IDRC CRDI

International Development Centre de recherches pour le

Research Centre developpement international

Traditional Recipes
from Finger millet

Dr. D. Malathi
Dr. G. Sindhumathi
Ms. T. Thilagavathi

Revalorizing small millets : “Enhancing the food and

nutritional security of women and children in rain fed regions
of South Asia using underutilized species”.

Post Harvest Technology Centre

Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore - 641 003

2012
 Preparation of Beverage
CONTENTS
Title P.No • Add 150ml of water in a vessel and boil it.
• Add malted Finger millet flour, water, sugar and mix well
INTRODUCTION 3
without lumps.
BREAK FAST RECIPES 5 • Pour this mixure to the boiling water.
1.Idli 5 • Cook untill the malt thickens.
2.Dosa 6 • Serve hot or cold
3. Idiappam 7
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
4. Rotti 8
5. Puttu 9 Carbohydrate 77.48 g
6. Uppma 10 Protein 5.86 g
7. Adai 11
Fat 1.04 g
8. Porridge 12
SWEETS 13 Fibre 2.88 g
1 Halwa 13 Iron 31.51 mg
2. Sweet Kolukattai 14
Calcium 277.60 mg
SNACKS 15
Phosphorous 226.40 mg
1.Vadai 15
2. Pakoda 16 Niacin 0.88 mg
3. Ribbon Pakoda 17 Folic acid 14.64 µg
4. Omapodi 18
5. Murukku 19
6. Thattu Vadai 20
7.Hot Kolukkattai 21
HEALTH DRINK 22
Finger millet malt 22

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 HEALTH DRINK FROM FINGER MILLET INTRODUCTION
FINGER MILLET MALT Finger millet is a versatile source of carbohydrate, protein and
Ingredients: minerals that is comparable to other common cereal grains. Ragi
also called finger millet or African millet is grown in the dry areas of
Finger Millet - 800 g
Africa and Asia. It is grown commonly in the foothills of Himalayas,
Sugar - 200 g
Zharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and
Water - 1 litre Andhra Pradesh. Grains contain protein ranging from 6 to 14 per
cent, 1 to 1.4 per cent of minerals and food energy around 1350 to
Method
1450 kj. Grain has promising quantity of essential amino acids such
Preparation of malt as tryptophan, cystine, methionine with high biological value crucial
• Wash finger millet seeds thoroughly in water. to health and growth. Finger millet is also a rich source of minerals
• Soak the seeds for 5 hours having significant amount of calcium, iron and phosphorus.
• Drain the excess water and tie in a muslin cloth.
• Allow the seed to sprout at room temprature (27±3°C) for 24 Finger millet has got good malting properties and hence is
hours being used in the preparation of weaning foods. Ragi malt and millet
• Shade dry the germinated seeds for 48 hours.
• Roast the seeds at 120°C and allow it to cool. based beverages are very popular in South India. Many traditional
• Grind the germinated seeds to fine flour. foods are made from finger millet. It is one of most nutritious millet
• Pack the flour in air tight bags or containers. and it is easy to digest as well. Since it does not contain gluten, it is a
wonderful grain alternative for people who are gluten-sensitive. It is
low fat cereal and most of the fats are in the unsaturated form.

Health Benefits of Finger millet

• Helps in bone development.

• Helps in weight reduction.
• Acts as a relaxant.
• Reduces blood glucose levels.
• Acts as a good source of protein/aminoacids.
• Lowers blood cholesterol levels.

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Nutritional Composition of Finger millet (Per 100g)
7. HOT KOLUKKATTAI
S.No Nutrients Quantity
Ingredients
1 Moisture 13.1 g Finger millet flour - 600g
Onion - 150g
2 Carbohydrate 72.0 g
Green chillies - 50g
3 Protein 7.3 g Curry leaves - 20g
Coriander leaves - 20g
4 Fat 1.3 g Asafoetida - 20g
Mustard - 20g
5 Energy 328 Kcal
Black gram dhal - 20g
6 Fiber 3.6 g Oil - 100ml
salt - 20g
7 Minerals 2.7 g
Method
8 Calcium 344 mg
• Add required quantity of water to the finger millet flour and
9 Phosphorus 143 mg mix thoroughly without lumps.
• Season the ingredients and add to the finger millet flour mix.
10 Niacin 1.1 mg • Boil the mixed with the continous stirring till it reaches the
thick dough consistency.
11 Folic acid 18.3 µg • Form the dough into oval shapes and steam for 15-20 minutes
in idli cooker.
12 Lysine 3.5 g • Serve hot.

13 Methionine 3.4 g Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)

Carbohydrate 45.10 g
14 Cystine 2.2 g Protein 6.25 g
Fat 10.30 g
15 Tryptophan 1.6 g Fiber 6.40 g
Calcium 68.90 mg
16 Isoleucine 6.4 g
Phosphorous 216.65 mg
Iron 6.95 mg
Niacin 3.56 mg
Folic acid 18.25 µg

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 6. THATTU VADAI BREAK FAST RECIPES
1.IDLI
Ingredients

Finger millet flour - 700g Ingredients

Chena dal - 60g
Vanaspathi - 200g Finger millet - 780g
Curry leaves - 20g Black gram dhal - 200g
Chilli powder - 20g Fenugreek - 20g
Salt - as required
Water - as required
Salt - to taste
Method
Method
• Add all the ingredients to the flour and mix thoroughly.
• Prepare thick dough by adding required water. • Soak finger millet rice and black gram dhal separately for 4
• Flatten the dough to thin round shapes on a polythene sheet. hours and grind coarsely.
• Deep fry it in hot oil till they turn golden brown. • Add salt, mix it evenly and allow it to ferment overnight.
• Allow it to cool and pack in air tight container. • Pour batter into idli plates and steam cook for 10-15 minutes.
• Serve hot with chutney.
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Carbohydrate 49.18 g Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Protein 6.46 g Carbohydrate 68.96 g
Fat 31.34 g Protein 11.02 g
Fibre 2.28 g Fat 1.4 g
Iron 2.87 mg Fibre 3.12 g
Calcium 8.24 mg Iron 3.93 mg
Phosphorous 202.90 mg Calcium 302.32 mg
Niacin 0.90 mg Phosphorous 305.14 mg
Folic acid 25.73 µg Niacin 1.27 mg
Folic acid 42.35 µg

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 2.DOSA 5. MURUKKU
Ingredients
Ingredients
Raw rice flour - 400g
Finger millet - 780g Finger millet flour - 400g
Black gram dhal - 200g Roasted Bengal
Fenugreek - 20g gram flour - 100g
Salt - as required Chilli powder - 20 g
Cumin seeds - 20g
Hydrogenated fat - 50g
Asafoetida - 10g
Salt - to taste
Method
Method
• Soak finger millet rice and black gram dhal separately for 4
• Mix rice flour, finger millet flour blends and roasted Bengal
hours and grind into fine batter
gram flour.
• Add salt, mix it evenly and allow it to ferment overnight.
• Sieve (60 BS mesh sieve) and mix uniformly with other ingre-
• Apply oil on the hot plate and pour batter and cook till crisp
dients.
dosa is obtained
• Add required quantity of water and prepare the dough to a thick
• Serve hot with chutney.
consistency
• Extrude the dough in a hand extruder with 4mm diameter ori-
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g) fice .
Carbohydrate 68.96 g • Deep fry in hot oil 180°C till they turn golden brown.
• Cool and pack in polythene covers.
Protein 11.02 g
Fat 1.4 g Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Carbohydrate 67.53 g
Fibre 3.12 g
Protein 7.83 g
Iron 3.93 mg Fat 6.67 g
Calcium 302.32 mg Fibre 12.52 g
Iron 3.04 mg
Phosphorous 305.14 mg Calcium 178.90 mg
Niacin 1.27 mg Phosphorous 228.42 mg
Niacin 1.68 mg
Folic acid 42.35 µg
Folic acid 25.27 µg

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 4. OMAPODI 3. IDIAPPAM
Ingredients Ingredients

Finger millet flour - 800g Finger millet flour - 1 kg

Rice flour - 160g
Chilli powder - 20g Salt - as required
Pepper powder - 20g
Salt - to taste
Water - as
required
Method
Method
• Mix together finger millet flour and rice flour and sieve.
• Add water to get a thick dough like consistency. • Steam the finger millet flour for five minutes.
• Extrude the dough in a hand extruder through omapodi dye. • Blend steamed flour with salt and water thoroughly and
extrude in idiappam machine.
Deep fry the extruded omapodi till they turn golden brown.
• Steam the extruded dough for 20-25 minutes
• Allow to cool and pack in polythene covers. • Serve hot with coconut milk and sugar.

Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)

Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Carbohydrate 69.37 g
Carbohydrate 72.0 g
Protein 10.68 g Protein 7.3 g
Fat 2.73 g Fat 1.3 g
Fibre 3.87 g Fibre 3.6 g
Iron 4.55 mg Iron 3.9 mg
Calcium 344 mg
Calcium 266.75 mg
Phosphorous 283 mg
Phosphorous 279.24 mg
Niacin 1.1 mg
Niacin 1.78 mg Folic acid 18.3 µg
Folic acid 41.16 µg

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 4. ROTTI 3. RIBBON PAKODA
Ingredients Ingredients

Finger millet flour - 650g

Raw rice flour - 200g
Chopped onion - 300g
Finger millet flour - 700g
Green chillies - 20g
Chilli powder - 20 g
Chilli powder - 5g
Cumin seeds - 20 g
Cumin seed powder - 5g
Hydrogenated fat - 50 g
Turmeric powder - 10g Asafoetida - 10 g
Chopped curry leaves - 10g
Salt - as required Salt - to taste
Water - 500 ml Method

• Add all the ingredients to the flour and mix it uniformly.

Method • Prepare the dough by adding water.
• Mix finger millet flour and rice flour thoroughly. • Extrude the dough in a hand extruder and deep fry in hot oil
• Add other ingredients with required amount of water and mix till they turn into golden brown colour.
uniformly to a thick dough consistency. • Allow it to cool and pack in air tight container.
• Flatten the dough on dosa plate and cook with oil.
• Serve it hot.
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g) Carbohydrate 62.62 g
Carbohydrate 51.04 g Protein 6.28 g
Protein 5.59 g Fat 25.93 g
Fat 1.01 g
Fibre 2.76 g
Fibre 2.93 g
Iron 3.37 mg Iron 2.95 mg
Calcium 251.45 mg Calcium 244.00 mg
Phosphorous 209.93 mg Phosphorous 225.47 mg
Niacin 0.95 mg Niacin 1.10 mg
Folic acid 13.40 µg
Folic acid 15.52 µg

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 2. PAKODA 5.PUTTU
Ingredients Ingredients
Finger millet flour - 700g Finger millet flour - 750g
Rice flour - 150g Sugar - 150g
Onion - 100 g Grated Coconut - 100g
Green chilli - 200g
Curry leaves - 200g
Coriander leaves - 100g
Oil - 250 ml Method
Salt - to taste
• Add required amount of water and salt to Finger millet flour
Method and mix it thoroughly without lumps.
• Steam the flour for 20 -25 minutes.
• Add all the ingredients and water to the flour and make it into
• Add sugar and shredded coconut.
thick dough.
• Serve it hot.
• Deep fry the dough in hot oil (180o C) in different shapes.
• Serve hot.
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g) Carbohydrate 70.21 g
Protein 5.93 g
Carbohydrate 62.62 g Fat 5.13 g
Protein 6.28 g Fibre 3.06 g
Fat 25.93 g Iron 3.11 mg
Calcium 260.80 mg
Fibre 2.76 g
Phosphorous 236.40 mg
Iron 2.95 mg Niacin 0.90 mg
Calcium 244.00 mg Folic acid 14.97 µg
Phosphorous 225.47 mg
Niacin 1.10 mg
Folic acid 15.52 µg

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 6.UPPMA SNACKS
Ingredients
1.VADAI
Finger millet rawa - 600 g Ingredients
Chick pea - 100 g
Black gram - 100g Finger millet grains - 300g
Carrot (chopped) - 50 g Black gram dal - 600g
Tomatoes (chopped) - 50 g Onions (chopped) - 20g
Onions (chopped) - 50g Green chillies - 30g
Green chillies (chopped)- 20 g
Coriander leaves - 20 g
Curry leaves - 20 g
Coriander leaves - 10 g
Curry leaves - 30g
Oil - for shallow frying Oil - for deep frying
Salt - to taste Water - as required
Salt - to taste
Method
Method
• Grind the finger millet rice into grits (rava). • Soak Finger millet rice and bengal gram for 4 hours and grind
• Roast the rava till it becomes light brown. coarsely to thick consistency.
• Fry all the ingredients except rava with oil. • Mix all the ingredients into the batter.
• Add water, salt and allow it to boil. • Flatten the mixture into round shapes.
• Add roasted rava slowly with continuous stirring. • Deep fry the dough in hot oil till they turn to golden brown
• Cook it for 15-20 minutes. colour.
• Serve hot with chutney. • Serve hot with chutney.
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Carbohydrate 56.78 g Carbohydrate 58.38 g
Protein 9.22 g Protein 16.96 g
Fat 1.52 g Fat 2.52 g
Fibre 2.70 g Fibre 2.05 g
Iron 3.55 mg Iron 3.66 mg
Calcium 245.14 mg Calcium 223.88 mg
Phosphorous 275.58 mg Phosphorous 322.63 mg
Niacin 1.22 mg Niacin 1.65 mg
Folic acid 41.20 µg Folic acid 88.37 µg

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 2. SWEET KOLUKATTAI 7. ADAI
Ingredients Ingredients
Finger millet flour - 600g
Finger millet flour - 750g
Coconut shreds - 80g Black gram dal - 250g
Jaggery - 150g Chick pea dal - 150g
Cardamom - 20g Refined oil - for shallow
Salt - to taste
frying
Method Salt
-
to taste
• Add required amount of water and salt to the finger millet flour Method
and mix it thoroughly.
• Prepare Filling by mixing shredded coconut, jaggery and car- • Soak finger millet rice, red gram dhal, black gram dhal and
damom powder. parboiled rice for 2 hours.
• Flatten the dough on a plantain leaf. • Grind the soaked materials into coarse batter.
• Fill the mixture on the dough and fold it.
• Add red chilli powder, asafoetida, curry leaves, cumin seeds
• Steam the filled dough in idli cooker for 15 minutes.
and salt to the batter and mix it thoroughly.
• Serve it hot.
• Apply oil on the dosa plate and spread the adai batter and
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g) cook.
• Serve hot with chutney.
Carbohydrate 70.13 g
Protein 6.09 g Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
Fat 4.35 g Carbohydrate 67.07 g
Fibre 3.39 g Protein 13.50 g
Fat 1.97 g
Iron 3.54 mg Fibre 2.56 g
Calcium 273.40 mg Iron 4.08 mg
Phosphorous 240.65 mg Calcium 253.30 mg
Phosphorous 315.70 mg
Niacin 0.90 mg
Niacin 1.52 mg
Folic acid 14.72 µg
Folic acid 66.10 µg

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 8. PORRIDGE SWEETS
Ingredients
1. HALWA
Ingredients
Finger millet powder - 500g
Jaggery
- 250g Finger millet - 300g
Milk
- 250ml Powdered sugar - 300g
Water - 2 litre Ghee - 300g
Method Cashewnuts - 100g
Cardamom powder- 10 pinch
• Boil jaggery in water and strain out the impurities.
• Add the finger millet powder in cold water, ensure there are no Method
lumps and mix it with jaggery water.
• Fry finger millet flour and wheat flour with half the amount of
• Simmer till porridge starts to thicken. Add milk or water to get
ghee.
the required consistency.
• Add fried flour to the boiled milk and water with stirring con-
tinuously to avoid lumps.
• When it solidifies, add sugar, ghee and cook to the required
Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)
consistency.
Carbohydrate 70.75 g • Add roasted cashew nuts and raisins when the solid mass
Protein 4.55 g leaves the sides of the pan.
Fat 1.70 g • Spread on a greased tray and cut into pieces.

Fibre 1.80 g Nutrient Content (Per 100 g)

Iron 1.21 mg Carbohydrate 53.65 g
Protein 4.33 g
Calcium 222.00 mg
Fat 35.08 g
Phosphorous 174.00 mg Fibre 1.21 g
Niacin 0.55 mg Iron 1.79 mg
Folic acid 11.27 µg Calcium 111.80 mg
Phosphorous 130.20 mg
Niacin 0.45 mg
Folic acid 5.49 µg

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