Healthy Ragi Paratha / Healthy Finger Millet Paratha Recipe
Today I will share a very healthy vitamin richen recipe that is Healthy Ragi Paratha / Healthy Ragi Paratha Recipe, which is also gluten-free. Compared with wheat and maize, millets are high in nutrients, gluten-free, and have a low GI of 54-68. This is also full of dietary fiber, which can help to lower the LDL (bad cholesterol). So one can very well add this recipe, to his diet chart, especially for diabetic patients.
Equipment used
- Mixing bowl
- Frypan
- Spatula
- Rolling pin with a board
Ingredients
- Ragi/ Finger Millet-1 cup
- Wheat flour-1/2 cup
- Salt to taste
- Curd-1 cup
- Green garlic-1
- Spring onion-3
- Ghee/oil- tbsp
- Butter/oil-1 tbsp
How to make Healthy Ragi Paratha / Healthy Finger Millet Paratha Recipe
Add 2 cups of ragi atta/millet flour to a mixing bowl
Then add ½ cup of wheat flour and salt
Mix them well
Add 1 cup curd and mix them well, and make a smooth dough
Cover it for 2 hours
Meanwhile cut the spring onions and green garlic into small pieces
Open the cover after 2 hours and divide 4 equal parts and make them 4 big lemon size balls
Now flatten them, toss them on flour and roll them out into circles of 6 inches in diameter
Take one small bowl of approx 2-inch diameter and place it over the center of the rolled-out ragi paratha and cut 6 equal distances from the bowl, like in the picture
Now put the chopped green garlic and spring onions in the center of the circle
Then apply melted butter or oil to the 6 sides of the paratha and fold them
And flatten them again into circles of approx 5 inches in diameter
Continue the same process for the remaining ragi paratha portions.
With a pan of medium heat, place one rolled-out ragi paratha on the pan, and roast it well
Turn over the other side and apply ghee on both sides and fry them well
Transfer them to a serving plate and serve with raita or any other curry
You can go for my other posts on roti/paratha
- Ring Paratha
- Aloo Paratha in Different Styles
- chanar/chenna paratha
- chatur ruti/sattu ki roti
- crispy methi khakhra
- thepla
- Broccoli roti/paratha
- Vegetable roti/Indian flat bread
Healthy Ragi Paratha
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- griddle/ Pan
- Rolling pin and board
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup Ragi/ Finger Millet
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup curd
- 3 spring onion
- 1 green garlic
- salt
- 2 tbsp ghee/oil
- 1 tbsp melted butter/oil
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of ragi atta/millet flour in a mixing bowl
- Then add ½ cup of wheat flour and salt
- Mix them well
- Add 1 cup curd and mix them well, and make smooth dough
- Cover it for 2 hours
- Mean while cut the spring onions and green garlic into smallpieces
- Open the cover after 2 hours and divide 4 equal parts andmake them 4 big lemon size balls
- Now flatten them, toss them on flour and roll out into circles of6 inches in diameter
- Take one small bowl of approx 2 inch diameter and place overthe center of the rolled out ragi paratha and cut 6 equal distances from thebowl, like in the picture
- Now put the chopped spring onions and green garlics in the center of the circle
- Then apply melted butter or oil in the 6 sides of the parathaand fold them
- And flatten them again into circles of approx 5 inches indiameter
- Continue the same process for the remaining ragi paratha portions.
- With pan of medium heat, place one rolled out ragi parathaon the pan, and roast it well
- Turn over the other side and apply ghee on both the sides and fry them well
- Transfer them to a serving plate and serve with raita or anyother curry