Ragi ambli - finger millet drink- very healthy

Preparation time: 5 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 3 tbsp ragi or finger millet flour
2. 2 cup water
3. 1 cup butter milk
4. Salt as per your taste
5. A big pinch of asafoetida
6. 1/2 onion finely chopped
7. 4 - 5 curry leaves
8. Coriander leaves finely chopped (optional)

Instructions for making ragi ambli or ambali:

1. Take ragi (finger millet) flour in a bowl.
2. Add in 1/2 cup of water and mix it well. Make sure there are no lumps left out.
3. Next keep remaining 1.5 cups of water for boiling.
4. When the water starts boiling add in ragi batter from step 2.
5. Bring it to boil and continue boiling under low flame for 5 minutes by stirring continuously.
6. Switch off the stove and wait until completely cool.
7. Next add in salt. You can skip the below steps and serve it with pickle and ghee, if you wish.
8. Also add in a cup of buttermilk. (you can add whisked curd if you don't have buttermilk)
9. 
9. Mix it well. I use a hand beater to mix it well.
10. Next add in asafoetida and give a quick mix.
11. Next add in finely chopped onion.
12. Also finely chopped curry leaves and mix it well.
13. Serve it and enjoy. I have topped it with extra onions and coriander leaves.

Notes:

1. You can serve this with pickle also.
2. Both Onion and Asafoetida are optional ingredients. But use atleast any one of them.
3. After step 6, you can add sugar, milk and make it sweet.
4. To make it spicy you can add either finely chopped green chili or crushed pepper
5. Optionally you can add either cumin powder or fenugreek powder(methi) or any other spice powder of your choice.

this recipe is from-  http://vegrecipesofkarnataka.com

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