Ragi Kali Recipe (Finger millet balls) is made using sprouted ragi flour cooked in water .
Ragi Kali Recipe (Finger millet balls)
* Finger millet is an excellent source of natural calcium which helps in strengthening bones for growing children and aging people. Regular consumption of finger millet is good for bone health and keeps diseases such as osteoporosis at bay and could reduce risk of fracture.
* It is now established that phytates, polyphenols and tannins can contribute to antioxidant activity of the millet foods, which is an important factor in health, aging and metabolic diseases.
* Finger millet's phytochemicals help in slowing digestion process. This helps in controlling blood sugar level in condition of diabetes. It has been found that finger millet based diet helps diabetics as it contains higher fibre than rice and wheat. Also, the study found that diet based on whole finger millet has lower glycemic response i.e. lower ability to increase blood sugar level. This is due to presence of factors in finger millet flour which lower digestibility and absorption of starch.
* Because of its high nutritional content ragi flour is recommended as a weaning food especially in the southern parts of India.
* Finger millet is a very good source of natural Iron and its consumption helps in recovery of Anemia. The Ragi based foods are highly suited for expectant mothers and elderly due to there high calcium and iron content.
* Finger millet consumption helps in relaxing body naturally. It is beneficial in conditions of anxiety, depression and insomnia. It is also useful for migraines.
* Green ragi (finger millet) is recommended for conditions of blood pressure, liver disorders, asthma and heart weakness. Green ragi is also recommended to lactating mothers in condition of lack of milk production.
* If consumed regularly, finger millet could help in keeping malnutrition, degenerative diseases and premature aging at bay.
Description:
Ragi kali is rich in calcium and made by using sprouted ragi flour cooked in boiling water and make balls out of it. We can make it in a normal ragi flour too but to make it more nutritious i have used sprouted one.
Ingredients:
Ragi flour- 1 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Preparation:
1. Add 1 cup ragi flour to a mixing bowl. Pour 2 cups of water and give a good mix to break up the lumps.
2. The texture should be soft without any lumps. Keep it aside.
3. Pour 1 cup of water to a heavy bottomed pan . Add salt and 1 tsp of ghee and allow it to boil.
4. Now pour the diluted mixture to the boiling water and stir it to avoid any lumps.
5. Then cook this mixture on a medium heat until it begins to boil & bubble well.
6. Make sure the ragi mixture gets incorporate with boiling water without any lumps and starts to bubble up.
7. Once it gets thick consistency, cover the pan and allow it to steam for sometime.
8. Check with your fingers, if it’s cooked it won’t stick in your fingers.
9. Transfer it to a bowl and make balls and serve.
10. This ragi kali or finger millet balls goes well with dry fish curry, chicken curry…

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