Ragi ambli recipe | How to make raagi ambali | Ragi porridge recipe
By Latha on February 15th, 2018
Ragi ambli or ambali recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Ragi ambli or salty porridge is prepared using finger millet flour, buttermilk, salt, onion and curry leaves. Ragi ambli or raagi buttermilk drink is a very easy, tasty and healthy recipe.
Ragi has numerous health benefits. Ragi has high amount of dietary fiber and it helps in weight loss. To read more about Ragi or finger millet, please go through ragi rotti, ragi mudde or ragi ball and ragi dose recipes.
You can find many ragi recipes on this website. Also you can find a sweeter version of this ragi drink or ragi malt recipe on this website. Actually I like the sweeter version more.
This ragi ambli or ambali is very popular across many regions of Karnataka. It helps in reducing the body heat. If you are suffering from mouth ulcer, indigestion or constipation..then I would say this is a super food. I have used salt, buttermilk, asafoetida, finely chopped onion and curry leaves in this recipe. All these ingredients are optional. You can replace all these ingredients with any other ingredients of your choice. For example you can serve it with pickle or you can add black pepper powder or ginger or green chili etc., Ragi porridge is a very healthy for kids as well.
If you are looking for more juice or beverages recipes then check our banana milkshake, carrot milkshake, jaggery juice, palak soup, ellu or sesame seeds juice and Water melon juice recipes.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 5 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 3 tbsp ragi or finger millet flour
- 2 cup water
- 1 cup butter milk
- Salt as per your taste
- A big pinch of asafoetida
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 4 - 5 curry leaves
- Coriander leaves finely chopped (optional)
Instructions for making ragi ambli or ambali:
- Take ragi (finger millet) flour in a bowl.
- Add in 1/2 cup of water and mix it well. Make sure there are no lumps left out.
- Next keep remaining 1.5 cups of water for boiling.
- When the water starts boiling add in ragi batter from step 2.
- Bring it to boil and continue boiling under low flame for 5 minutes by stirring continuously.
- Switch off the stove and wait until completely cool.
- Next add in salt. You can skip the below steps and serve it with pickle and ghee, if you wish.
- Also add in a cup of buttermilk. (you can add whisked curd if you don't have buttermilk)
- Mix it well. I use a hand beater to mix it well.
- Next add in asafoetida and give a quick mix.
- Next add in finely chopped onion.
- Also finely chopped curry leaves and mix it well.
- Serve it and enjoy. I have topped it with extra onions and coriander leaves.
Notes:
- You can serve this with pickle also.
- Both Onion and Asafoetida are optional ingredients. But use atleast any one of them.
- After step 6, you can add sugar, milk and make it sweet.
- To make it spicy you can add either finely chopped green chili or crushed pepper
- Optionally you can add either cumin powder or fenugreek powder(menthe) or any other spice powder of your choice.
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