Ragi Idli Recipe – Learn How To Make A Healthy Ragi Idli

The Ragi Idli recipe is a simple wholesome dish that you can make with ease. It is made from ragi seeds soaked along with idli rice and ground along with soaked urad dal. The idli dosa batter made from fresh ragi seeds, makes it absolutely delicious and can be used to make both idli's and dosas. This recipe is a great way to include ragi and other millets in your diet. Course : South Indian Breakfast Ingridients : To make the ragi idli & dosa batter 1 cup Idli Rice 2 cups Ragi Seeds 2 cups White Urad Dal (Whole) 3 teaspoons Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds) 4 teaspoons Salt Water , for soaking Instructions To begin making the Homemade Soft Ragi Idli, soak the ragi and rice together in a single bowl and the urad dal along with methi seeds in another bowl. Soak them for a minimum of 5 hours.Once soaked, grind the rice and ragi in a mixer grinder until you get a smooth batter.  Grind the urad dal to make a smooth batter. Ensure when you are grinding you add just enough water to bring them together. The batter should be thick, especially the rice and ragi batter.Combine the ragi batter and urad dal batter, add salt and then mix well. Cover and set in a warm place to ferment. About 8 to 10 hours or overnight.Read this detailed recipe of how to make the Ragi Idli Dosa Batter in different weather conditions.Once you have the fermented Ragi Idli batter, grease the Idli Steamer Plates with a little sesame oil. This process is purely optional. I like to do this as it adds to the flavor of the idli’s. Pour spoonfuls of the ragi idli batter into these moulds. Also making mini idli's makes the ragi idli softer, fluffier and easier to eat as well.Do make sure you fill the ragi idli batter only half way through as they will rise up to the top when steamed. Once all the plates are filled, place the filled idli racks one above the other making sure the holes are facing the filled portion.Prepare the idli steamer with a little water in the bottom. Place the filled ragi idli racks in the steamer. Place the steamer on high heat and steam the idli’s for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes of steaming, turn off the heat. Open the steamer and insert a knife or a pick to test whether the idli's are cooked. If nothing sticks then the idlis are perfectly steamed.Now you can remove the ragi idli from the steamer. Have a small bowl filled with water. Dip a spoon in the water and then scoop the ragi idli out starting from the edges. Dipping the spoon in water helps in the easy removal of idli from the plates.The wholesome homemade soft ragi idli are now ready to be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner.Serve the Ragi Idli Recipe along with Coconut Chutney, Red Capsicum Chutney, Thakkali Vengaya Sambar and Idli Milagai Podi for a wholesome indian diabetic breakfast or even for a light and healthy indian dinner.