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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
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

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

Instructions
 

  • Boil the water, in a pan.
  • Add salt and mix till it dissolves.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Saute the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom in oil.
  • Add onion and saute till it becomes golden brown.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away.
  • Now add tomato and cook till it becomes mushy.
  • Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, garam masala and saute for few minutes till the raw smell goes.
  • Now add chicken and cook with enough water. When the chicken is half cooked, include the rice dough balls, coriander, and mint.
  • 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.
Keyword chicken, comfort food, dumplings, finger millet, healthy food, masala, one pot meal, ragi, rice dumpling, thakkadi, thikkadi