When is the last you had a lip-smacking desi ghee paratha?
Why dont you try these healthy Ragi parathas for a great start of your day?
Ragi Tawa Paratha are flat unleavened bread made using ragi flour, chickpea flour (Besan) and wheat flour. They are made using desi ghee and are not just healthy but delicious too.
I think I would never get bored with one breakfast which is parathas. Belonging to a Punjabi Family means I am in love with parathas by default. There is no way you could say No to them. Its like offending ancestors.
Ingredients Overview
Simple recipe that uses basic stuff mostly available in your pantry. All you might need to procure is Ragi flour. If you are reading my blog, you must be knowing that I am trying to create recipes using ragi and it has become a part of my pantry.
Other than that Desi ghee or oil that you prefer to use. Ajwain (Carom seeds), onions, salt, green and red chillies.
These parathas go well with Achar and dahi. I prefer to use fresh homemade curd always.
Recipe Insights
Kneading a dough is the only skill set we need here. Add all flours along with spices in a large utensil (Parath) and need a little bit tight dough. Let it rest for 10 min and made parathas or chapati on tawa.
Ragi flour and chickpea are dense and they are not easy to make like the traditional wheat parathas. That’s why I added a portion of wheat flour to them.
If you can make them by hand, nothing like it. I am not that an expert. I made them gently using a rolling pin and dusted it with flour while rolling. If they break off while rolling, which is totally normal and you are not doing anything wrong, keep patching with hand when you take it off!
Yes it works as the flour is dense.
Tips for getting crispy paratha
- Dough shall be kneaded well. Add curd while making dough. Add desi ghee to dough when its almost done.
- Let it rest to get soft paratha.
- Place it on hot tawa but keep flame simmer.
- Never cook on high flame. Simmer is the key to crispy paratha.
- Use desi ghee for the best parathas.
- Iron tawa is really awesome for everything!
- Use a large spatula for pressing the parathas gently.
How Ragi is healthy for diabetic people?
Ragi or nachni/ finger millet is a whole grain which is gluten free and a bundle pack of nutrition and a staple food of South India. Its grounded to make the flour and can be used in several recipes like paratha, porridge, idli, cheela, dosa etc.
Ragi is rich in fibre, Vit C, E, calcium, potassium and carbs. It helps in regulating blood sugar levels and cholesterol.
Given the benefits of Ragi Flour, it has become quite popular grain not just for diabetic people but also for those on a weight-loss plan.
Stories from Kitchen
What brings Ragi to my Kitchen is a story for today and it takes me back to the day when I was a new mother.
It is tough being mother and specially when you get this blessing quite late in life, when practically you had lost all hope to be one and suddenly God smiles at you.
My kiddo would just not eat any solids and I tried everything and I thought may be she is not accepting gluten. I made ragi paratha for the first time.
Results were same except we began our healthy journey.
She accepted food when she was ready and it was a delayed enough and that long phase ended when it had to. Blood tests, ultrasounds all normal and still I was figuring out what could be the reason.
There was no reason except that I was obsessed with her not eating. I would just not let it go!
With my experience, I assure you that worrying is a terrible waste of time and efforts. Though I made efforts too but there are certain things that happen with course of time, however hard you may try.
I believe worrying is the easiest thing to do as tough people wont just be unproductive and wont let the cloud of worry encompass them to the extent that you stop thinking.
You are perhaps in the vicious circle of ‘What-If’ Thoughts. Worrying about things not under your control is something I may not choose to do anymore and I would rather focus on whats in present and that matters the most.
I would control my mind and train it to be tough and be ready for anything in life!
Lets be strong enough as only after the sunset, sun rises.
Detailed Recipe with steps
1) Gather all the ingredients : same portion of wheat flour, ragi flour and besan. Transfer them to a large bowl or Parath as shown. Add green chilli, red chilli powder, curd, salt , ajwain and onions.
2) Add water gradually while kneading so that the dough is not very runny. Initially it would look like a crumbs mixture. Slowly, it will gather together. For kneading a tight dough try using the palm.
Once its almost done, add desi ghee. Let it rest for at least 10 min.
3) Take a ball of size you wish and roll it on the rolling pin. You may dust t with flour while doing this. Be gentle and if it breaks, done worry, just patch it up with dry flour and gently remove to place it on hot tawa.
Pls Note: If Tawa is not hot, the dough will stick to it and naturally the paratha may break and not crispy.
Cook on slow flame.
4) Flip it after a min and apply desi ghee on both sides. Use a flat spatula to press it so that it becomes crispy.
5) I could easily make 10 thin parathas with this dough. You may adjust the ratios to scale up or down.
Enjoy these delicious ragi paratha with curd and achar.
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Healthy Ragi Tawa Paratha
Equipment
- Iron Tawa
- Parath for kneading Dough
Ingredients
- 1 cup ragi flour
- 1 cup chickpea flour (Besan)
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 tbsp Curd
- 1 tbsp Desi Ghee for kneading dough
- 5 tbsp Desi Ghee for making parathas
- 1 tsp Ajwain (carom seeds)
- 2 tsp Red Chilli powder can adjust
- 1 tsp garm masala Optional
- 2 small green chilli chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3/4 cup water can adjust
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients : same portion of wheat flour, ragi flour and besan. Transfer them to a large bowl or Parath as shown. Add green chilli, red chilli powder, curd, salt , ajwain and onions.
- Add water gradually while kneading so that the dough is not very runny. Initially it would look like a crumbs mixture. Slowly, it will gather together. For kneading a tight dough try using the palm. Once its almost done, add desi ghee. Let it rest for at least 10 min.
- Take a ball of size you wish and roll it on the rolling pin. You may dust t with flour while doing this. Be gentle and if it breaks, done worry, just patch it up with dry flour and gently remove to place it on hot tawa.Pls Note: If Tawa is not hot, the dough will stick to it and naturally the paratha may break and not crispy. Cook on slow flame.
- Flip it after a min and apply desi ghee on both sides. Use a flat spatula to press it so that it becomes crispy.
- I could easily make 10 thin parathas with this dough. You may adjust the ratios to scale up or down. Enjoy these delicious ragi paratha with curd and achar.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 5 | |
| Amount per serving | 2 PARATHAS |
| Calories | 343 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 16.1g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat 8.6g | 43% |
| Cholesterol 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium 18mg | 1% |
| Total Carbohydrate 41.6g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.8g | 21% |
| Total Sugars 2.4g | |
| Protein 9g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 17mg | 1% |
| Iron 2mg | 11% |
| Potassium 272mg | 6% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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