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Ragi malt

Ragi malt a porridge made of ragi, a healthy and hearty breakfast or snack to enjoy. With cashews and coconut this can easily be served as dessert too.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Porridge, Ragi breakfast, Ragi malt, Ragi porridge
Servings 2
Calories

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
  • ¼ 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.