Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cake


Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cake

 BM #68 Day 26 - 

 With this delicious cake, I conclude this Millet series as part of Cooking Carnival. This series has been a revelation of sorts for me. I never expected my family to go with these millet based recipes as much as they have. This only goes to prove that healthy food when properly disguised can be enjoyed by 'millet-haters' as well :).

 I have baked this cake a couple of times so far and each time it was very well received by family and friends. I shall post a roundup of all the recipes (in a couple days) I posted this month so all the posts are at one place.
Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cake

 Recipe Source here
Ingredients - 

 Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup
Ragi Flour 1/2 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup
Baking Soda 3/4 tsp
Cocoa Powder 2 Tbsp
Salt a pinch
Wet Ingredients - 
Yogurt 3/4 cup
Milk 1/2 cup
Oil 1/4 cup
Honey / Maple Syrup 1 Tbsp
Vanilla essence and walnuts optional
Chocolate Sauce and MnM's for topping
Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cake

 Method Of Preparation -
Sieve all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

 In a different bowl add all the wet ingredients and mix well.

 Grease an 8 inch round baking tin, line the baking tin with parchment paper and set aside.

 Preheat the oven to 375 °F.

 Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently whisk to get a smooth batter. Take care not to over mix.

 Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin. Tap the tin on the counter to release any air bubbles.

 Bake for 30 min or until a tester toothpick comes out clean.

 Leave the cake in the oven for about 5 min.

 Cool on a wire rack.

 Place the cake on a serving plate. Pour the chocolate sauce on top and sprinkle the MnM's on top.

 Slice and enjoy!!


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 Preparation Time 20 min + Baking Time 30 min 
Makes a 7 inch cake

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Posted by Harini R on Friday, September 30, 2016
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Bajra - Chana Dal Pulao


Bajra - Chana Dal Pulao

 BM #68 Day 25 - 

 This post is the penultimate one in this millet series as part of Cooking Carnival. And also this is the last recipe with Bajra in the series. I have so many more bookmarked and I am sure I will get to them one by one as per need. 

 When I first tasted this pulao, it felt a little too bland for my taste. But when I paired it with cucumber-carrot raita, the whole equation tilted to the positive quadrant. The biggest victory for me was I got my husband to finish his share and seconds too, in spite of me divulging the fact that there was bajra in it :).

 Recipe Inspiration here
Ingredients - 

 Whole grain Bajra, soaked for 1-2 hours 1/2 cup
Chana Dal 1/4 cup
Rice 1/4 cup
Mixed Vegetables 1/2 cup (Or veggies of your choice)
Salt and Turmeric as needed
Ginger-Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Green Chili Paste 1 tsp (or to taste)
Seasoning (Oil/Ghee 1 Tbsp, Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp, Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp, Asafotida a pinch, Cashews few)
Garnish with Coriander leaves and fried onion (optional)
Bajra - Chana Dal Pulao

 Method Of Preparation -
Wash Chana Dal and Rice separately and set aside.

 Mix the soaked and drained Bajra, washed and drained rice and chana dal and also the veggies in a pressure cooker pan.

 Add about 2 cups of water, salt and turmeric and pressure cook it for 15-20 minutes or for 2-3 hisses.

 Remove from heat and let the pressure come down by itself.

 In a heated pan, add oil and the rest of the seasoning. After the mustard seeds pop, add ginger-garlic paste and chili paste and saute for a few seconds.

 Add the contents of the pressure cooker, mix well and adjust the spices as needed.

 Remove from heat and serve with raitha and salad.

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 Preparation Time 30 minutes
Serves 2-3

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Posted by Harini R on Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Little Millet Bisibelebath


Little Millet Bisibelebath

 BM #68 Day 24 - 

 I am not sure if everyone agrees but for me little millet is more like cracked rice. I am told these millets are also called 'Vrat ke chawal' in some parts of India. So how can I, a hard core south Indian, not talk about Bisibelebath in this context? 

 So there it is, this version of BBB (BisiBeleBath) is not any different in taste from the regular BBB. But if you are looking for ways to avoid using rice, this could be your staple :).

Ingredients - 

 Litte Millet 1 cup
Toor Dal 1/2 cup
Mixed Vegetable (Carrot, Potato, Peas, Beans, Drumstick, Lima Beans) 1 1/2 cups
Salt, Red Chili Powder, Turmeric, Green Chili as needed
*Sambar Powder 2 tsp + Vangibath Powder 1 tsp
Tamarind Extract 3 Tbsp (or as needed)
Seasoning (Oil/Ghee 1 Tbsp, Chana Dal 1 tsp, Urad Dal 1 tsp, Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp, Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp, Dried Red Chili few, Curry leaves few, Asafotida a pinch, Cashews few)

 * It can be substituted with Bisibelebath powder (home made or store bought)
Little Millet Bisibelebath

 Method Of Preparation -
Wash the little millet, toor dal and vegetables. In a pressure cooker add enough water (typically for the quantity mentioned I would add 5-6 cups water) and cook for 15-20 minutes or 2 hisses.

 In a separate wok/kadai, heat ghee and the seasoning ingredients. After the mustard seeds pop and the dals are golden brown, saute the green chilies. Add the cooked dal-millet mixture and mix well.

 Sprinkle salt, the masala powder, tamarind extract. Add sufficient water to make the mixture a little runny. Taste and adjust the flavors.

 Serve hot with some ghee and papads. 



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 Preparation Time 25 minutes
Serves 3-4

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Posted by Harini R on Wednesday, September 28, 2016
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Jowar Cabbage Muthia


Jowar Cabbage Muthia

 BM#68 Day 23 -.

 The next 4 days of this week will see the last of this series. But I am sure I am going to post many more recipes using millets. 

 These muthiya were one of the first recipes I made for this series. In fact a few more recipes using jowar but since I was following the pattern of Bajra, Ragi, Jowar and Little Millet, I had to keep them in the drafts.

 These muthiyas made for a very filling snack and enjoyed by my family.

 Recipe Source here
Ingredients - 

 Jowar Flour 1 cup
Cabbage, finely shredded 1 cup
Salt, Turmeric as needed
Ginger+Garlic+ Green chili paste as needed
Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp
Asafotida 2 pinches
Seasoning (Oil 1 Tbsp, Cumin seeds 1 tsp, Sesame seeds 1 tsp)
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Jowar Cabbage Muthia

 Method Of Preparation -
In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except the seasoning.

 Sprinkle as much warm water as needed to knead into a stiff dough.

 Make about 6-7 1-inch thick logs and place them in a steamer.

 Steam them for about 15-20 minutes. Allow it cool.

 Remove them, slice into bite sized pieces and set aside.

 In a heated pan, add oil and cumin seeds and sesame seeds. After they crackle, add in the sliced pieces and saute until they are slightly brown all over.

 Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with chutney of your choice.


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 Preparation Time 40 min
Serves 3-4

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Posted by Harini R on Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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Multi Grain Rava Upma


Multigrain Rava Upma

 BM #68 Day 22 - 

 I saw this ready made Multigrain Rava for the first time when I visited Hyderabad last summer. My father-in-law has been taken off the rice diet and he started consuming this multi grain rava which consists of Ragi, Jowar, Wheat, Bajra and Maize. 

 The rava is just cooked with water to desired consistency and eaten as a rice substitute. My father-in-law knows my fascination with these rustic grains and he convinced me to eat the cooked rava instead of rice and I was sold after just a morsel of that rava. 

 So I brought home a pack of this rava to try out some more interesting recipes. The first one being this Upma. This series about the Millets has been a wonderful experience for me and my family. I hope to include more and more millets in our diet. Here is what we have enjoyed so far..


 Ingredients - 

 Multi Grain Rava 1/2 cup (Ragi, Jowar, Wheat, Bajra, Corn)
Mixed Vegetables 1 cup
Salt, Turmeric, Ginger-Green Chili Paste as per taste
Water 1 3/4 cups
Lime/Lemon Juice as needed
Coriander leaves for garnish
Seasoning (Oil 2 tsp, Chana Dal 1 tsp, Urad Dal 1/2 tsp, Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp, Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp, Asafotida a pinch, Curry leaves few, Red Chili 1, Cashews few)


Multigrain Rava Upma

Method Of Preparation -
In a heated pan/kadai, add oil and the rest of the seasoning ingredients. After the mustard seeds pop and the dals are golden brown, add ginger-green chili paste and saute for a few seconds.

 Add in the multi grain rava and saute until the rava is aromatic (about 2 minutes on a medium flame).

 Add in the veggies and salt. Pour about 1 3/4 cups of water. Cover and let it cook until the water is absorbed and the grains are cooked through. [About 7-8 minutes].

 Remove from heat. Cover and let the grains cook on the residual steam.

 Serve with a dash of lime juice and a garnish of coriander leaves.



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 Preparation Time 20 minutes
Serves 1-2

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Posted by Harini R on Monday, September 26, 2016
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Bajra Dhokla


Bajra Dhokla

 BM #68 Day 21 - 

 When I was running down the list for Bajra recipes, I had a dhokla in mind and I googled for it thinking I wouldn't find it :). But our very own Priya Suresh had it in her space and made my job easier.

 I have almost made it to the T and it came out very good. Folks at home lovbe dhoklas and this was not any exception.

 Recipe Source here
Ingredients - 

 Bajra Flour 1/2 cup
Gram Flour / Besan / Senagapindi 1/2 cup
Yogurt beaten 1 cup
Ginger-green chili paste 1 tsp (or as needed)
Salt, Sugar and Lime juice 1 tsp each or  as needed
Eno fruit Salt 1 tsp
Seasoning (Oil 1 Tbsp, Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp, Sesame seeds 1 tsp, Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp, Asafotida  pinch)
Coriander leaves, Shredded coconut and/or Grated Carrot for garnish
Bajra Dhokla

 Method Of Preparation -
In a bowl, whisk the yogurt, add in the ginger-green chili paste, salt, sugar and lime juice.

 Sieve the bajra flour and besan. Slowly transfer the flours into the yogurt mixture. Mix well until there are no lumps. it should result in a thick batter.

 Just before steaming, add the ENO fruit salt, mix gently and pour into a greased steamer plate. [ I poured into 2 steamer plates and hence I got thinner dhoklas.]

Steam for 20 minutes.

While the steamer is cooling down, heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida.  

After the mustard seeds crackle, pour about 2-3 tablespoons of water in the seasoning and pour on to the steamed dhoklas. 

 Slice it according to requirement and serve with chutney of your choice. I served with Green Chutney.



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 Preparation Time 5 min Prep work + 20 Steaming time
Serves 3-4

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Posted by Harini R on Saturday, September 24, 2016
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Little Millet - Methi Roti


Little Millet - Methi Roti

 BM #68 Day 20 - 

 I found this amazing recipe for this roti with little millet, but the kids weren't too fond of it. We, the adults had it for dinner and felt it was very filling.

 In fact I ate the leftovers for breakfast the next day and the texture was grainy and I loved it.

 Recipe Inspiration here
Ingredients - 

 Little Millet 3/4 cup
Rice Flour 2 Tbsp (Optional)
Mint Leaves, finely chopped 2 Tbsp
Cilantro (Coriander leaves) finely chopped 3 Tbsp
Methi Leaves, finely chopped 1/4 cup
Almonds, coarsely crushed 1/4 cup
Salt, Red Chili Powder and Green chili paste as needed
Little Millet - Methi Roti

 Method Of Preparation -
Cook the little millet in a pressure cooker making sure it is well cooked almost mushy. [I added 2 1/2 cups of water for the millets I used.]

 After the cooked millets cool down, vigorously mash it with a masher or knead with the palm of your hand, adding a little rice flour to keep it all together.

 Add the remaining ingredients except oil and mix well.

 Heat the griddle. Pinch about a clementine size portion of the mixture. Pat it down like a pancake on the hot griddle with greased fingers making about 3-4 inches of the pancake. 

 Spray a little oil to let it cook. Flip onto the other side and cook until there are light brown spots on the roti.

 Remove and continue with the rest of the mixture.

 Serve warm with any pickle of your choice.



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 Preparation Time 30 minutes
Makes 10 Rotis

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Posted by Harini R on Friday, September 23, 2016
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Jonna Rava Pongal


Jowar Rava Pongal

 BM #68 Day 19 - 

 Continuing the pattern of Bajra, Ragi, Jowar and Little Millet, today it is the turn for a recipe with Jowar. In a previous post, I had mentioned how I had got this cracked jowar during my recent visit to India. I have put that cracked jowar/jonna rava to use in this recipe.

 This is a simple adaptation of the traditional Ven Pongal substituting the rice with Cracked Jowar. Folks at home need some tangy gravy as an accompaniment with Ven Pongal. So I made Tomato Gojju.

Ingredients - 

 Jowar Rava 3/4 cup
Moong Dal 1/4 cup
Salt, Turmeric, Pepper, Ginger and Cashews as needed
Hing / Asafotida 2 pinches
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
Ghee 1 tsp

 Method Of Preparation -
In a heated pressure pan add ghee. Add the Cumin seeds, ginger, cashews, asafotida and pepper. 

 Add the moong dal and fry for a few minutes and then the Jowar rava. Fry for a few more minutes.

Add in adequate salt and turmeric. Add about 3 cups of water and cook for up to 4 hisses. Remove upon cooling. Mix well and serve it hot with an accompaniment of your preference.



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 Preparation Time 25 minutes
Serves 2-3

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Posted by Harini R on Thursday, September 22, 2016
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Ragi Aloo Roti


Ragi Aloo Roti

 BM #68 Day 18 - 

 During the course of this month, I realized that getting the kids to eat Ragi is a tough job with a few exceptions. My older one is a little better at adapting to Ragi. She said if there is potato in there I am ready to try. She doesn't know that the brownies which I made a few days earlier had Ragi in it. She just thinks that it is a brownie with bananas in it :).

 Since these rotis have potato in them, no complaints from either the dad or the older one.

 Recipe Source various sources on the web
Ingredients - 

 Ragi Flour 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour 1/2 cup
Potato, peeled, boiled and mashed 3/4 cup (1 big potato)
Salt, Green chili paste as needed
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp
Garam Masala 1 tsp
Chaat Masala 1/2 tsp
Ajwain / Vaamu 1 tsp

 Method Of Preparation -
In a mixing bowl, add all the spices to the mashed potato and mix well.

 Add in the flours and mix well. Pour hot water as needed to knead it into a soft dough.

 Cover and set aside.

 Divide the dough into 6 portions (about a big lemon size). 

 I tried to roll it traditionally using a rolling pin but it wasn't holding up. So I used a tortilla press / puri press and flattened the dough portion between greased plastic sheets.

 I made them slightly thick.

 Heat a griddle / tawa. Gently transfer the flattened roti onto the hot tawa.

 Cook on both sides spraying as much oil as needed.

 Remove into a insulated container. Repeat until the dough is used up.

 Serve with pickle/yogurt or gravy as preferred.



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 Preparation Time  30 minutes
Makes 6

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Posted by Harini R on Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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