Losing weight seems to be quite daunting task. People who try losing weight over a period of time, know how hard it is to achieve the desired result. But there are certain food and life style changes which we can follow on daily basis to keep the weight in check. Finger millet or ragi is one cereal which is said to be super food for obesity and diabetes. Ragi malt is one of such beverages which keeps tummy full for long so that hunger pangs doesn’t roar intermittently. It’s like porridge and tastes delicious with some nuts topped.
Finger millet is a cereal that I try using in cooking occasionally. It tastes good as ragi rotti, ragi dosa and nippattu also. Though rice is the prominent cereal used in my food, I love to include other cereals too. Today as the outside temperature reached high, I thought of making a cup of ragi malt. Though it’s a hot beverage, ragi makes the body cool internally. Which is what I want right now.
As a weight loss diet, ragi malt can be consumed as breakfast. A big glass full of this beverage is so filling that you don’t even notice the lunch time. I made it sweet with jaggery and milk where as it is also possible to have ragi malt in savory version. Some buttermilk, green chillies and onion would do the job. So let’s go ahead.
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Ragi Malt | Ragi Porridge | Weight Loss Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Finger millet flour Ragi flour
- 2 cup Water
- 3 tsp Jaggery
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Nuts optional
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Instructions
- In a bowl add ragi flour and 1/2 cup water. Mix well such that there are no lumps. Keep aside
- Next, heat 1.5 cups of water and bring it to boil. When it is boiling, slowly include ragi flour mix. Keep stirring while adding.
- Cook in medium flame. It's texture changes to glossy. Now add jaggery, milk and cardamom powder.
- Mix well and as it starts boiling, switch off flame.
- Ragi Malt is a healthy, filling beverage. Serve hot with some nuts topped. A healthy food to start your day.
Notes
- When adding ragi mixture to boiling water, keep stirring. Otherwise it forms lumps.
- Adjust jaggery as per your taste.
- It thickens with time, so serve hot.
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