Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Ragi Chilla Recipe | Instant Healthy Ragi Cheela is a vegetarian north indian, south indian breakfast made with ragi flour / finger millet flour, besan / gram flour, and curd in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 Servings
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: north indian, south indian
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ragi flour / finger millet flour
- ¾ cup besan / gram flour
- ¾ cup curd
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 chilli (finely chopped)
- few curry leaves (chopped)
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)
- ½ carrot (grated)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp sesame
- pinch hing
- ghee (for roasting)
Method
- Firstly, in a bowl take ¾ cup ragi flour, ¾ cup besan, ¾ cup curd and 1 tsp salt.
- Mix well using a whisk.
- Also add 1 cup water and mix forming a flowing consistency batter.
- Now add 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 chilli, few curry leaves, ½ onion, 2 tbsp spring onion, ½ carrot, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp sesame and pinch hing.
- Mix well, ensuring everything is thoroughly combined. Feel free to add vegetables of your choice.
- Now heat the pan, and pour the batter.
- Spread gently making sure the chilla is as thin as possible. Spread half tsp ghee or oil.
- Cook on medium flame, making sure the base is cooked well.
- Flip over and roast both sides.
- Finally, enjoy Ragi Chilla Recipe with pickle and raita.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
