Ragi Seviya Upma

One of the most healthiest breakfast recipe one can come across!!

No it is not attractive, It does not need other enhancing ingredients for taste but yet filling and delightful to become 1st meal of the day!!

Undoubtedly ragi has so many health benefits that one can really not think of missing it in their daily diet for all those nutrition and nutrients it carry!! It is a common food in many South Indian Households but not as famous as idly dosa sambar vada chutney etc..

Another best way to consume ragi is in the form of vermicelli which we get in markets easily!!

It is gluten free and completely safe to consume.

Getting off to the recipe

Ingredients:

Ragi Vermicelli / Seviya  - 2 packs

Onion - 1 Chopped

Green Chillies - 1 slit

Curry leaves - few

Grated coconut -2-3 tablespoon

Oil - 2 to 3 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad daal - 1tsp

Hing - A Pinch

Salt to taste

Preparation:

We need to steam up the vermicelli just as idli. So Prepare idly cooker with water boiling and steam coming up. Once this process starts cut open the packs of vermicelli and dip it in a bowl of water and take it out immediately drip of the extra water and  place these vermicelli inthe idly cooker stand and steam it for about 10 mins in medium heat, Once this is done take it out and cool it. When it is cooled nicely try to split open the clump and keep it in a plate so that it does not stick to each other.

Now you are ready to prepare Ragi seviya as you like.

To make upma

-You can prepare this within 5 mins

-In a kadai or non stick pan heat oil

-Add in the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.

-Add in curry leaves, hing, urad daal and green chilly cook till urad daal turns a little brown

-Add in onion and cook till little soft add coconut and fry for a min till nice fragrance emmite

-Add in the seviya and give it a good mix. 

-Add salt and check for taste. Adjust if required!!

-Add in a little bit of ghee for extra punch of taste.

-Serve hot or cold dosent make a big difference to the taste. It is absolutely delicious both the ways!!

Notes:
- Can add in some grated ginger while tempering it will give a extra punch!!
- Adding coconut can be omitted if you dont like or you dont have it for the moment.
- You can reduce the amount of oil used as per you like but do not add much oil as the vermicelli does not have the tendency to soak up oil. It will also ruin the taste by giving greasy texture in your mouth
- You can add channa dal instead of urad daal for some crunch!!
- Best Suit for tiffin box also.

Do try out and let us know how it turned. My MIL also makes another sweeter version of this seviya I shall soon post it when ever possible 

Until next bye bye

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Finger millet Pan Cakes

Generally known as Ragi!! We call it Mandua, Ragulu in Telegu and Khizvaragu in Tamil. In English its also known as Red Millet. Done With names!!! Through out my childhood ive heard about this Ragi!! have seen it too, but mom never made an attempt to make anything out of it at home she was simple not interested!!! Like wise many things went unnoticed at my home just because mom dint like to use I come to know via net and share with her mostly, and there she is telling history of those things dated back from Orrisa lolzz!! When I asked why she never used that thing? she would say I dont like!!!

True!!! Mum's Always decide our menu. But I Guess Im going to be a different mum :P  In Shaa Allahu in future Im going to make my kids taste everything possible Halal for us :P 

Now it happened that since mom and dad R diabetic and keep putting my tantrums with my own menu which is difficult for mom to accept that easily she decided lets have a hand on Ragi. She bought those millet and 1st washed it Drain the water and Sun Dried it for a day!! Then gave it to mill for grinding. We got freshly ground Ragi flour!!!

Getting back to the Recipe
Mom asked me to make pan cakes. I asked If she had prepared earlier? she said no, I tot ok lets try, So as usual I mix wheat flour for wheat dosa, I plainly too 4 tablespoon of flour and started my work, I was skeptical but we had an idea If this dont turn out gud?? we shall mix wheat flour to adjust the consistency.

So get set Go!! Aara on Work Lazy me I dont really work that hard :P

Ingredients:

4 Table Spoon of Finger millet/ Ragi Flour
Salt 1/4th tsp or more if you like
Water Depending upon consistency 
Baking soda / Cooking Soda 1/4th tsp

Method:

Take a Large Mixing Bowl Add Ragi Flour salt and cooking soda.
Slowly mix water to a pouring consistency batter as for pancakes. 
At the begining your might feel its watery, Dont bother Ignore This Status!!!!

Keep it to rest for minimum 15-30 mins and you will find the batter has thickened up to a pretty thick flowing batter :) So here we understand that flour thickens by absorbing moisture from water added.

As It was our 1st attempt, I asked mom If she wanted to make? She asked me to go ahead. 

So I was ready with my almost kinda non stick pan/ tawa.

I 1st rubbed a onion piece onto heating tava so that the base dont stick while cooking. It wasnt needed but dint wanted to risk though!!

When the pan was enough heated. I poured One Laddle Full batter into the Tava and made gentle round by spreading the batter slowly. I also drizzled some oil I allowed one side to cook well. I saw it had bubbles and slowly it showed signs of getting cooked at 1 side.

Then slowly using a spatula removed its sides sticking to pan and flipped it. Allowed it to cook the other side too. 

Here in the pic you can see These pancakes when well roasted are Appearing Golden in color. Some golden spots on other sides too :) Got perfectly cooked Ragi Dosa/ Finger millet pan cakes :)

It can be served Hot Or Even Cold ( room temp). Depends on how you like.
Since the flavor is bland match it up with some spicy dips / Chutney's 

A Very Healthy Breakfast For All. Also can be given to kids in their lunch box,  There are various ways to consume this healthy millet. Hopefully it would be my 1st hand experience making it but I would surely share it here :)

Notes:
- Make sure pan is not much hot, while pouring the batter and spreading it, It might catch up and become lumpy or leave gaps in between. Wipe it with cloth each time, and make sure that the pan is in dropping temp 1st. high the flame once finished rounding up.
- you can also mix wheat flour if you like. 
- You may avoid Soda / baking powder  but you may not get bubbles like this as shown in pic
- You can also re heat it on hot tava again

Here you see crusty edges perfectly cooked!!! Golden roasted From back side. and bubbles spotting caused by cooking soda. 

Finger Millet is Rich Source Of 
High in Energy Level
Protein
Calcium
Phosphorous 

Im sure Many Indians are already Taking this into use. But Thru my post Im also trying to educate Non- Indians And Show Everyone Healthy Way Of Eating :)

What else is needed For a Healthy Treat? to Fulfill the nutritional needs of Elder - Kids in a Family? 

Sending my Entry to Mission Food Whole Grains , Pallavi & Sheelu

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