Today I made steamed cake with Ragi (finger millet) powder for breakfast
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
April 5, 2018 1:50am CST
Dear friends,
Many of you are aware about the benefits of Ragi powder. Ragi powder is using for making baby food mainly in our state as it is filled with essential nutrients. For small babies, we used to make its porridge adding milk and sugar or any substitute of sugar. It is easy to make. Generally we do not use ragi powder for elders because its taste is not so good. However, I learnt a new technique and decided to experiment the same and it was a great success.
I added, grated carrot, beetroot and coconut to the powder, mixed it well then steamed it. I also made Bengal gram as curry as side dish. Result was amazing children loved the taste and happily taken the same to school.
Today, new academic year is starting in school for my younger son.
Have you done any experiments with cooking?
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Today, new academic year is starting in school for my younger son.
Have you done any experiments with cooking?
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13 responses
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
5 Apr 18
Cooked ragi along with some rice tastes fantastic with Mutton and chicken curry! I recently few months back tasted at my friends place when I went to Hyderabad! It is light for the stomach and can be easily digested also as there is more fiber content in it! Just give a try when ever you get a chance! Nice to know @Sreekala that you have experimented with the ragi and your children liked it! Thanks!
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Apr 18
You mean cook ragi as whole? It needs some additions for sure to avoid the bad taste.
Children loved and now they are back from school and prefer to eat the left over of this at lunch instead of rice.
The secret, my hubby never likes beetroot, he consumed this food without even knowing I added beetroot with this.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Apr 18
All of us treated it as a baby product then opt out. Its taste is not good that is the reason. But adding carrot , beetroot and coconut the taste is different. The proportion is 1 glass of ragi powder, one 1 glass of carrot and beetroot (grated) plus little bit of coconut. No need to addd water, the water from carrot and beetroot is enough to give the moisture.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Apr 18
@Sreekala From the ingredients it must taste great
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
9 Apr 18
@Mavic123456 It is healthy and tasty as well.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
6 Apr 18
@Sreekala well nothing will beat that, cheap, easy and most of all healthy
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@stapllotik (1935)
• India
10 Apr 18
Cool. Whenever Iam in Mumbai there's one udupi hotel which serve a1 ragi masala dosa. It is just yum !
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@stapllotik (1935)
• India
11 Apr 18
@Sreekala yummy. Better than regular masala dosa
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@Shivram59 (50330)
• India
5 Apr 18
@Sreekala That's great.By the way,what is ragi?? I have read about ragi in some books,but don't know what it is.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
9 Apr 18
@Shivram59 Great to know that you enjoyed laddoos out of it.
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@Shivram59 (50330)
• India
6 Apr 18
@Sreekala Oh,now I got it.It's generally called "Rai" in Hindi.Thanks .Rai is widely used in preparing many dishes in Northern India although I don't know how thone cuisines are prepared.I'm a big zero in cooking.LOL. 
Yes,I have also enjoyed ragi laddoos at my friend's house.
Yes,I have also enjoyed ragi laddoos at my friend's house.1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
7 Apr 18
I'm not much into steaming foods, takes a lot of gas on it. Hope you had a good meal.
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@rubyriaz007 (4187)
• India
12 May 18
Today morning I too had corn steamed cake with curry. I have it with bananas too. But I love to have steamed cake with curry. It is really very tasty. My mom aunt sister and husband too like to have with curry. It is really a great combination.
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