Ragi Roti Recipe (Finger Millet Chapati, Nachni Roti) - Soft, Easy to Roll, No Cracks
Ragi Roti also known as Ragi Chapati or Finger millet chapati or nachni roti is a Gluten free chapati recipe made with ragi flour, salt, ghee. It has no other flour like wheat flour added. This soft and puffy ragi chapati is made with only ragi flour. This version of ragi roti is soft, easy to roll, puffs up beautifully and doesn't cracks.
Equipment
Rolling Pin
Sauce Pan
Skillet or Dosa Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Ragi Flour | Finger Millet Flour
- 1 cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
For Cooking
- 1 tablespoon Ghee for cooking
- 1 tablespoon Wheat flour or Rice Flour for dusting, rolling
Instructions
- Heat 1 cup of water in a sauce pan. Add in salt and bring it to a full boil. Once it boils, reduce the heat to low and add in ragi flour. Use a wooden spoon mix this really well into the hot water. The ragi flour should be mixed into the water evenly.
- Once all the ragi flour is mixed into the water. Cover this with a lid and let it rest for 10 minutes. This will make the dough slightly cool which makes it easy to handle.
- Now transfer the dough to a work surface and bring the dough together. Add in 1tsp of ghee and start kneading the dough. Knead the dough while stretching the dough and bring it back together on the work surface.
- Knead the dough for at least 5 minutes. If you feel the dough is too hard and cracks, you can sprinkle few spoons of cold water when kneading. This makes the dough soft and supple.
- Apply ghee on your hands and divide the dough into 6 equal portions. Roll each portions into a smooth ball.
- Take one portion of the dough, dust with wheat flour. Flatten the ball slightly and dust with more flour if needed. Roll the dough ball into a round roti using rolling pin. Gently roll the chapati, don't give too much pressure when rolling.
- Meanwhile heat a tawa on medium high heat. Now place the rolled roti on the hot tawa. Cook for 10 to 15 seconds on one side, flip over and cook on other side for another 15 to 20 seconds. Now flip it over and press gently so the roti puffs up like a balloon. Apply ghee on the roti.
- Flip the roti over and cook on other side. Apply more ghee if needed. Remove the ragi roti to a serving plate or a basket lined with cloth. Cover the roti while it is still hot to keep it warm. Repeat with the remaining portions of dough.
- Serve ragi roti with any curry of choice.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Ragi Roti Recipe (Finger Millet Chapati, Nachni Roti) - Soft, Easy to Roll, No Cracks
Serving Size
1 roti
Amount per Serving
Calories
159
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
9
mg
3
%
Sodium
394
mg
17
%
Potassium
161
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
28
g
9
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Calcium
137
mg
14
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.