Name: Raagi Idli
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Ragi flour- 3 cups; Idli rice - 1 cup; Urad dal- 1- cup; Salt to taste; A pinch of baking soda; Water as needed

Rice and Grains

Raagi Idli

Oct 25, 2020 | Jyoti Gupta |

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6 serves
08h:00m prep
00h:15m cook

Raagi Idli is a very healthy, tasty, and easy breakfast recipe. Not only Ragi is nutritious and healthy, Ragi, in fact, adds a very nice flavor to the idli recipe. Health benefits of Ragi: Ragi is rich in calcium, iron, and fiber. It also contains phytochemicals, which aids in slowing down the digestion process. Ragi's high levels of niacin help in increasing HDL cholesterol while lowering Triglycerides.

Ingredients

Ragi flour- 3 cups
Idli rice - 1 cup
Urad dal- 1- cup
Salt to taste
A pinch of baking soda
Water as needed

Cooking Instructions

Wash and soak urad dal and idli rice for 2 hours.
Drain and grind to a fine paste adding little water.
Mix ragi flour with water to a thick batter.
Mix ground urad dal batter to it add salt.
Mix well using your hands and let ferment covered for 6 hours.
Once fermented, mix well, take the batter required in a bowl and add a pinch of baking soda. Mix well. Place idli cooker with water on medium flame.
Grease the idli plates and pour the required batter.
Once the water starts boiling open the cooker place the plates and cook covered for 10 to 12 minutes.