Ragi Rice is a versatile and nutritious ingredient made from finger millet (ragi), and you can prepare a variety of healthy and delicious dishes using it. Here are some ideas:
✅ Traditional and Everyday Meals
Ragi Rice (Plain Cooked)
Just like regular rice, cooked and served with sambar, rasam, dal, or curry.
Ragi Rice – Bisi Bele Bath
A Karnataka special prepared with Ragi Rice, vegetables, lentils, tamarind, and spices.
Ragi Rice – Pongal
A savory one-pot dish with Ragi Rice, moong dal, pepper, ginger, and ghee.
Ragi Curd Rice
A cooling dish using cooked Ragi Rice mixed with curd, mustard seasoning, and coriander.
✅ Tiffin & Breakfast Items
Ragi Lemon Rice
A tangy South Indian style lemon rice using Ragi Rice.
Ragi Tamarind Rice (Puliyogare)
Mix Ragi Rice with tamarind paste and puliyogare masala.
Ragi Vegetable Pulao
One-pot dish with Ragi Rice, spices, and mixed vegetables.
✅ Snacks & Light Meals
Ragi Rice Balls (Unde/Kozhukattai)
Steamed balls made with cooked Ragi Rice and a light seasoning — great for diabetics.
Ragi Rice Idli/Dosa Batter
Mix Ragi Rice with urad dal to ferment and make idlis or dosas.
✅ Sweet Dishes
Ragi Payasam (Kheer)
Made with Ragi Rice, jaggery, milk, or coconut milk, and cardamom.
Ragi Rice Pudding
A creamy dessert with cooked Ragi Rice, sweetener, nuts, and dry fruits.
Ragi Rava (finger millet semolina) is a nutritious, gluten-free alternative to wheat rava/sooji and can be used in a wide range of dishes. Here are some tasty and healthy recipes you can prepare using Ragi Rava:
✅ Breakfast & Tiffin Dishes
Ragi Rava Upma A hearty, fiber-rich upma made with Ragi Rava, mustard, green chilies, ginger, curry leaves, and mixed vegetables.
Ragi Rava Idli Soft and fluffy idlis made by mixing Ragi Rava with curd and spices. Fermentation optional.
Ragi Rava Dosa Instant dosa batter using Ragi Rava, rice flour, curd, and water. Thin, crispy dosas with onion or jeera tempering.
Ragi Rava Pongal A wholesome, mildly spiced dish made with moong dal, Ragi Rava, pepper, ginger, and ghee.
Ragi Rava Pesarattu A twist on traditional pesarattu — a savory crepe made from green gram and Ragi Rava for added texture.
✅ Lunch & Dinner Options
Ragi Rava Vegetable Pulao One-pot mildly spiced dish with sautéed vegetables and Ragi Rava.
Ragi Rava Khichdi Light and comforting dish made with Ragi Rava, moong dal, and a mix of spices.
✅ Snacks
Ragi Rava Cutlets Cook Ragi Rava with veggies, shape into patties, and shallow fry — great as a tea-time snack.
Ragi Rava Appe / Paniyaram Use Ragi Rava batter in a paniyaram pan for crispy-on-the-outside, soft-inside mini dumplings.
Ragi Rava Handvo / Savory Cake Mix Ragi Rava with curd, spices, and veggies, then steam or bake into a savory cake.
✅ Sweet Dishes
Ragi Rava Kesari (Sheera) A sweet made by roasting Ragi Rava and cooking with ghee, jaggery or sugar, cardamom, and nuts.
Ragi Rava Ladoo Dry roasted Ragi Rava combined with jaggery, ghee, and dry fruits shaped into nutritious balls.