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Ragi Chapathi

Ragi chapathi - Nachni Roti whole Finger millet chapathi / roti. Perfect healthy dinner/ breakfast recipe. This recipe is with 100% ragi flour, Ghee & salt
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch, millets
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: breakfast, dinner, lunch, millets
Servings: 4
Author: Veena Theagarajan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Ragi Flour
  • 1 cup water
  • Ghee as needed I have 1 teaspoon
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Heat water with salt.
  • Add Ragi flour. Switch it off.  close it with lid. Let it sit for 5-7 mins
  • Mix well. Take a 1/2 teaspoon ghee or oil knead well to get smooth dough
  • divide the dough into equal lemon size ball.
  • knead the dough well. With required flour roll into chapathi. Don’t make it very thin it will start tearing.
  • heat flat pan. Place rolled chapathi. once bubbles start to forming turn it over. Cook again. Turn it over. Drizzle oil/ Ghee. Once done remove it from pan
  • Serve hot with chutney / your favorite gravy

Notes

Notes

  1. Make sure water is boiling well before placing ragi flour
  2. Adding ghee or oil while kneading really helps to keep the dough smooth
  3. kneading each ball before rolling into chapathi is very important
  4. You can use sprouted ragi flour instead of regular ragi flour
  5. Ragi may not be suitable for cold weather
  6. If you are highly constipated Ragi may not be suitable for you

Health benefits of Ragi

  1. Ragi is loaded with vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, vitamin E, antioxidants, and calcium.
  2. Ragi helps in maintaining good hair, skin
  3. Ragi can be exceedingly beneficial for lactating or pregnant women
  4.  The abundance of vitamins and dietary fibre helps increase good HDL (good cholesterol) level
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