Dryfruits ragi milkshake

Dry fruits ragi milkshake sounds more healthy than chocolate ragi milkshake. When I start to make chocolate ragi milkshake like yesterday,then I thought of adding dry fruits powder which is more healthy option.

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Choco ragi milkshake recipe/chocolate finger millet milkshake

Hey this is my first post of this year. My new year resolution is to be active and to overcome my laziness. Hope I'll do it and post many recipes this year. Coming to today's recipe I want to share both healthy and tasty so sharing my daughter's favourite choco ragi milkshake.

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Ragi puttu/Breakfast for fussy toddlers

Hi friends,Today I cooked ragi puttu for my fussy toddler. She looked it as well. I was in search of healthy as well as tasty food for my little one. Making a kid to eat is not a easy job,so many moms were hunting recipes for their fussy toddler like me hence I am sharing this recipe here.

Ragi is rich in iron and calcium. Ragi is a ideal food to wean a baby. Ragi is rich in protein and fiber so it's very filling. Ragi causes constipation for few kids/babies so consult pediatrician before introducing new foods.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:10minutes
Serves:2

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour 1cup
• Grated coconut as needed
• Organic powdered jaggery as needed
• Salt to taste
• Water around 1/4cup(should be warm)

Method:
In a mixing bowl,add in a cup of roasted ragi flour,salt and mix it well. Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. The flour should be like wet and breadcrumbs. When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs. Check pictures below for of you need more clarification. Take puttu maker and place the perforated disc in it and start to fill ragi flour mix,grated coconut,organic powdered jaggery alternatively till it reaches the rim. Boil water in puttu maker pot and when it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over it and close its lid. Within few minutes you could see the steam comes from the lid's hole this is how you could know whether it gets cooked. Serve it along bananas.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixing bowl,add in roasted ragi flour.

Add in salt to taste and mix it well.

Add in warm water little by little and mix it well. It resembles wet breadcrumbs.

When you hold it in palm and give little pressure it should a shape and when you crumble it should again become like wet breadcrumbs.

Take puttu maker(typical puttu kuzhal)

Place perforated disc to it.

Spoon ragi flour mixture.

Spoon grated coconut.

Spoon organic powdered jaggery. Repeat this alternatively.

Fill this till it reaches rim.

Boil water in puttu maker pot.

Once it reaches rolling boil place the puttu maker over the pot and close the lid.

Within few minutes,you can see the steam comes from the lid's hole. This is how you could know whether it gets cooked.

Using back of ladle push the perforated disc out.

Serve with banana. I served with dry fruits for my daughter.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Instant Ragi cerelac for babies

Hello viewers I was quite busy with my daughter. Enjoyed a lot and had fun. Today's recipe is instant ragi cerelac for babies. Made this as my friend demands for her baby.

Its similar to instant ragi cerelac. As ragi is ideal to babies, you can give ragi to your babies after consulting paediatrician. You can make this kind of baby stuffs rather buying those packaged goodies which may contains chemical.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:15-20minutes for a batch
Makes:1.5cup

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour 1cup
• Palm candy powder/panagarkandu powdered 1/4cup
• Homemade ghee 1/4cup
• Milk 1/4cup

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes. (For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)
Take whole ragi flour in mixing bowl. Add in powdered palm sugar candy.
Mix it well.
Add in melted ghee and mix it well. It resembles coarse crumble.
Add in milk slowly and knead it to a dough.
Roll it out in countertop.
Cut into squares or whatever shape you need.
Place this in oil greased plate/pan.
Place this in preheated cooker and bake it for 15 minutes or till your cookies turns crispy and browned at bottom.
You can have as it is or powder it in blender and feed it as instant ragi cerelac.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame.For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)

In a mixing bowl,add in ragi flour.

Add in powdered palm candy.

Mix it well.

Take cold butter/ghee measure it.

Melt the ghee.

Add in melted ghee and mix it well.

It resembles breadcrumbs.

Add in milk slowly and mix it well.

Form a dough.

Roll it out in a clean countertop.

Cut it into desired shapes.

Arrange it in oil greased pan/plate.

Bake this in simmer flame for 15-20minutes till cookies turns brown at its bottom.

It has to be like this at its bottom.

You can have it as it is as biscuits for elder kids.

Take this in a blender.

Powder it.

Store this in airtight container.

How to make instant ragi cerelac:

Take 1 or 2 scoops of instant cerelac powder in a bowl. Add hot water/milk slowly and mix well till you reach desired consistency

Notes:

• For babies below 1 year add hot water.
• For babies above 1 year add hot milk.
• This recipe is for babies above 6months.
• Always consult your paediatric before introducing any new food to your babies.
• Only if to bake the cookies till crispy,you'll get good shelf life.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Kids friendly ragi cookies in pressure cooker

Hey friends this is another baking recipe in pressure cooker. I love to bake cookies that too this ragi cookies contains lots of health benefits.

Ragi is rich in iron and calcium. Ragi is a ideal food to wean a baby. Ragi is rich in protein and fiber so it's very filling. When you bake this whole house will be full of nice aroma.

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Ragi vermicelli upma/Ragi semiya upma

Hey guys today I had tasty and healthy breakfast. Guess what?? Ragi vermicelli upma. I used to have this once a week. So thought to share this here.

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