There are a couple of main courses and they are usually served along with different pickles, chutneys and of course different types of Indian bread, which is called "roti"...
Indian cooking has many different styles throughout all of India. For that matter, there is really not one accepted style of Indian cuisine but rather many different styles. So if you travel to India you will find that the food prepared by the people and restaurants in that area will be different in each area. Of course there will be some similarities but it will also be very different from place to place.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Ragi Pindi Rotti


This is a thick roti / rotti made with ragi flour. Onion is finely chopped along with green chiles. They are then added to the ragi flour and made into a soft dough. The dough is then spread on a flat pan and cooked on low flame till cooked and little crisp. Serve ragi flour rotti with any raita of your choice.
Makes: around 2 Ragi Flour Roti.
Ingredients:
Ragi Flour 1 Cup
Onion 1 Small
Green Chiles 2
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Sesame Seeds 1 tsp
Curry Leaves 3
Cilantro few Sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tsps
Method of preparation:
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Remove stems, wash and finely chop the green chiles.
Wash and finely chop the cilantro leaves.
Wash and tear curry leaves into small pieces.
In a mixing bowl, add ragi flour, onion, green chiles, cumin seeds, half of sesame seeds, curry leaves, cilantro and salt.
Add a little less than a cup of water gradually and mix the ingredients into soft non sticky dough.
Divide the dough into two parts and keep aside.
Heat a small wok or appam pan on medium heat.
Apply quarter tsp of oil and place a portion of ragi flour mixture on the pan.
Carefully spread the mixture with wet fingers into somewhat thick roti.
Sprinkle half of the remaining sesame seeds and press them lightly with a spatula.
Cook covered on low flame for around 5 minutes and remove the lid.
Uncover, apply few drops of oil and turn on other side and fry the roti on medium heat for a minute or two.
Remove the ragi flour roti onto a plate and repeat the same with remaining portion of the mixture.
Serve ragi roti with mango pickle or with any raita of your choice.
Notes: Make sure to cook the ragi flour roti right.

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