Ragi Idli | nachni dosa | whole finger millet recipe
Discover finger millet with this nutritious ragi idli recipe. learn how to make this fermented batter at home.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- Vitamix or any mixer grinder or wet grinder
- idli cooker / Steamer with idli stand
Ingredients
For Idli/dosa batter
- ⅓ cup black lentils without skin urad dal
- 1 cup finger millet seeds ragi seeds
- ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds methi dana (optional)
- Salt as per taste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and soak urad dal(with methi dana) and ragi seeds in a bowl with enough amount of water overnight or 4-6 hours
- Blend ragi with urad dal ,water and salt in a mixer (this takes around 40-50 seconds in a vitamix blender) once its nearly done,
- You may blend the above in 2 or more batches depending on the capacity of the mixer.
- To make idli,keep the batter aside to ferment overnight in a warm place.(refer notes)
To make idli
- Grease idli pans with butter/ghee/oil, poul a ladle of batter in the pan
- move the idli rack into a steamer and steam for atleast 12-15 minutes.
To make ragi dosa
- You can use fresh batter that is not fermented or use the fermented batter.
- In a bowl take some amount of batter and add some water to get a thin pouring consistency.You may add salt if required
- Once its medium hot,add a ladle of batter and spread it evenly.Add little oil on the edges.
- Let it cook for few minutes ,until rawness dissapear.Optionally flip it and cook on the other side for few mins.
- Using a spatula,take out the dosa.
- Sprinkle some water and repeat for the remaining fermented batter.
Video
Notes
In order to achieve the fermentation process, it is necessary to place the batter in a warm location, particularly in colder climates, and let it ferment overnight. You can put a sweater over the vessel containing batter if you stay in a cold climate. This will enable early fermentation.
You can also heat the oven/airfryer for few minutes, turn off the heat and place the batter to ferment for overnight or 6 hours minimum.
Instapot is also used for fermentation,you can try using the yogurt option, however I have not used the insta pot, only the above list options.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g