the dough and pat it using your fingers to make a thin round disc.
- Invert the banana leaf on to the hot tava, with the ragi disc facing the tava. Peel the banana leaf slowly, leaving the adai on the skillet. Cook on both sides, by adding little oil/ghee.
- Serve ho t with a coconut chutney or some raita. Taste heavenly when had hot. I had it after my photo session, so it was a bit cold, then too it was soft.
Enjoy this flavorsome and healthy adai with chutney of your choice. The adai as such doesn’t need any condiment, it can also be served with simple curd as side.
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love tis authentic prep.. looks so bful
Wow so healthy n delicious…. Nice clicks
luv the idea of making it on a banana leaf….very healthy pancake
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so true.. mom always pamper you and must be such a welcome change to have breakast on bed :D.. the ragi rotis looks awesome & color of the chutney is perfect
Superb adai.. love the addition of ground onions and coriander.. I am so gonna try this 🙂 Thanks for the recipe.. Oorukku poyi amma kaiyala sapuduradhae oru thani rusi thaan… NJOY!!
Delicious ragi adai.
Delicious ragi adai, I usually add the veggies directly and make adai, but yours seems to be a nice idea. I will try it the next time…
authentic and healthy recipe dear…love the way you explained with pics
delicious adai dear 🙂 yeah you are absolutely nothing is better than mom's food 🙂
Romba super 🙂 Especially from mom's hand like you said.
Nicely done. Enjoy your stay at mom's place
My mil makes this. looks good
Looks so delicious and inviting.
Enjoy dear, mom's foods are always special..Healthy adai, i do make it quite often but with some drumstick leaves in it.
Very healthy and filling..
Delicious and healthy dosa.
Authentic & traditional clicks & recipe.. Loved them !!
This is so new to me, best way to make savory adai, looks tempting!