Ragi malt recipe | How to make ragi health drink | Ragi porridge recipe

By Latha on November 12th, 2016

ragi malt recipe or ragi drink

Ragi malt or ragi health drink recipe explained with step by step pictures and video. Ragi malt or health drink or ragi porridge is prepared using finger millet flour, jaggery and milk. Ragi malt or raagi health drink is a very easy, tasty and healthy recipe. Click here if you are looking for salty version of ragi porridge or ragi ambli recipe.

Use 2 tbsp ragi flour if you want to prepare thin ragi malt and use 3 tbsp if you want to prepare thick ragi malt. Adjust the jaggery as per your taste. You can skip the jaggery if you are diabetic. You can substitute jaggery with any other sweetner like sugar, palm sugar dry fruits etc., Optionally you can top the ragi malt with chopped nuts, cardamom powder and little ghee.

Ragi has numerous health benefits. To read more about Ragi or finger millet, please go through ragi rotti, ragi mudde or ragi ball and ragi dose recipes.

This ragi malt is a kids friendly recipe. It helps in reducing the body heat. If you are suffering from mouth ulcer, indigestion or constipation..then I would say this is a super food. By increasing the ragi flour quantity you can even make ragi porridge by following this recipe. Ragi porridge is a very healthy food for babies.

If you are looking for more juice or beverages recipes then check our carrot milkshake, jaggery juice, palak soup, ellu or sesame seeds juice and Water melon juice recipes.

I have made a video on this ragi malt recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.

Ragi malt or health drink recipe

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

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

  1. 2 - 3 tbsp ragi or finger millet flour
  2. 3 tbsp jaggery (adjust as per your taste)
  3. 1 cup water
  4. 1 cup milk
  5. A pinch of cardamom powder (optional)
  6. chopped nuts (optional)
  7. Little ghee (optional)

Instructions for making ragi malt or health drink recipe:

  1. Take ragi (finger millet) flour and jaggery in a container. Take 2 tbsp if you want to prepare thin ragi malt and 3 tbsp if you want to prepare thick ragi malt. Adjust the jaggery as per your taste. You can skip the jaggery if you are diabetic.finger millet flour and jaggery for ragi malt or health drink
  2. Add in a cup of water. Mix well and make sure that there are no lumps.water for ragi malt or health drink
  3. Switch on the stove and bring it to boil by stirring frequently. Continue boiling until it turns thick and glossy.boiling ragi malt or health drink
  4. Add in a cup of milk. You can adjust the water and milk proprtion as per your choice.milk for ragi malt or health drink
  5. Boil it again by stirring frequently. Optionally you can add cardamom powder or chopped nuts or little ghee. Switch off the stove. Serve it hot and enjoy.boiling ragi malt or health drink

Dear reader, We have a Kannada version of this recipe. Click here to read this recipe in Kannada.

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