Ingredients
- 1 cup ragi flour
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1 onion--finely chopped
- 1 green chili--chopped
- 1 tsp grated coconut
- 1 tsp chopped coriander
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp oil
- All-purpose flour—for dusting
- salt to taste
Ragi, also famously known as finger millet, comes with many nutritional benefits. Loaded with fiber and amino acids, the whole grains are not just diabetic friendly, but great for your health in general. Versatile, there are various ragi recipes that you can enjoy cooking at home,
Soft and loaded with spices that enhance the flavour, ragi roti makes for a perfect tiffin dish. Great for breakfast or dinner, ragi roti tastes its best when served warm. Make a batch of rotis, and store them in a casserole, and serve warm along with a dal or sabji of your choice.
Health Benefits
This dish is full to the brim with red chilies, which are an amazing source of capsaicin, the wonder compound. Most people probably don’t think of spicy food as offering a lot of health benefits, but capsaicin is in fact a disease-fighting powerhouse. Regular consumption of spicy food can help negate the spread of breast cancer and prostate cancer. It has even been shown to affect shrinking tumors. Capsaicin also aids in the treatment of diabetes.
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How to make Ragi Roti
Trivia Ragi is a finger millet and superfood. |
