Ragi Mudde / Finger Millet Balls

Ragi mudde is a famous main dish of Karnataka cuisine. Rich nutritious food which need only water, wheat rava or soji and ragi flour, its good for diabetes. In this modern era most of us use to forget these type of foods. For babies we use to feed Ragi Koozh, for this, first mix ragi flour with water and make a lump free batter and add to boiling milk or water and cook.

Ragi Mudde is mainly cooked in earthern pots, after adding flour we use to remove from fire,  a Y shaped stick is used to hold the pot, and using a long flat wooden stick the flour will be mixed to remove the lumps the flour will be cooked in couple minutes. Even now my mom use this way to prepare this mudde, since we can’t find those traditional cookware here, I use kadai and wooden spatula.

Those who don’t know much about this recipe might have a question “when to add salt”?  I asked this to my mom when she was teaching this. You will get enough salt from side dish or gravy which should be bit watery. Today I made yogurt based ragi Kzooh and tomorrow will be posting the gravy.  

Actually I planned to post this a month back, since srivalli informed about BM # 27, I was waiting to post under traditional theme.

Ingredients:

Ragi flour	1 ¼ cup
Wheat rava or Soji	¼ cup
Water	4 cups

 

Direction:

Heat water in a kadai, when water boiling, add wheat rava/ soji cook for 3-4 minutes until the rava is cooked.

In this stage add ragi flour by stirring continuously using a wooden spatula (backside). After adding the flour reduces the heat to medium.

Keep on stirring for another 3-4 minutes, if any lumps try to break during this time.

Now close the lid and leave it in simmer for another 2-3 minutes.

Turn off the stove and let it cool for 5 minutes. Divide the mixture into three equal portions; take one portion and place on a plate, using wet hands make them to round balls.

 

After it comes to room temperature, add water until it immerse and store in refrigerator, when you need take a one potion with some water add 2 Tbsp yogurt and salt mix well without any lumps.

 

 

Serve it with shallots and green chili.

 

Note:

 

• Before adding rava and flour the make sure water is boiling or else ragi flour will not cook .
• Using of rava helps to reduce the lumps and gives a good taste.
• You can store in refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Adding yogurt and water is your choice might increase and decrease; I like to add more yogurts but my husband like fewer yogurts and more water.

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Bise Bele Bath

Today’s recipe is bise bele bath, its origin is Karnataka. A healthy food, I would say all in one, rice, dal and vegetables a full meal in one recipe. Vegetables is your choice it will completely mash, kids might not able to find it’s a good way to add vegetables.

Ingredients:

Rice	½ cup
Toor dal	¼ cup
Carrot	1 small
Beans	5-6
Peas	½ cup
Radish chopped	¼ cup
Potato	1 medium size
Egg plant	2
Onion	½ cup
Tomatoes	½ cup
Bay leaves	2
Green chili	1-2
Ghee	1 Tbsp
Turmeric powder	½ tsp
Tamarind Paste	1 tsp
Salt
Oil
For Masala powder:
Split channa dal	½ Tbsp
Urad dal	½ Tbsp
Dry red chili	5-6
Fennel seeds	1 tsp
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Coriander seeds	½ Tbsp

 

Directions:

1. In a pan heat 2 tablespoon of oil, sauté bay leaves and onion for 2 minutes, next add all vegetables and sauté until soft.
2. Pressure cook, these vegetables, tomatoes and toor dal with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles.
3. Pressure cook, ½ cup rice with 2 cups of water. Meanwhile dry roast all the ingredients for masala powder and grind to fine powder.
4. Once pressure is released, mash the dal mixture and add to rice. In this stage add tamarind pure, turmeric powder, salt and masala powder (keep 1 Tbsp and add the rest).
5. Keep stiring often, cook until raw smell of tamarind leaves (It takes approximately 5 minutes), add coriander leaves and ghee turn off the stove and serve with potato chips, papad etc.

 

Note:

• Check for salt and masala powder if you feel you need more add the 1 Tbsp. I used full.
• Consistency should be very loose as time goes it use to thicken.

 

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