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Ragi Malt Recipe

Ragi Malt or ragi porridge is a drink made using Ragi Flour (Finger Millet flour). It's one of the healthy drinks and packed with nutrition and taste.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegan
Allergen: Dairy free
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 176kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Saute the Ragi flour in a pan for 2-3 minutes and then add water. Stir well to avoid lumps.
  • As it thickens, add jaggery, almond milk, or your favorite milk alternative and continue to stir.
  • As the mixture boils, add salt and cardamom powder(optional). Remove from heat and allow it to cool down a little. The Ragi malt recipe is ready! Serve hot or chilled.
  • Ragi malt thickens quickly and has to be served immediately. if you are serving it later, make sure to add almond milk to reduce the thickness.

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Notes

  • Use a good quality brand of finger millet flour.
  • Instead of jaggery, you can also use brown sugar and rock sugar, or candy sugar.
  • Plain almond milk is the best alternative to the original recipe.
  • Serve this ragi porridge cold or warm.
  • You can make this ahead and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
  • you could also ragi powder in the hot water before cooking. this helps to remove any lumps and can easily mix with hot water to form a smooth paste.
  • Once the ragi mixture is mixed with hot water, it has to be stirred continuously until it forms a thick mixture.
  • Ragi malt thickens quickly and has to be served immediately. if you are serving it later, make sure to add almond milk to reduce the thickness.
 
Note: The nutrition values I show here are my best estimates. Please be sure to check your preferred nutrition calculator, if you are relying on accurate calculations in your diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 464IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 1mg