Saturday, July 17, 2021

Ragi Mudde | ರಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ದೆ | రాగి సంగటి | ராகி களி | Finger Millet Balls



Ragi mudde is a gluten-free traditional balls made using finger millet flour. Finger millet is known as ragi in Kannada, ragalu in Telugu, and mudde is a Kannada word for softball.

It is nutritious, healthy, and wholesome everyday food for a large rural population in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Consuming ragi balls on a daily basis strengthens the bones and helps to maintain iron levels in your body. Using ragi, you can make other recipes such as rotis, dosas, ladoos, and halwas.

Ragi was well known as the poor man's food and grain for a large population of rural Karnataka. It is easy to grow with minimal water and requires zero pesticides.

 

Ingredients

  1. Ragi flour - 1 cup
  2. Water - 2 cups
  3. Salt - a little (optional)

Direction / Method

  1. Take a pot, add 2 cups of water and let it boil on a medium flame.
  2. Take a cup of ragi flour, mix it well with a wooden ladle and ensure there are no lumps.
  3. Cook it for a minute and mix it well.
  4. Cook again for 3 more minutes and mix it occasionally.
  5. keep mixing it until they stop sticking to the pot.
  6. When it stops sticking to the pot then it has cooked completely.
  7. Turn off the flame and scoop the extra dough from the ladle.
  8. Take a large portion of the cooked ragi dough and place it on a plate.
  9. Wet your hands with water and press the dough gently.
  10. Make a round ragi ball and prepare the other ragi balls from the remaining dough.
  11. That's it! Ragi balls are ready to be served.
Ragi balls are typically served with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian curry called saaru or charru.

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