Finger Millet Bread Ragi Rotti Recipe

Karnataka recipes - Nachani thalipeet 

This finger millet bread - ragi rotti recipe is a Karnataka recipe. It is called Ragi roti or rotti in Kannada, an Indian language. It is made from Finger Millet.

Finger Millet is Sattu / Manduva(Hindi), Ragi (Kannada) or Nachani (Marathi), Ragulu (Telgu), in Indian languages.  

 Finger Millet is very good for health as it contains calcium, protein, minerals and fiber. 

 

Ingredients to make 2 ragi rotis.

 

• Nachni / Ragi (finger millet) flour - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• green chili - 1 finely chopped
• fresh coconut grated - 2 tbsp
• coriander leaves - 1 tablespoon, chopped
• salt - 1/2 teaspoon or to taste.
• Water - to mix dough
• Oil for cooking - 2 spoons 

Preparation before cooking ragi roti :

Ragi rotti dough

• Mix ragi flour, chopped onions, chili, coriander leaves, grated coconut, salt in a bowl.
• Add water little by little and form into a dough ball.
• It should not be too soft. Divide the dough in 2 parts.

Cooking Method for ragi rotti 

• On a girdle / skillet (tava), add some oil. Smear the tava with oil.
• Place one dough ball on the tava and pat it to flatten into a round (as thick or thin as you want).
• Make a few holes in the roti with your forefinger. Add a few drops of oil on the roti.

Finger millet - Ragi - Nachni roti patted on tava

• Cover the roti with a lid. Place the tava on high flame for a minute. (This is done to heat the tava quickly)
• After a minute, reduce the flame to medium. 
•  Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. Rotti will change the color as it is cooked.

Ragi rotti - Finger millet bread cooked on one side

Ragi rotti - Finger millet bread turned to cook on other side

• Turn the roti. You can see the slightly browned / blackened edges where we made the hole.
• Cook the other side for 1-2 minutes. There is no need to cover the rotti again.

Prepare the other ragi rotti in the same way.

Serve hot with Coconut Chutney or with Tomato Curry / Tomato Gojju or with Onion Curry / Onion Gojju.

You may also serve it with your favorite chutney or curry. A little butter or desi ghee adds to the taste and flavor of ragi roti.

Enjoy.