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May 4, 2009

Ragi Malt with jaggery

Finger-millet or ragi is widely grown in arid areas of Asia and Africa. Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge. It is a storehouse of protein, calcium and fiber. Ragi flour is made into flatbreads, including thick, leavened dosa and thinner, unleavened roti. Ragi grain is malted and the grains are ground. This ground flour is consumed mixed with milk, boiled water or yoghurt.

Inspired by her and her, I tried a different recipe of Ragi Malt. I used jaggery instead of sugar. This drink can be had as an alternative to coffee and tea and also for breakfast. It keeps you full and is nutritious too. This jaggery flavored nutritious ragi malt can be had either hot or cold.
Ingredients
Ragi/ Finger millet flour - 2 tablespoons
Milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Jaggery (powdered)- 2 teaspoons
Cardamom powder - 1 pinch (optional)
Directions
To the ragi flour, add little cold water and mix to form a smooth paste without any lumps.
In a vessel, bring the milk and water to boil. Add the ragi paste slowly to the boiling milk. Keep stirring with a spoon in order to prevent lump formation.
Add the jaggery powder and cardamom powder. Cook on low flame for about two minutes. The mixture thickens. Remove fro heat and serve hot or cold!

Jaggery can also be replaced with sugar. It can also be prepared with milk alone instead of adding water to get a thick drink.
Also check out a similar Ragi recipes.
Ragi porridge with buttermilk
Ragi Puttu/Finger millet cakes
Sending this ragi malt to 15 minute cooking hosted by Mahimaa and to Gramathu Kaimanam hosted by Shama.
Sending this to JFI:Ragi hosted by Madhuram and started by Indira.

Nov 12, 2008

Diet Foods roundup III and Voting for a surprise giveaway!

Here comes the final roundup of Diet Foods event. This roundup is composed of meal and dessert entries. I once again extend my thanks to all those who sent in their lovely entries and made this event a grand success. As a token of gratitude i wanted to give a small gift to a winner. See the end of the post for more details.

Diet Foods Roundup Part I (Soups and Salads)

Diet Foods Roundup Part II (Appetizers, Snacks and Breakfast)

MEALS

Bisibelabhath with broken wheat by Jayashree

Methi khakras by Yasmeen

Mix veggie curry by Priti

Ragi carrot paratha by Priya

Zucchini corn quesadilla by Supriya

Diet platter by Neema

Oats whole wheat bread by Anudivya

Mac and Veg tofu frittata by Cham

Teriyaki chicken by Ivy

Pasta with beans by Radhika

Lemon Pepper Pasta by Madhu

Broccoli stir fry by Ujwal

Moriyo Khichdi by Madhavi

Broccoli veggie by Ramya

Chickpea curry oil free version by Ramya

Mor keerai by Divya
Spicy honey brushed chicken thighs by Columbus Foodie

Keerai poriyal by Shama

Kollu Parruppu by Ramya

Kollu rasam by Ramya

Oil free tomato chutney by Ramya

DESSERTS

Instant fat-free Pistachio Icecream by Anudivya

Low-fat Rasamalai Icecream by Anudivya

Caramel pudding by Sudeshna

Fruit bowl by Ujwal

Low fat strawberry cake by Mansi

Please let me know if I have missed out any of your entries. Will add them to the roundup.

And coming to the surprise giveaway, I have decided to select the winner by conducting a poll. See the sidebar for the participants and vote for your favorite entry. Voting ends on November 18th, 2008 and the winner will be announced the next day. I will be able to mail the gift to people residing in India and US only.

Thanks again friends for your lovely participation.It was indeed a pleasure hosting the event!

Nov 10, 2008

Diet Foods Roundup II (Appetizers,snacks and breakfast)

This is the second part of the roundup of Diet Foods featuring appetizers and snacks and breakfasts. No doubt, I received a lot of entries with oats. The final part of the roundup will be posted soon.

First part of roundup featuring Soups and Salads: here

APPETIZERS AND SNACKS

Baked Gobi manchurian by Bhawna

Healthy masala vadai by Anudivya

Baked Pakoda by Uma