Ragi Halbai (Finger millet halwa )


    
  

Ingredients:



  • Ragi 1 cup (soak ragi for 6 to 8 hours)
  • Jaggery 1 1/2 cup
  • Fresh coconut 4 to 5 tablespoons
  • ghee 1 teaspoon
  • water 7 to 8 cup
  • cardamom 3



Method 



  • Rinse then soak the ragi or finger millet for 6-8 hours
  • Grind ragi and Coconut in the mixer and extract milk form it 
  • Filter this mixture using a sieve 
  • Filter it with the help of a spoon. Now to the residue add in the water and grind it again.
  • Repeat the filtering process. I repeated it twice means I filtered it 3 times.
  • Pour the batter into a thick bottomed wok or pan. Filter and add in jaggery water. Also, add in the remaining water. Please note altogether you need to use 1.25 cup of water for 1/2 cup of ragi (for 1 cup 2.5 cup water).
  • Now before proceeding grease a plate with ghee and keep it ready. Keep the pan on the stovetop and cook the batter until you get a thick mass by stirring continuously. When it becomes thick add in 1 tbsp of ghee and a pinch of cardamom powder. Continue cooking or mixing under medium flame by stirring continuously.
  • After around 5 minutes you can see that Halabi will start leaving the pan and you can also observe the gloss. At this stage, it is done. switch off the stove.
  • Pour the hot halbai or halwa onto the greased plate.
  • Once it is warm cut it into pieces and serve with ghee.

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