4 Ragi Breakfast Recipes for Weight Loss

Ragi flour is prepared by either crushing dried grains or sprouting, drying and then grinding them. Ragi is a rich source of good carbohydrates and since it is too thin to be polished or processed, it is mostly consumed in its purest form. Because of its high nutritional value, ragi can be placed at the pinnacle of food grains. Ragi is gluten free and highly suitable for people who are gluten or lactose intolerant. Despite many health benefits, ragi remains mostly absent from our diets. We haven’t really embraced ragi in the everyday diet. Here are four ragi breakfast recipes which can be easily prepared at home.

1. Ragi ki roti

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• Salt, red chilli powder, cumin seeds
• 1 cup ragi flour

Instructions

• Heat 1 cup water
• Add salt, red chilli powder and cumin seeds to taste
• Add 1 cup ragi flour
• Mix well
• Prepare a dough
• Grease your hands
• Make rotis using rolling pin
• Cook from both the sides

Serve warm in breakfast or lunch

2. Ragi ka chilla

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ragi flour
• 1/2 cup chana dal flour
• 1 green chilli
• Salt to taste and homemade masala mix
• 1 small chopped onion

Instructions

• In a bowl add 1/2 cup ragi flour
• Add 1/2 cup chana dal flour
• Add 1 chopped green chilli
• Add salt to taste
• Add homemade masala mix to taste
• Add 1 small chopped onion
• Add water and mix well to make to semi thick batter
• Spread the batter on a tava / pan
• Cook from both the sides

Serve with chutney, dal or subzi

3. Ragi ka dosa

Ingredients

• 1 cup ragi flour
• 1/3 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup semolina
• 1 cup homemade curd
• Salt, chilli powder
• Homemade masala and chopped coriander

Instructions

• In a bowl, add 1 cup ragi flour
• Add 1/3 cup rice flour
• Add 1/2 cup semolina
• Add 1 cup homemade curd
• Gradually add water and make a batter
• Keep it aside for 15 – 20 minutes
• Add salt to taste, chilli powder
• Add homemade masala and chopped coriander
• Make a thin batter
• Spread the dosa batter on tava / pan
• Cook on medium to low heat from both the sides

Serve these crispy dosa with chutney or sambhar

4. Ragi ka meetha puda

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 small pieces of jaggery
• 1 tsp fennel seeds or saunf
• 1/2 cup ragi flour
• 1/2 cup oats flour

Instructions

• In a bowl, add a cup of water
• Add 2 small pieces of jaggery
• Mix and leave for a few minutes
• Add 1/2 cup ragi flour
• Add 1/2 cup oats flour
• Make a semi thin batter
• Spread on a tava / pan
• Cook from both the sides

Serve warm with homemade pickle or tamarind chutney