Ragi Manni

 Ragi Manni is a traditional sweet from Karnataka made using Ragi (Finger millet), coconut and Jaggery.

 Ingredients

·         1 cup Ragi (Finger millet)

·         2 Cardamom

·         1 cup Jaggery

·         1/2 tsp Salt

·         3 tbsp freshly grated coconut 

·         1/2 tsp Ghee for greasing the plate

·         1.5 – 2 cup Water or  coconut milk use as required

Instructions

Take 1 cup Ragi (Finger millet), wash it well. Soak it for 2-3 hours. After 3 hours wash again and remove all the water. Transfer washed and soaked ragi to the blending jar. Add 2 pods of cardamom(remove the peel of cardamom), add half cup of water or coconut milk (required amount of water to blend) and blend it to a smooth paste. In a high heat pan, take 1 cup of jaggery. Also add 1/2 tsp of salt. Dissolve the jaggery and add the ragi paste. Keep stirring until it thickens add the grated coconut mix well(on a low flame). Once it starts leaving the edges of the pan. If it is sticking to the pan, you can add a teaspoon of ghee to it. Spread on a plate greased with Ghee. Level up by spreading uniformly. Rest for 30 minutes or until it comes to room temperature. After 30 minutes cut into desired shapes.  Ragi Manni is ready to serve along with ghee.