Jun 21, 2009

Ragi fritters ( Finger millet fritters)



Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands and was introduced into India approximately 4000 years ago. It is very adaptable to higher elevations and is grown in the Himalaya up to 2,300 meters in elevation. Finger millet is especially valuable as it contains the amino acid methionine, which is lacking in the diets of hundreds of millions of the poor who live on starchy staples such as cassava, plantain, polished rice, or maize meal. Click here to know more about Finger millet.

Ingredients:

Finger millet or Ragi flour - 3/4 cup
Onion - 3 cups , sliced
Dry red chili - * 2 chopped
Cilantro - 3 Tbsp , chopped
Curry leaves - 2 Tbsp , chopped
Ginger -1/4 tsp minced/paste
Butter - 1 tbsp
Oil for deep fry
Salt *

Directions:

In a big bowl add Onion, Red chili, Cilantro, Curry leaves, Butter - mix them well and then add the Finger Millet / Ragi flour and mix well. In a medium pan heat the oil for deep fry. Divide the mixture into two parts and add salt to one part. This will avoid the Onion shedding more water; which would make the mixture watery. If the flour is too dry you may add 1 or 2 tbsp of water to make the flour just enough to hold the mixture together. Fry the first batch little by little then add salt to the second batch and follow the same for send batch. Garnish with Cilantro and serve with Tomato or your desired hot sauce.

Tip: For those who don't like too much Onion, use less Onion and more flour. Also that allows you to have it for a couple of days.

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27 comments:

  1. Hey ...congrats on ur awards ..and what alovely click ..i never thought of making this ..wow! very innovative :) Thanks for sharing

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  2. Congrats on ur award Kalai... ragi fritters(pakoda) looks great and nice click... it is one of my fav evening time snack :)

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  3. congrats on ur awards dear and so sweet of u to share it with me.........tq so much dear!!!!!!!!

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  4. Congrats on ur awrd ..never tried fritters with ragi flour..looks yum and awesome click

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  5. i love raagi..absolutely gorge when mom makes it..but myself have never tried any dish..leme make this and show mommie!! thnks kalaivani..u made by day, not only by this amazing new recipe but also with the award.
    I know i may sound dumb, but i am not in a position to take any awards..the very fact one has to pass it on to a selected few, the idea of upsetting the other few..i am just not in for it, i really feel honored that u chose me among the others..but i hope u understand how i feel.
    Thnks again Kalai...and yea, congrats to u on the great award..ur blog truly deserves it!!

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  6. Congrats on your award :) Ragi fritters looks delicious :)

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  7. great snack kalai..I have had it once..and I loved it. nice click too

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  8. Congrats on your award. I love to make dishes with Ragi as they are healthy. Yours look absolutely yummy.

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  9. Congrats on your award. Love making dishes with Ragi. Yours look absolutely yummy. Nice information on ragi too.

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  10. Kalai, this is an amazing snack and I love this very much!!! pic looks very tempting too!!!! Congrats on your award dear and thanks for shring it with me!!!

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  11. Ragi fritters sound delicious! Congrats on your award!

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  12. superb! Ragi fritters sounds interesting!

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  13. Hey congrats on award and wow raagi fritters wow wonderful idea yah.. diff from usual besan one.. will try it for sure..

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  14. Hi da ..
    Ragi Fritters looks so nice ..Its a very good idea to make fritters with ragi :) will try this for sure ...then Congrats on ur award dear and thanks a lot for sharing wih me .....

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  15. Congrats on your award and thanks for sharing it with me. This is my first award so I am really excited :-)

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  16. Congrats on your award ! And thanks so much for passing it to me :-).
    Ragi fritters seem very interesting...will love to try it out

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  17. My all time favourite evenning snack...raagi don't suck so much of oil like besan...so its kind of guilt free for me!!

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  18. Wow...they look so crispy and delicious...a healthy deep-fried snack :)

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  19. Congrats on your award..and thanks for sharing it with me... this is my first award...so its very special...

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  20. Congratulations on the award, ragi fritters look mouth watering! never made these using ragi flour, very interesting dish, thanks for sharing!

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  21. Congratulations on ur award....Those fritters look perfect....infact a healthy deep fried one..:)

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  22. hey Kalai, good to know u tried the mysore-pak!! People feel it very complicated, but its not at all difficult when made in a right way, isn't it!!!!

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  23. Nice and crispy,love these fritters:)

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  24. Wow, crunchy fritters with health benefits of Ragi. Awesome.

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  25. Congrats on your award and thank you so much for thinking about me.and a very healthy snack looks so crisp and yum.

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  26. Hey kalai i tried out this dear.. came out so good and crispy.. we all enjoyed.. thats really nice idea too...

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  27. Wow, I like this idea a WHOLE lot -- I am going to try this next time I make pakodas - I just made some --- Always make me excited when I see a good idea that is also new to me .. thanks for sharing!

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