
Ragi Idli
A diabetic-friendly instant idli made with ragi (finger millet) flour and semolina roasted with cashews, carrot and curry leaves, mixed with curd and steamed till soft.
Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 404 kcal · Pan-India, Multiple States
Ingredients
Garnish
- Cashew Nuts — 20 g (whole)
Main
- mustard — 1 tsp (ground)
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
- Ragi Flour — 1 cup (ground)
- green chillies — 8 g (chopped)
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Water — 1 cup (whole)
- Coriander Leaves — 6 g (ground)
- Carrot — 20 g (chopped)
- ginger paste — 1 tsp (ground)
- Chana Dal — 1 tsp (whole)
- Fruit Salt (Eno Style - Effervescent) — 1 tsp (whole)
- cumin — 1 tsp (ground)
- sooji — 170 g (ground)
- Curd — 1 cup (whole)
Tempering
- Asafoetida — 0.5 g (ground)
- Urad Dal — 1 tsp (whole)
- Curry Leaves — 1 piece (ground)
Method
- Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing and 2 tbsp cashew.
- Fry on low flame until the cashew turn golden brown.
- Now add 2 tbsp carrot, 2 chilli, 1 tsp ginger paste and a few curry leaves.
- Saute slightly until it turns aromatic.
- Further, add 1 cup rava and roast for 2 minutes. Roast until the rava turns aromatic.
- Add 1 cup ragi flour and roast for 1 minute.
- Cool completely, and transfer to a large bowl.
- Add 1 tsp salt, 1 cup curd and 2 tbsp coriander.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Furthermore, add 1 cup water and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- Cover and rest for 20 minutes, for rava and ragi flour to soak well.
- Now add 1 tsp eno fruit salt and 2 tbsp water, and mix gently till the batter turns frothy.
- Pour the idli batter into the greased idli moulds.
- Steam for 15 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Finally, enjoy Ragi Idli Recipe with chutney.
Common questions
- Ragi Idli ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- रागी इडली ko English mein Ragi Idli likhte hain.
- Ek plate Ragi Idli mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 404 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 30 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.
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