Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Ragi, Green Mung, Kala Channa Sweet Puttu using Coconut Palm Sugar(Finger Millet & Bean flour steamed sweet)

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Ragi or Finger Millet is a staple in the part of the Country I am coming from. Ragi porridge is one of the first semi solid food an infant is introduced to in our house holds.  This healthy and cheap pseudo grain is a rich source of Calcium, Iron, Protein, Fiber and other minerals. The cereal has low fat content and contains mainly unsaturated fat. It is easy to digest and does not contain gluten; people who are sensitive to gluten can easily consume Finger Millet.  The break fast porridge using ragi was one of the time tested one in lot of house holds in the Southern districts of India. Unfortunately now I see lot of house holds are replacing this with Oats. Oats surely is healthy, but ragi is much much more superior in terms of the nutritional profile and also doesn’t cause any health issues for people with gluten sensitivity.

This sweet is very simple to make and a perfectly healthy dessert with the iron rich ragi, protein rich bean flour and coconut and sweetened with low glycemic coconut palm sugar. Try it out and let me know how you liked it.

Preparation Time – 10 to 15 Minutes

Cooking Time – 10 to 15 Minutes

Serves – 2

Ingredients

Ragi Flour – 1 Cup (8 oz)

Whole Green Mung flour – 1/4 Cup (2 oz)

Whole Black Chick Pea Flour(Kala Channa Besan) – 1/4 Cup(2 oz)

Water - 1/3 Cup

Salt -  pinch

Grated Coconut – 1/2 to 3/4 Cup (Adjust this depending on your liking)

Coconut Palm Sugar – 2 Tbsp or more to suit your taste(You can replace this with raw sugar or grated jaggery)

Ghee Clarified butter - 1 Tbsp

Cashews – Around 6 to 8

Cardamom powder – 1/4 Tsp

Method

1)  Combine the ragi and the bean flours. Heat a heavy bottom pan, keep it in low to medium heat. Dry roast the flour till the raw smell is gone stirring in between and to make sure that the flours are not burnt.

2) Warm the water slightly. Add salt, cardamom powder  to the ragi flour and set it aside.

3) To this slowly add the water little by little and combining it nicely, the flour should be slightly wet and damp enough for steaming. If you take a small amount of flour in your hands and give a slight pressure and set it down, the flour should be able to hold it's shape. If not add little more water and try. (Do not pour a lot of water at the same time,  since you are not trying to form a dough).

3) Grease a flat, wide bowl and keep the dough mixture in this bowl steam it for 10 minutes. Remove this steamed flour and set it out to cool slightly.

4) Warm the clarified butter and to this add the chopped cashews and fry till golden and remove it from heat.

5) To the steamed flour mixture add the grated coconut, fried cashews with ghee and combine thoroughly. Once the flour is cold enough to handle by hand add the coconut palm sugar and mix evenly and serve.

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26 comments:

Hari Chandana said...

Woww.. Healthy and delicious combination.. looks awesome dear.. thanks for the recipe :)
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radha said...

Lovely. My kids were also brought up on homemade sprouted ragi malt. And it is a millet I love but not had for ages. Lovely dish that you have made here.

Srimathi said...

Ragi puttu is very healthy for sure. My mom would love this.

Anisha Ranjit said...

Wow this is an awesome needless to say healthier n tastier variation to regular puttu... I will try this soon... :)

Lavanya said...

Looks new to me. Will try for sure :)
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faseela said...

yummy n healthy sweet puttu............

Daksha said...

What a healthy combo with ragi! I'm sure they taste awesome!

Veganosaurus said...

We've been on a huge millet spree at our house lately (including Ragi). I completely agree with you about the importance and benefits of using our local, nutrient rich millets and grains over the trumped up imported ones!

Priti said...

Made this with normal sugar ..looks so yum

Priya said...

Wat a nutritious and healthy puttu..

jeyashrisuresh said...

My mom makes ragi puttu, this ounds yum with moong flour too. healthy dish

Julie said...

Very delicious puttu ,innovative n healthy!!

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Spice up the Curry said...

yummy and healthy preparation.

Priya Yallapantula said...

That is a very new recipe for me, looks and sounds good and healthy too.

Lubna Karim said...

What an nutritious combo....looks yum...

simply.food said...

Very interesting never tried this before but sounds really healthy and delicious.

Sobha Shyam said...

interesting recipe, ragi puttu sounds healthy and liked the sweet version :)

Jay said...

this is new to me...mouthwatering..!
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Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...

looks so healthy and yet delecious... i had no idea u get moong flour

Jayanthi said...

The puttu looks amazing, what an healthy dish. First time here, I'm hosting an event at my space, if interested, link up your entry at my space.

Richa said...

the porridge looks so nutritious. and totally true about eating what can be easily found!

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Now Serving said...

It's been ages since I had any puttu - my mom used to make it at demand :) miss her and this sweet dish too! time to make it myself!! looks delicious - thanks for bringing back some sweet memories dear and have a great day!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Innovative and healthy puttu...Looks delicious..

Ramya said...

I don't think it can get any more healthier or nutritious than this! Perfect:-)

Suchi said...

What a wholesome dish...looks delicious and so homely :-)

Sangeetha Nambi said...

Healthy dish... Thanks for sharing....

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