Mandia (Ragi / Fingermillet ) Soup

Ingredients

1. Mandia (Ragi/ Finger millet ) powder  – ½  cup
2. Chopped carrot –1/4^th cup
3. Chopped beans – 1/4^th cup
4. Butter/ refined oil – as required 
5. Garlic pods- 8to10 pc
6. Chopped ginger—1 tsp (Optional)
7. Chopped green chili- as required (Optional)
8. Black pepper powder – 1 tsp
9. Salt – as per taste
10. Vinegar- 1 tbs
11. Tomato sauce- as required
12. Chili sauce -as required
13. Black salt-as required

Preparation Method

• Take a pan and dry roast Mandia (Ragi/ Fingermillet ) powder  for 4 to 5  minutes on a low flame and keep aside in a plate
• Put butter/refine oil in the pan and heat it on low flame till butter melts/oil becomes hot.
• Cut the garlic pods in to small pieces and add in heat oil, add chopped ginger, stir fry for 1 minute in a low flame.
• Add all the chopped vegetables and green chili to stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes on a medium flame.
• Add vinegar and salt in to it stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add 6 cups of water to the pan. Cook them on low flame till vegetables are cooked well.
• Add Mandia (Ragi/ Fingermillet ) powder in a cup of water and mix it till gets uniform consistency without lumps.
• Add the watery Mandia (Ragi/ Fingermillet ) mix to the vegetables and boil it for 4 to 5 minutes in a low flame
• Switch off the flame & add black pepper powder and mix well.
• Add Tomato sauce, black salt  and chilli sauce & serve hot.

( you can add spring onion , coriander leaf as per your choice)

Prepared by: Sabnam Aferin

Cuttack, Odisha

You can reach her at [email protected]