Ragi idiyappam is a delicious gluten-free breakfast that can be prepared in a jiffy using instant finger millet noodles. It is an ideal breakfast for weight watchers as it aids in weight loss. Finger millets can be included in children, women & old people’s diet as they are rich in calcium and iron.

It is a good practice to add tomatoes & bell peppers while cooking or just sprinkle lemon juice before serving an iron-rich food, this helps our body absorb iron completely, (ie.) in the presence of Vitamin C, iron is fully absorbed by our body.

Please check below the recipe for sweet & spicy ragi idiappam:

Time Taken: 30 min

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

      Instant Ragi Noodles – 500 g

      For sweet idiappam:

1. Ghee – 1 tsp
2. Coconut meat – 1/4
3. Cardamom – 1 No.
4. Golden caster sugar – 1/2 cup
5. Cashews – 10 Nos

     For spicy idiappam:

1. Oil – 1 tbsp
2. Onion – 1 No.
3. Green pepper (kudamilagai) – 1 No.
4. Fresh peas (pachai pattani) – 1/4 cup
5. Green chillies – 3 Nos.
6. Tomato – 1 No
7. Lemon juice – 1 tsp
8. Salt  – 3/4 tsp

Cooking Method:

• Soak instant ragi noodles in water for 5 min.
• Steam them in a steamer for 8-10 min, take 2 equal portions of steamed ragi noodles in 2 bowls & keep them aside.
  

  

  

  

Sweet idiappam:

• Heat a small pan with ghee in medium low flame, fry cashews and keep them aside.
• Grind coconut & cardamon into a powder.
• Add ground coconut & caster sugar into steamed noodles.
• Mix them well with a wooden spatula.
• Garnish with roasted cashews & serve sweet ragi idiappam.

Spicy idiappam:

• Boil fresh peas & keep aside.
• Chop onion, green pepper & tomato into small cubes.
• Slit green chillies into halves.
• Heat a pan with oil in medium flame, add onion & slit chillies and saute till onion turn translucent.
• Add green peppers and saute for a minute.
• Add tomatoes and saute till moisture is absorbed.
• Add boiled peas & 1/4 tsp salt and mix well.
• Add steamed noodles and mix with all veggies.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt & lemon juice and mix evenly before transferring to a serving bowl.
• Serve spicy idiappam with onion raitha.

Please Note:

• If you are using sugar granules, reduce sugar by half, (ie.) use 1/4 cup of sugar granules.
• You can also garnish spicy idiappam with coriander leaves or coconut gratings.