Instant Ragi Appe Recipe
If you are looking for quick, wholesome, and incredibly satisfying ideas to eat finger millet then this Instant Ragi Appe is the ultimate recipe.
Servings: 14 appe
Calories: 76kcal
Equipment
- Paniyaram Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Cup finger millet flour (ragi/nachini atta)
- ¼ Cup semolina (suji/rava)
- ⅓ Cup curd or yogurt
- ½ Cup water, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon hing (asafoetida)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 small red bell-pepper, finely chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon cooking soda or baking soda
Ingredients For Cooking:
- sesame oil or vegetable oil
- black mustard seeds (rai)
- white sesame seeds (til)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine ragi flour, fine rava, whisked curd, and water in small batches. Whisk continuously until you achieve a lump-free, thick batter. Cover and let it rest for 10–15 minutes so the rava absorbs the liquid and swells.1 Cup finger millet flour (ragi/nachini atta), ¼ Cup semolina (suji/rava), ⅓ Cup curd or yogurt, ½ Cup water, at room temperature
- Add the colourful finely chopped vegetables, spices, salt, and herbs to the batter. Mix them nicely into the batter until well combined.½ teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder), ½ teaspoon salt or to taste, ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon hing (asafoetida), 1 medium onion, finely chopped, 1 small red bell-pepper, finely chopped, 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped, handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped, 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- Right before cooking, sprinkle the Eno fruit salt or baking soda over the batter with a splash of water. Gently fold until light and airy.¼ teaspoon cooking soda or baking soda
- Grease each cavity of an appe pan with a few drops of oil. Add ¼ teaspoon mix of black mustard seeds and white sesame seeds. Once seeds start crackling, pour a spoonful of batter into each cavity until three-quarters full.sesame oil or vegetable oil, black mustard seeds (rai), white sesame seeds (til)
- Cover with a lid and cook on medium-low heat for 3 – 4 minutes until the bottom of appe turn deep golden-brown.
- Flip each appe using a skewer or fork, and cook covered for another 2 – 3 minutes until fully cooked inside. Similarly, cook remaining ragi appe in batches.
- Serve crisp ragi appe with coconut-coriander chutney.
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Nutrition
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg