Ragi Chapathi Recipe (Nachni Roti)
Ragi Chapathi also popularly known as Ragi Roti is n Indian flat bread made using ragi flour, salt, water, oil and ghee. This recipe is an easy way to make your everyday chapathi more healthy and nutritious as it is gluten free. This is easy to roll and puffs up beautifully and stays soft for hours.
Servings7 chapathis
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ragi flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon oil
- salt to taste
- ghee as needed to toast
Instructions
- To a pan add 1 cup water, salt to taste and ½ teaspoon oil. Give a quick mix.
- Let it start to boil vigorously.
- Keep flame in low and add ¾ cup ragi flour.
- Give a quick mix.
- Mix it well until no dry flour is seen and it gathers to a mass. Add ½ teaspoon oil and switch off.
- Keep covered for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Knead it well for 5 minutes. Knead it when it is slightly warm.
- Dough should be soft like this.
- Make 6 small lemon sized balls. If you want to make big chapathi make 4 balls out of the dough.
- Take a ball flatten it slightly, dust ragi flour.
- Roll it slightly thin. Dust ragi flour if needed.
- Roll it to around 5 inch in diameter and slightly thin.
- Repeat to finish.
- It should be slightly thin like this.
- Heat a tawa, add it. When it starts to bubble then flip over to other side.
- Slightly press it will slowly puff up.
- Drizzle little ghee or oil.
- Turn over to other side, drizzle oil or ghee.
- Toast until spots appear here and there, Repeat to finish other chapathi also.
- Serve hot / warm.
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Notes
- Water - I usually add ¼ cup extra than the flour. Like if I take ¾ cup flour I use 1 cup water which will be perfect to cook the dough.
- Resting – Once the flour is mixed and cooked in water, I usually rest it for 5 minutes before kneading so that it is hand bearable. Also this helps the flour to absorb water properly and rolling becomes more easier.
- Knead dough – I make sure the dough is soft and smooth, not too tight. If the dough is tight then while rolling it will have cracks and chapathis may turn hard.
- Rolling – I roll it slightly thin or medium thickness. Dust ragi flour if it sticks. Make big chapathis or medium sized ones as I have did.
- Cooking Tip – I cook on medium heat and flip it when bubbles appear on top. If the flame is very high it can become hard and dry.
Nutrition Facts
Ragi Chapathi Recipe (Nachni Roti)
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 128
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 93mg3%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 0.1g0%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 4IU0%
Vitamin C 0.02mg0%
Calcium 63mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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