Preparation of Green peas Ragi Roti
Ragi is rich source of iron and fiber and has high nutritious value. Both my grandmothers are superb cooks and they taught me this delicious and healthy recipe .My daughter likes ragi roti very much.
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Ingredients
- 1 kg Ragi flour
- 250gm Wheat flour,
- 25-50 gm cooked green peas,
- 250 gm chopped onions
- 50gms Dry fruits like Cashew,Almonds roasted in ghee
- Bay leaves, for flavour
- Curry leaves,, for flavour
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- salt and pepper, to taste
How to prepare dough for green peas ragi roti
- Ragi flour and wheat flour should be kneaded like chapatti flour in 3:1 ratio. We can add salt, pepper powder, chilli powder for better taste. Set the dough aside for 30 mins .Add chopped onions, curry leaves, boiled green peas, roasted cashew and almonds in the dough and mix it uniformly. Squeeze lemon juice for better taste.
How to make Ragi roti
Take a plastic zip lock cover and apply oil uniformly. Apply refined oil in your hands and make small balls from the dough and hand roll the roti’s on the plastic cover .Ensure that you have rolled the roti to uniform consistency. Heat the tawa and apply ghee or oil Peel the roti’s from the plastic cover by starting to peel from the edges and place the roti’s on the tawa. Heat the roti on both sides by applying little oil. Stop heating once there is change in the color of the roti.
Delicious Ragi roti’s can be served with either coconut chutney or tomato chutney.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 4-5 | |
| Calories | 186 |
| Calories from Fat | 45 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 5 g | 8% |
| Saturated fat 0 g | |
| Unsaturated fat 0 g | |
| Carbohydrates 31 g | 10% |
| Sugar 0 g | |
| Fiber 5 g | 20% |
| Protein 15 g | 30% |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | |
| Sodium 388 mg | 16% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Comments
AUTHORThank you Chitrangada.Please try it.You will like it .Ragi Roti's are very important for girls as ragi can add more strength to hip and pelvic joints.My 92-year-old grandma is still active and independent as she had included ragi in her diet starting from childhood.We need to revisit our traditional recipes as they are planned based on nutritive values and strength
I like Ragi rotis for its nutritional benefits. The combination with green peas sounds interesting. Would try it for sure. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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Thank you DDE for your visit and nice comment.
I like this recipe thank you.
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Wow ..Good luck Dianna
Thank you for sharing this recipe idea. I would be willing to try it.
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Thank you Shiven for your nice comment
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Thank you Shiven for your nice comment
Very informative, healthy and tasteful Padmajah.
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Thank you Akriti .My kid likes this very much .
Lovely :)
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You can try it .Ragi is millet flour and you can roll rotis.Highly nutritive food .You can also add herbs in the flour for better taste.Please try it when you visit India.
I don't know that I would like this but I would be game to try it.
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Peach purple ,Ragi is very high in iron and calcium and has high fibre content.Would like to know about Milo prata as I have not heard about it before.Thank you for the comment.
It...looks like Milo roti prata
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Thank you Thumbi 7 for your immediate feedback .Ragi roti is indeed a nutritious and delicious breakfast.For young children ,it is a must have breakfast.Thanks for your vote and sharing.
Ragi is rich in iron and green peas in protein. So definitely the combination will be nutritious
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