RAGI KOOZH RECIPE | KEPPAI KOOZH RECIPE | AADI KOOZH RECIPE | SUMMER SPECIAL
Ragi Koozh or Ragi Porridge is gluten free, diabetic friendly and a perfect healthy breakfast porridge especially during summer. Ragi is also known as finger millet and it has a rich source of calcium, protein, fiber and iron. It's a perfect body coolant and it is one of the staple breakfast of many people in the villages across Tamil Nadu. Ragi Porridge tastes delicious when served with shallots, pickle, raw mango, mor milagai or peanut thogaiyal. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Ragi Koozh. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
RECIPE FOR RAGI KOOZH
Course : Breakfast
Cuisine : South Indian
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time : 10 min
Cook Time : 35 min
Total Time : 45 min
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cup ragi flour
- 1 cup cooked rice
- salt to taste
- buttermilk as needed
- 6-7 shallots
- water as needed
PROCEDURE
- in a mixing bowl, add ragi flour
- add enough water to the ragi flour and make a thin batter
- leave it for overnight to ferment
- heat 3 cup water in a heavy bottomed wok
- add salt
- when water starts boiling, pour the fermented ragi mix
- continuously stir well with a ladle to prevent formation of lumps
- add cooked rice
- mix well
- cook on low medium flame and stir continuously
- cook for 30-35 minutes or until the ragi thickens
- wet your fingers with water and touch the ragi mix, if it sticks, you have to cook for some more time, if it does not stick, it indicates that it is cooked
- once cooked, switch off the flame
- once the mix comes to room temperature, make a ball out of it
- To make Ragi Porridge, dissolve the ball in buttermilk
- add salt and add more water
- mix well
- serve ragi koozh in a tumbler or in a glass with some shallots or pickle or peanut thogayal or mor milagai
- store the remaining ragi balls in refrigerator. It stays good for 3-4 days
- tastes delicious
Ragi Koozh with Step-by-Step Photo Recipe
in a mixing bowl, add ragi flour
add enough water and make a thin batter, leave it for overnight for fermentation
fermented ragi mix
heat water with salt in a heavy bottomed wok
add fermented ragi mix and stir well with a ladle to prevent formation of lumps
add cooked rice
mix well
cook on low medium flame, stir continuously and cook for 30-35 minutes or until it thickens
wet your fingers with water and touch the mix, if it sticks you have to cook for some more time, if it does not stick it indicated that it is cooked
once the mix comes to room temperature, make a ball out of it
take enough buttermilk, add salt
add one ragi ball
mix well and if need add more water
serve with shallots or peanut thogaiyal or pickle
tastes delicious
2 Comments
Delicious and i tried it. Good for health and especially for this summer :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pradha Kumaresh. Good to read your comment. Happy Cooking
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