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    Home » Breakfast Recipes » Traditional Indian Breakfast Recipes » Savory Ragi Adai |How to make Savory Ragi Adai

    Savory Ragi Adai |How to make Savory Ragi Adai

    Dec 31, 2020 · Modified: Jan 19, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    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
    • Ragi/Finger Millet
    • How to make Savory Ragi Adai
    • More Adai Recipes
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    Savory ragi adai

    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.

    Ragi Adai

    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.
    Ragi adai steps
    • 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.
    ragi kara adai
    • Cook both sides until done, serve it hot with chutney of your choice.
    savory adai

    Savory Ragi Adai | How to make Savory Ragi Adai

    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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    Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Snack
    Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South-Indian
    Keyword: Healthy breakfast, instant adai, Kara adai, Kezhvaragu adai, ragi adai recipe, Ragi flour recipe, Ragi recipe, Ragi savory adai
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:

    Equipment

    • Bowls
    • Indian style mixie or any heavy blender
    • Tava for cooking the adai

    Ingredients

    • 2 Cups of Ragi Flour¼ teaspoon hingSalt to taste
    • 2 cups Ragi flour
    • ¼ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon 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 ¼ 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 tablespoon 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.

    More Adai Recipes

    • Mixed Millet adai
    • Jowar Adai
    • Sweet Ragi Adai

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    Comments

    1. Lifewithspices

      July 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm

      love tis authentic prep.. looks so bful

      Reply
    2. Akila

      July 23, 2013 at 2:42 pm

      Wow so healthy n delicious…. Nice clicks

      Reply
    3. Unknown

      July 23, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      luv the idea of making it on a banana leaf….very healthy pancake
      Anu's Healthy Kitchen – Swiss Chard Chana Dal Masala Vada

      Reply
    4. Rasi

      July 23, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      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

      Reply
    5. KrithisKitchen

      July 23, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      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!!

      Reply
    6. Swathi

      July 23, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      Delicious ragi adai.

      Reply
    7. Priya Anandakumar

      July 23, 2013 at 9:11 pm

      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…

      Reply
    8. Unknown

      July 23, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      authentic and healthy recipe dear…love the way you explained with pics

      Reply
    9. Unknown

      July 24, 2013 at 12:26 am

      delicious adai dear 🙂 yeah you are absolutely nothing is better than mom's food 🙂

      Reply
    10. Unknown

      July 24, 2013 at 6:37 am

      Romba super 🙂 Especially from mom's hand like you said.

      Reply
    11. Jeyashris Kitchen

      July 24, 2013 at 11:42 am

      Nicely done. Enjoy your stay at mom's place

      Reply
    12. Chitra

      July 24, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      My mil makes this. looks good

      Reply
    13. divya

      July 24, 2013 at 6:07 pm

      Looks so delicious and inviting.

      Reply
    14. Priya Suresh

      July 24, 2013 at 7:25 pm

      Enjoy dear, mom's foods are always special..Healthy adai, i do make it quite often but with some drumstick leaves in it.

      Reply
    15. Shobha

      July 26, 2013 at 8:51 am

      Very healthy and filling..

      Reply
    16. Unknown

      July 27, 2013 at 1:31 pm

      Delicious and healthy dosa.

      Reply
    17. Chitz

      July 27, 2013 at 10:15 pm

      Authentic & traditional clicks & recipe.. Loved them !!

      Reply
    18. Raks

      August 01, 2013 at 2:57 am

      This is so new to me, best way to make savory adai, looks tempting!

      Reply

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