32 RAGI VADA

Ragi/Finger millet/Kezhvaragu - vada/vade


Ragi flour(finger millet flour)- 2 cups
Onion - 1 big chopped fine
Red chillies - 3
Ginger - 1 inch piece( chopped fine or grated)
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper corns - 5 or 6
Curry leaves - chopped or broken into small pieces
Salt as needed
Oil for frying

Grind red chillies with cumin seeds and pepper corns with very little water to a fine paste.


Take flour in a bowl. Add chopped onions, salt, ginger, curry leaves and mix well. Add the ground paste and keep mixing to form a thick dough consistency. Stop if not needed more or add in water to mix.


Heat oil for deep frying. Take a small lime size of mixture and press as thin as possible. Use a cloth or paper towel( I used the paper towels) so the excess water retains in it and you can also good shape. Gently lift out the shaped ones and drop in the hot oil. Fry till crisp and serve.

This is one of my grandma's recipe. She always prefers to make either pakoda or vada when mom is in no mood to cook a evening snack back home.

Sending this to JFI - Ragi hosted by Madhuram of Eggless Cooking.

Also sending the below entries for the same event.

Ragi Murukku

Ragi Kai Suttu Murukku

Ragi Pakoda

Ragi Dosa

Ragi Biscuit

Ragi Balls



32 comments/Reactions:

Pari Vasisht said...

Hi Padma, that's so interesting and interesting reposts. Grandmothers pamper children more than Moms, lucky u.

kitchen queen said...

lovely raagi vada looks very crispy and tempting.

prasu said...

wow..........dear healthy and delicious vadas.

shahana said...

Looks really crispy and delicious vadas

suvaiyaana suvai said...

healthy vada!!

Vrinda said...

Nice healthy vada...never tried with ragi...

Priya Suresh said...

Wow crispy ragi vada looks great, same pinch Padma..

Shri said...

You are a healthy cook, Padma!

Shri said...

Oh!Those look like the vadai that you get in Tirupathi..Yummo!Have a lovely 2010!

Unknown said...

Nice recipe..Yummy and healthy vada..looks very crispy..love to have one.:)

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Kalakureenga ore ragila..looks so good and interesing.

Preety said...

this is new to me..looks great

Uma said...

tempting vada!! healthy and yummy.

Belated wishes for a happy new year :)

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Very healthy vada Padma, your so innovative to make many dishes with ragi. Great!!!

Namitha said...

I agree with Mye...You are proving that we could make anything out of ragi :-)Healthy and yummm

Madhuram said...

Wow! That's a lot of ragi dishes Padma. Thank you so much for sending these to the event.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

wow - what a collection! Awesome ones...

Sarah Naveen said...

Healthy and yummy!!! Simplu superb

Sunshinemom said...

A very nice collection of ragi based recipes. I make this like a roti. Deep frying must be tastier!

Unknown said...

Looks fantastic.

Rekha shoban said...

healthy vada...the best way to feed our kids.

Tina said...

Wow...healthy and crispy vada..

Shama Nagarajan said...

that's a yummy vada....love all ur ragi delights

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Its so crispy. We do it with urad dhal

Sushma Mallya said...

Interesting one as well as very healthy for sure..

Abhilash said...

Nice one and never seen it before. Hey! you have a lot of recipes from Ragi... super.

Nandinis food said...

Very healthy and yummy!

Unknown said...

OMG!!SOooo many dishes with ragi there..Gr8 work!!

Anu Nandu said...

Looks great Padma - so much more healthier!

Lena Jayadev said...

woww..again Padma is rocking with a new idea...super dish dear...i had tried your raagi murukku before one mont...i didn take snap because it came out in a horrible way...taste was nicew buti added more water..so i felt difficulty while pressing the batter through murukku vessel..but i tried it.
this looks amazing.. :)

Aruna Devi said...

Wow healthy dish for kids ...

my kitchen said...

Healthy & yummy one

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