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RAGI
VALUE ADDITION
Ragi Noodles
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Ingredients
Refined wheat flour
70 g
Ragi                30 g
Water              30 m l
Salt                  2 g

Method

  • Sieve refined wheat flour (control) and ragi flour blends in a BS 60 mesh sieve, steam for five minutes, cool and sieve again.
  • Fill the flour in the mixing compartment of the pasta-making machine and blend with water and salt for 30 minutes and extrude.
  • Steam the noodles for 5 minutes
  • Allow to temper in room temperature for 8 hours
  • Dry in a cabinet drier at 60  for 6 hours.

 

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Ragi Vermicelli

Ingredients

Refined wheat flour 30 g
Whole wheat flour      40 g
Ragi                30 g
Water              30 ml
Salt                  2 g

Method

  1. Sieve refined wheat flourwhole wheat flour and ragi flour blends in a BS 60 mesh sieve, steam for five minutes, cool and sieve again.
  2. Fill the flour in the mixing compartment of the pasta-making machine and blend with water and salt for 30 minutes and extrude.
  3. Steam the vermicelli for 5 minutes
  4. Allow to temper in room temperature for 8 hours
  5. Dry in a cabinet drier at 60  for 6 hours.

Ragi Idiyappam

Ingredients

Rice flour 80 g
Ragi                30 g
Water              30 ml
Salt      2 g

 Method

  • Sieve rice flour and ragi flour blends in a BS 60 mesh sieve, steam for five minutes, cool and sieve again.
  • Fill the flour in the mixing compartment of the pasta-making machine and blend with water and salt for 30 minutes and extrude.
  • Steam the idiyappam for 5 minutes
  • Allow to temper in room temperature for 8 hours
  • Dry in a cabinet drier at 60 for 6 hours.

Paniyaram           

Ingredients   

Parboiled rice  50 g
Raw rice          50 g
Ragi flour        50 g
Black gram dhal 25 g
Fenugreek       2.5 g

 

Method

  • The cleaned and milled rice, millets and other ingredients were washed with water, drained and soaked with fresh water for 6 hours.
  • The soaked water was drained and the soaked ingredients were ground in an electrically operated stone grinder till the batter became smooth in texture.
  • The batter was mixed with 2 per cent salt and left to ferment for 12 hours at room temperature.
  • The paniyaram mould was greased with 2 tsp oil and the fermented batter was poured into the paniyaram moulds and cooked on each side till well cooked and golden brown. The paniyaram was cooled and evaluated.

Ragi Halwa

Ingredients

Ragi flour        100 g
Powdered sugar 100 g
Ghee                100g
Cardamom powder 1 pinch
Cashewnuts     10 g

 

 

 

Method

  • Fry ragi flour in half the amount of given ghee in a heavy bottom kadai
  • Add coconut milk powder with the flour and cook the flour in water
  • When it thickens add sugar
  • When the halwa forms a mass add the remaining ghee
  • Stir continuously till the halwa leaves the sides of the pan and the ghee separates from halwa  
  • Add the coarsely ground cashew nuts
  • Spread on a greased tray and cut into pieces.

PREPARATION OF READY-TO-USE BEVERAGE MIX **

PREPARATION OF NUTRIMIX **

 

Technologies Available

*    - Post Harvest Technology Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore.

**  - Home Science College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai.

Source

http://www.sakthifoundation.org/kitchen_breakfast-2.htm

www.cftri.com/alumni/html/news/cftri.html

foodrecipesindia.blogspot.com/2008/08/rajgira...

http://www.egglesscooking.com/images/sweets/ragi/boil-it.jpg

 
 
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