As Food: Used to make bhakhris and chapattis. Made into a malt as baby food; ground into flour and then made into a batter or dough for dishes and desserts like laddoos. It can be cooked like rice, ground into a flour to make porridge or used to make cakes
As Medicine: Eating finger millet helps reduce obesity; helps reduce risk of gastric ulcers and promotes healthy blood sugar levels. Consumption of Fresh or Green Ragi helps increase milk production in lactating mothers.
Cooking Without Prior Boiling: Yes
Boiling Before Cooking: Yes
Pickling: N/A
Brining: N/A
Fermenting: N/A
Drying for later Consumption: Yes, Seeds
Overall Method: Made into a malt as baby food; ground into flour and then made into a batter or dough for dishes and desserts.
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
Nutritional Benefit: High dietary fiber and calcium content.
Medicinal Benefit: Imparts energy, Astringent, Works as a tonic, Soothing for cold, cough and fever
Tribal Wisdom
Tribal Wisdom: Eating millet helps reduce obesity; helps reduce the risk of gastric ulcers and promotes healthy blood sugar levels.
Recipes / Usage
Tribal Recipe / Usage: Ladoo:
Dry roast black sesame, groundnuts, and grated fresh coconut separately on low heat. Toast almonds briefly in ghee and set aside. Roast Ragi flour with ghee for 15-20 minutes. Add almonds, groundnuts, coconut, and black sesame. Stir and add palm sugar and cardamom powder. Remove from heat and let it cool. Apply ghee to palms, take 3-4 tbsp of mixture, and roll into ladoos.
