Ragi Koozh is one of the perfect cooling & healthy drink of summer season. This nutritious one pot meal is very good for health & highly nutritious. In South Indian cuisine, this koozh is offered to Goddess and make it as a festival celebration during aadi (summer) month & is distributed among everyone as prasadam. It tastes divine with a combo of onion, vadam, vathal, sundal, pickle, etc. Also thick koozh can be eaten as such as one would eat paddy rice. Lets how to prepare Ragi / Keppai koozh with this easy video recipe.
Ingredients
Ragi flour / kelvaragu maavu / finger millet flour - 2 to 3 cups
Yoghurt or curd
Sliced onions
Salt to taste
Instructions
1.
Add ragi flour in a mixing bowl.
2.
Add 3 cups of water and mix to smooth thin batter.
3.
Close it with lid and let it ferment overnight or minimum 6 to 7 hours.
4.
Slice onions and keep ready.
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Wash and cook rice till soft. Mash the rice and keep ready.
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Now heat 6 to 8 cups of water in a thick bottomed pan.
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Once the water starts boiling add salt and stir.
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Add the fermented ragi batter and stir.
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Keep the flame in medium and stir continously, so that no lumps are formed.
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If the batter consistency is thick, add some 2 more cups of water as shown in video and adjust the consistency.
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The batter consistency should be thin.
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Now keep stirring the batter in medium flame.
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Let the batter cook for 10 to 15 minutes with constant stirring.
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Take care the batter does not stick to the bottom. So constant stirring will be helpful.
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Now you can enjoy the inviting aroma of ragi koozh.
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Its time to add the cooked and mashed rice.
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Stir continously for another 5 minutes.
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Turn off flame and allow to cool completely.
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You can see the koozh has come to thicker consistency.
20.
Healthy & delicious summer special Ragi Koozh is ready.
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To Serve:
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Take 5 to 6 ladles (or as required) of koozh and add to mixing bowl.
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Add yoghurt or curd.
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Add sliced onions and mix.
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Taste and adjust salt.
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Mix well.
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Add water if required to adjust the consistency of the koozh.
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Pour in glass and garnish with curd, sliced nions and green chilli.
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Yummilicious homemade Ragi koozh is ready.
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We enjoyed koozh along with fried mormilagai.