Ragi Phanna Polo ( Minute Seasoned Finger Millet Crepes) Vegan, Gf, Nf; Meatless Monday

I dear Ragi( finger millet) for many reasons. Ragi is non entirely a gluten costless grain thus a swell alternative for regular flour, it is too a nutrient that has been traditionally a business office of our cuisine for fourth dimension immemorial! It is zero novel to us, thus it is non a fad! Raagi too has immense wellness benefits.

It is my go-to when I don't conduct hold solid put down dosa ( pancake/crepe) batter ready. I in addition to so either brand Ragi Neer Dosa or this Phanna polo which is traditionally made using maida( all role flour). One 24-hour interval when I was nigh to brand Neer dosa using Ragi, I said to myself: why non endeavour making Phanna polo? I tried it in addition to it came amazingly tasty! Everybody only loved it!! Here is the slow recipe:

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Raagi ( finger millet) flour: i cup
Oil: i tsp +for greasing the skillet/griddle( I usage kokosnoot oil). You could usage whatever cooking oil.
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: i sprig
Jeera ( cumin seeds): 1/4 tsp( optional)
Freshly grated coconut: i tbsp
Water: iii cups+ two cups
Salt: equally per taste

Method:

Mix Ragi/finger millet flour amongst iii cups water. Keep aside for fifteen mins.

After fifteen mins, discard the function past times H2O in addition to the dark Raagi husk until y'all arrive at the lighter sediment. Now add together two to a greater extent than cups of H2O & common salt in addition to blend it for xxx seconds, using a manus blender or using a regular blender. Blending ensures that y'all teach a dainty homogenous batter. The batter should hold upward sparse in addition to free-flowing.Add freshly grated kokosnoot in addition to stir well( Do non grind the coconut).

Heat i tsp crude inwards a skillet, add together mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter, plough off the open fire in addition to add together curry leaves.
Add this to the Ragi batter in addition to stir well.

Heat the griddle/ skillet on medium -high heat.Grease the skillet/ griddle liberally amongst kokosnoot oil. When the griddle is hot, conduct hold a ladleful/cupful of batter in addition to pour it from out to in.

This batter cannot hold upward spread. It needs to hold upward poured in addition to the skillet tilted to uniformly spread the batter.

The batter hisses in addition to spreads similar a lace on the griddle.

It cooks real quickly. When cooked, plication it,remove in addition to function along it inwards a hot box ( something similar a tortilla box).

Serve hot amongst a chutney of your choice.I conduct hold served it amongst ambuli gojju( dark-green mango dip).

I am certain y'all volition dear it! I am bringing this to Simple Supper Tuesday # 91!

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

The play tricks to making expert dosas in addition to the dosas non sticking to your skillet/griddle is past times ensuring that the skillet is greased well. Also, the temperature of the griddle has to hold upward maintained hot throughout.

Tip for good for y'all living:

Apart from existence gluten free, whole grain cereal,finger millet has several other wellness benefits . It has a higher poly peptide in addition to mineral content compared to all other cereals. It contains of import amino acids that are non institute inwards other cereals. It has the highest calcium an potassium content inwards comparing amongst other cereals. It is too a swell origin of iron! It is too rich inwards B vitamins in addition to dietary fiber. It too has a low-glycemic index making it an ideal nutrient for diabetics.

References:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23522794
http://www.supraorganics.com/finger-millets-benefits.php
http://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/health-benefits-of-ragi.htm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Benefits-of-Ragi/articleshow/10288786.cms

Food for thought:

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