• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Veg Vegan Meat
  • Recipes
  • Collections
  • Soft Drinks
  • About
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Collections
  • Soft Drinks
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Ragi Kanji

    Ragi Kanji Recipe (Finger Millet Porridge)

    Published: July 31, 2020 by Sangeetha Vel | Last Updated: June 13, 2022

    9 shares
    Jump to Recipe

    Healthy Ragi kanji is a flavorful village-style breakfast dish authentic to south India. Ragi Flour is primarily a powder food that is made out of Ragi grain. It is also known as finger millet /kelvaragu/keppai and is widely used in the southern part of India, mainly in villages. This grain is rich in protein, fiber, and mineral contents. Ragi kanji/porridge is usually prepared in two different versions. One is spicy and the other is sweet.

    Final output of Ragi kanji village style
    Ragi Kanji/ Finger Millet Porridge

    The recipe given below is the spicy version in which I combined the ragi flour with buttermilk/yogurt drink and tempered with basic ingredients. Ragi kanji/porridge is healthy, filling, and a wholesome meal. It tastes best when served chill and can be consumed along with moru milagai(curd chili)/sundaikkai vathal(fried turkey berry), a typical village-style side dish. It has great taste, and the combination works best in the summertime. Preparing and serving the ragi in a clay/mud pot adds an extra taste to the dish.

    Please find similar Breakfast/dinner recipes below. Visit Breakfast and Veg recipes for more.

    • Ragi Balls/Ragi Mudde
    • Vegetable Semiya / Vermicelli Upma
    • Daliya Tomato Khichdi
    • Soft Rava Upma

    Looking for quick and easy breakfast recipes to kick start your busy mornings? Then you could also check this collection of Indian Vegetarian Breakfast Recipes , Indian Vegetarian Lunch Recipes to enjoy with your family and loved ones.

    Recipe card

    Ragi Kanji

    Ragi kanji/porridge is healthy, filling, and a wholesome south Indian meal. It tastes best when served chill and can be consumed along with mor milagai(curd chili)/sundaikkai vathal(fried turkey berry), a typical village style side dish.
    5 from 1 vote
    Author: Sangeetha Vel
    Subscribe Review
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Prep: 5 mins
    Cook: 10 mins
    Adjust 2 servings

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 cup Ragi flour
    • 2 cups Water
    • 1 cup Buttermilk
    • 2 tbsp Curd, yogurt drink
    • Salt, as needed
    • 2 tsp Oil
    • 5 Small onion, pearl onion
    • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
    • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 4 Red chili
    More on Measurements & Conversions »
    Prevent your screen from going dark

    Instructions
     

    To Prepare Ragi Kanji

    • In a pan dilute ragi flour in water by whisking it continuously
    • Switch on the stove and start cooking the diluted ragi flour mixture
    • Stir continuously with the help of a whisk which helps to avoid forming lumps
    • After 8 to 10 minutes the mixture starts to thicken and turns glossy
    • At this stage switch off the stove and remove the ragi mixture
    • Allow it to cool
    • Now add 1 cup of yogurt drink, 2 tbsp of curd, and salt to the cooked ragi mixture and dilute it to thin batter consistency, add water if required
    • Keep a pan on the stove, add oil and allow it to heat in medium heat and then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and onion and saute until the onions turn soft
    • Remove the pan from the stove and pour the tempered mix into ragi kanji and combine everything well
    • Now the healthy ragi kanji is ready to be served

    To Serve

    • Serve it cold with curd chili, fried turkey berry, or just as it is

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 481mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1106IU | Vitamin C: 150mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 2mg
    Tried this recipe?Mention @vegveganmeat or tag #vegveganmeat!

    Frequently asked questions

    What is Ragi Porridge?

    Ragi porridge or kanji is a popular village style south Indian food made with ragi flour in which the flour is diluted and cooked to porridge consistency.

    What are the other names for Ragi?

    Ragi is also called as finger millet, keappai, keppai and kezhvaragu.

    Enjoy the recipe and let us know how it turned out for you!

    If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them in the comment section below and we will try to answer them as soon as possible.

    Read more : Chickpea Flour Omelet

    Related Recipes:

    Ragi Balls | Ragi Kali | Ragi Mudde Roti /Chapathi, A soft Indian BreadRoti Recipe (Chapati Recipe) Broken Wheat tomato khichdi / Cracked wheat bathKhichdi Recipe Instant Rava or Sooji/Suji Dosa Restaurant StyleRava Dosa Recipe (Suji Ka Dosa)
    « Chana Masala Recipe
    Fried Tofu Recipe With Vegetables »
    9 shares

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Please help us with your Rating and feedback to help you!




    Primary Sidebar

    Hey, Nice to see you!

    Sangeetha Vel Veg Vegan Meat

    Hi, I'm Sangeetha Vel! the author, recipe researcher, creator, and cooking hands behind Veg Vegan Meat. A realistic, friendly, empathetic, and enthusiastic foodie who loves to share authentic, easy, quick, healthy, instant, and kids-approved recipes.

    More about me →

    Stay Connected
















    Soft Drinks

    Are you looking for various soft drinks recipes? Check out our website Tea, Coffee & Drinks exclusively for those recipes from around the world.

    Featured Recipes

    • Thai Red Curry with Vegetables
    • Garlic butter Recipe
    • Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
    • Best Grilled Salmon Recipe
    • Garlic Parmesan Wings Recipe
    • Samosa Recipe
    • Garlic Butter Baked Salmon Recipe
    • White Sauce Pasta Recipe with Penne Pasta

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Stay Connected

    • Contact Us
    • Sign Up for Recipes

    More Contents

    • Web-Stories
    • Soft Drinks Recipes

    Copyright © 2022 Veg Vegan Meat