I always crib about Monday Morning blues….but today was different. Dont know why or what gave me the feeling of goodness !!!! Is it because the girls have holidays and there is no need to pack lunch ???? 😉
Either way, I was in a good mood when I started the day. So, here’s some sweet breakfast, which made it all the more a wonderful day to begin. 🙂
The day began with Finger Millet for us. 🙂 🙂 Called Kezhwaragu ( கேழ்வரகு) here, its one good source of Iron and Calcium.
கேழ்வரகு வெல்ல அடை (Ragi Jaggery Pancake)
Measure 3 cups of water and bring it to boil, in a wide pan. Now add to it, 2 cups of grated jaggery. Let the jaggery melt. Switch off the heat and filter the jaggery water to remove impurities. Now keep the filtered jaggery water again on heat and bring it to a boil.
Add cardamom powder to it. When its just begins to boil, add 1.5 cups of Ragi flour and 0.5 cups of Wheat flour to it.
Mix well to make it look like this.
Now, make them into small balls and flatten it on a greased plastic sheet. Using ghee is the best option….just use a little, for the taste. 🙂 😛
Now, cook on the tawa on low heat and dont blacken it too much…Use ghee on both sides while cooking….
Now, the yummy Ragi Vella Adai is ready to gobble…of course, we finished eating all of them. 😛 😛 😛 Have them plain…its damn good. Or u can have it with coriander / pudina chutney or pickle. Enjoy it…however u want. 🙂
Its a fav at home and we three girls, hog on this very often. I actually refrigerate the extra dough and keep using it from time to time.
Its yummy, healthy, tasty, so good for health…..so what are u waiting for ???? Come on, do it, eat it and be fit. 🙂 😛 😛
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Edited to add :
Spicy version of Kezhvaragu adai (as per CelestialRays’ request)
Take a cup of Ragi flour, add to it finely cut green chillies and finely cut onions. Add salt and a tablespoon of curd. Mix well. If required add a little water. Make into balls and flatten it and cook on tawa. Its super awesome with coriander chutney. 🙂 And of course, milagai podi is a damn good combo too !!! 🙂 😛
Firrrrrrrrrst!!!!
I hate ‘healthy food’ Uma, but I think I can manage to give this a shot 🙂
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Yes, you are FIRST !!! 🙂 🙂
Of course you can…its so easy like ur palak thingy…can be done in a jiffy…. 😛 Do it for R… 🙂 😛
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How come pal didnt ‘like’ ur post? 😉
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Seriously, yes…thanks for pointing it out to me, Bratula….I’ve seen her liking her own posts…. 😉 😉
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Wow! your step by step cooking series is simply superb 😛
I am so glad to be back to blogging finally 😀 😀
Healthy and looks super yum too 😀 😀
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Thanks CB….it gives me more happiness in clicking while cooking…so the series. 🙂
Its good to see u back….with a friendship story, that too…. 🙂 🙂
Come on, dig in….btw did u find sago over there ????
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Why do you do this to me Uma! Here I am cursing the universe for bringing in the concept of Monday morning after getting up late, missing breakfast, managing to get to work barely on time and now I am starved but only want to eat this 😦
Not the friendly egg and Mayo sandwich that is available next door!
Ps: does this ragi adai have a savoury/spicy version as well?
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Oh..oopsy…..sorry for this, on a starving day for you….but I had to share it with u all… 😛 😛
Yes, there is a spicy version too…will update it. 🙂
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oh good job you did share coz I love ragi and I didn’t know to make anything with ragi. Used to love ragi kanji when I was a kid – even pretended that I was ill to get some made 😛
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Now, enjoy this version. 🙂 🙂
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Haa I too used to pretend to be sick to gobble up ragi kanji
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Saks…looks like the Drama has been part of u from young age… 😉
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There u go, its done…now enjoy the spicier version of it, too. 😛
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oh cool! thanks Uma 🙂
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My pleasure…actually I wanted to add this, but forgot….So thanks to you for reminding me of that. 🙂 🙂
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Healthy breakfast is such a dream. Most days its cornflakes or cuppa tea for us :(. This one sounds so lovely
And thank you so much for the spicy version of it!! Would wanna try it at home asap.
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So, u are trying the spicier version huh ???? Go on…I am waiting for ur review. 🙂
U know, I hate cornflakes, mainly becos I cant drink plain milk…. 😉 And I cant eat plain bread and butter / jam….A sandwich is fine and not so fond of. So, I try to make diff things for breakfast….and this is one such recipe. 🙂
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Yet another South Indian dish for us to know, learn, savour and drool! 😛
You are tempting me and people like me who are fasting for 9 days! 😦
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OOPSIE….oh, forgot all abt that fasting…. 🙂 Here, we feast during Navrathri time… 😛 😛 😛 With different varieties of sundals and sweets, its like feast for us. 🙂
Do it after your fasting, OK ???? 🙂 🙂 😛 😛
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Haven’t heard about this recipe earlier but it sounds and looks yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Will try it and report 🙂
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Some rare recipes are coming out of the feast treasure box of mine…so hold on to it and do it quick and press the Like button, if u like the result. 🙂 😉 😛
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yummy!! 😀
Thanks for the recipe Ums! 🙂
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Welcome dear…now just go and do it. 🙂
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We make the spicier version. Same as our ragi rotti, only diff being we pat in directly on the tawa. Never made the sweet version. Wil ask the sweet tooth @ home whether he wants it 😉 😉
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He is the sweet tooth ???? LOL !!! Then he’ll surely like it. 🙂 My amma always makes this during Karthigai deepam. But since here at MIL’s place, there is no such thing, I do it whenever the sweet tooth demands it. 🙂 🙂 Made the spicy one for S, yday night….he fell in love with it. 🙂 😛
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Yum!!! I so want to try this now! But I think I might try the spicy version for breakfast – am not a big fan of sweet things for breakfast 🙂
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Sweet or spicy, do whichever one that suits the taste buds…come on Smithu, do this. 😛
Even I am not for sweet things, but anything with jaggery is sure to make my day brighter. 🙂 😛
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Have never eaten this or even heard of this! And I’m also Tamilian.. Surprising. I am partial to the spicy version though.
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Oh dear… !!!
Now, try the Spicy version and enjoy !!!! 😛 🙂
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Ragi is a regular item at home. But this particular sweet item, I have eaten a long long time ago…when mom used to prepare. Will have to try it again 🙂
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Finally I found someone, who has eaten this before…. Thanks and hugs Priya. 🙂 🙂 Come on do it…I am sure the kids will like it. 🙂
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naiceee i am emailing you the address… courier pleaseeeeeeeeeeee
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LOL !!! Email me…. 🙂 🙂 😛
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I’m sure I wont like it…but it looks like chocolate, so I may just make it 😀 😀 Sluuuuurp! one more to the list during my Pondy trip 😛 😛
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Come over….waiting to meet u !!! 🙂
Chocolate ???? LOL !!! Never thot like that before…. 🙂 😛
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I’m on my way Uma, this time I am serious 🙂
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You have an open invitation…come over anytime. 🙂 I was hoping to see u, if u visited India this time…but u went to Pakistan….
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I don’t have Ragi at home, but I’m going to do something with the jaggery I have and make some pancakes with the atta flour … you just gave me an idea for dessert tonight 🙂 thank you madam
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Most welcome, Ash… 🙂 That would be lovely. Atta + Jaggery is damn tasty….do it and tell me all abt it. 🙂 😛
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I prefer a good ol pongal and gotsu for breakfast…….. nothing like it 😛
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Oh !!! Ho !!!! ha ha ha !!!! 😆 Of course, Pongal and gotsu is my fav too….but we need variety in life…What do u say ??? 😉
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agree 😛 but breakfast is very important 😛 cannot pay around with it 😛 hahaha
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So, this is good bfast na…u taste it once, then we’ll talk !!! 😛
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My list of food to try cooling is increasing all thanks to you Uma 😀
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So, when are u trying it out ???? 😛 😛 Am wondering if I am the only foodie around here, who is crazy to do this and that….. 😉
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looks like tasty chocolate
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I guess so…. 🙂 Now that ppl have pointed it out to me…. 😉
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I can never ever have any kind of sweet thing for breakfast. One reason I hate waking up in a hotel here coz they serve all kinds of pancakes and waffles only *puke* psst psst I take along hot spicy chilli sauce to drown these pancakes
RAGI is my favourite. God I had stuffed so much of that thing into Samy’s body when he was a kid 😛 I am definitely gonna make your sweet version for my evening snack and the spicy version for saturday breakfast.
PS: Nu and me will definitely REPORT back to you Chef-in-Commander
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U stuffed so much into that kid ???? LOL !!!! 😉
But this wont be so sweet, Saks….its just the right amount to enjoy…becos I cant eat so much sweet anytime….. 🙂 Of course, I too hate pancakes, for their sweetness…I wish there is some spicier version. 😛 😛
I would very much appreciate it, my sweet Soldiers in Kitchen !!!! 🙂 🙂
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I’ve been fed a lot of ragi poweder mixed with milk/water as a kid…but this is the first time I m hearing of a dish like this!!! Pls adopt me!!! 😀 😀 😀
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LOL Ash….adopt you ??? Ok…no one gave me such ideas before !!! 🙂 🙂 Come over. 🙂
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Some day, someday I hope I will be as enthu about cooking, as I am about eating. We can only hope! 🙂
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LOL…but there is a possibility…and I am hoping for the good ones… 🙂
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oo so thats what the fb pics were of. I thought they were chocolate cookies. I got so tempted I finished a pack of britannia chocolate cookies .
🙄
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Choc cookies !!! LOL Girl…. 🙂 🙂
A pack of cookies vanished….so tummy khush na ???? 😛 😛
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Hehehehe..Thts looks like a Sudarshan chakra!
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Bratula, what thinking !!!! U shld’ve come in Branteinstein avatar here, to seriously research this more… 🙂 😉
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sorry umaji..this is the holy month of Halloween! So I will only be appearing in this avatar for a while!
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Holy month of Halloween 😆 😆 😆 My favourite month
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I shall nto comemnt on your posts till (a) u stop psoting these yummy droolious pics or heed to my request as put on FB 😐
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May the food wave from my home, reach the Deviant Wave to make her feel happy. 😛 😛
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I remember having something like this when I was younger but had forgotten all abt it. Thanks for the idea…one more variety to add to the brkfast list 😀
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Hey Nancy, its good to see u here….so howz u ???? 🙂 🙂 Hugs to the girls. 🙂
U have eaten this ??? Good…many didnt know abt this. 😛 😛 So, when is this happening at ur home ???? 😛 😛
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healthy food and me… ??? 😮
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Oh no….not you, Pakora lover !!!! Pass this one to the better half. 🙂 😛
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Wow it looks yum! I’ll try it out for sure. Seems fairly easy for this super-lazy me to make 😀
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sounds really good I make ragi dosa’s at home regularly with tomato chutney yumm
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I love this jaggery mixed dosa always…. be it in wheat or millet its good.. 🙂
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Yummylicious Uma.
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