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Healthy Finger Millet Thikkadi

A healthy finger millet thikkadi made with finger millet flour and spices.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
5 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for rice dough
  • 1 cup Roasted rice flour
  • ½ cup Roasted finger millet/Ragi flour
  • Salt
  • 1½ to 1¾ cup Water
For the masala
  • 250 gm Chicken
  • 1 Chopped Onion big-sized
  • 1 Chopped tomato big-sized
  • 3 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
  • tbsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 3 Cardamom
  • 5 Cloves
  • 2 inch Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Cilantro leaves
  • 1 tbsp Mint leaves
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp Oil

Method
 

  1. Boil the water, in a pan.
  2. Add salt and mix till it dissolves.
  3. Keep the flame in low and add rice flour. Mix well to avoid the lumps and till it cooks. Turn off the stove, close the pan and keep aside dough.
  4. After some time, when the temperature of the dough is bearable, make small balls or use your palm and fist to create your preferable shape.
  5. Saute the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom in oil.
  6. Add onion and saute till it becomes golden brown.
  7. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away.
  8. Now add tomato and cook till it becomes mushy.
  9. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, garam masala and saute for few minutes till the raw smell goes.
  10. Now add chicken and cook with enough water. When the chicken is half cooked, include the rice dough balls, coriander, and mint.
  11. Cook covered in low flame. Turn them in between to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

Notes

  • I used roasted rice flour in this recipe. If you have unroasted rice flour, roast and keep aside for cooling down.
  • Roasted finger millet/Ragi flour works well on this recipe.
  • The outcome of the colour of the rice dough will be in purple colour.
  • You can substitute any meat for chicken.