Mandia pitha|Ragi-rice coconut pancakes

Ragi(finger millet) is called as Mandia in oriya .Pancakes made from ragi ,rice and coconut serve as excellent source of nutrition. Mandiya pitha are soft fluffy pancakes that can be had at any time of the day.These pancakes are hassle free as all pancakes are but with a tag of 'healthy' .Mandiya pitha is a completely vegan recipe if made with oil.Ragi is traditionally believed to be a body coolant and finds its way in most of the  food from the southern states. Off late the kids have started to accept ragi in their meals apart from the ragi porridge.

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Mom ,What's there for breakfast ? This is the most irking question .Deciding the every day menu with 3 different meals is tedious job.With the school running in full swing and summer at its best I prefer a hearty and healthy lunch box which lifts their mood and makes my job (cooking) easier.Schools here in Qatar start as early as 6.30 am,Yes you read it right 6.30 am and the kids have to be ready by 5.30 to catch their school bus .

Ragi dosa

Ragi is commonly known as finger millet. Ragi flour is made into flat breads, including thin, leavened dosa and thicker, unleavened roti. Ragi grain is malted and the grains are ground. This ground flour is consumed mixed with milk, boiled water or yogurt.

In India, Ragi recipes are hundreds in number and even common food stuffs such as dosa, idly and laddu are made out of ragi.

In southern parts of India, pediatricians recommend finger-millet-based food for infants of six months and above because of its high nutritional content, especially iron andcalcium. Home-made ragi malt is a popular infant food.Well ,lets talk about ragi malt in another post ,for today its ragi dosa .

This is generally a regular dosa with added flavour and nutrition of ragi .



Lets start cooking ................