Monday 27 February 2012

Ragi Kuzhi Paniyaram

Ragi is very healthy, nutritious and diabetic friendly. This kuzi paniyaram is served as quick healthy lunch for kids or as evening snack.




Ingredients - Serves 6

  • Ragi flour - 1 1/4 cups
  • Bengal gram dhal - 1/4 cup
  • Toor dhal - 1/4 cup
  • Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dhal - 1/4 cup
  • Red chillies - 5 nos
  • Ginger - 1 inch
  • Coriander and curry leaves - few
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
Method
  • Soak lentils together in water for 2 hours
  • Grind the soaked lentils along with ginger and chillies
  • Mix ragi flour to the grounded lentils and make it to idli batter consistency by adding water
  • Add roughly chopped coriander & curry leaves to the batter (you can also add raw chopped onions )
  • Mix well with required salt
  • Heat the kuzhi paniyaram pan in medium heat
  • Add few drops of oil in each kuzhi / hole
  • Pour laddleful batter in each kuzhi and allow it to cook for few minutes
  • Flip it to the other side using a spoon or paniyaram stick & cook for another 2 minutes
  • Cook the paniyaram in medium heat or else it will end up dark brown on the outside and half cooked batter on the inside
  • Ragi will take a little extra time to cook evenly
  • Serve hot with any chutney or sambar



Nutritional Information
  • Ragi is rich in Calcium, Iron, Protein, Fiber and other minerals.
  • Ragi has low fat content and contains mainly unsaturated fat.
  • It is also easy to digest and does not contain gluten
  • Per serving (10 pieces) = 155 calories approximately

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