Ragi Nippattu Recipe With Peanuts And Sesame
The Ragi Nippattu Recipe also known as Ragi Thattai / Chekkalu is a very famous crispy snack from south india. It is made in Andhra (known as Chekkalu or Nippatlu), Nippattu in Karnataka and Thattai in Tamil Nadu.
Ingredients · Servings 20 Nipattu
- 2 cups Ragi Flour (Finger Millet/ Nagli)
- 1/4 cup Rice flour
- 1/4 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) soaked in hot water for 30 minutes
- 1 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
- 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
- 1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) coarsely pounded
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
- 1 tablespoon Oil hot for the dough
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Method · 30 min
- To begin making the Ragi Nippattu Recipe with Peanuts and Sesame, soak the chana dal in hot water for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes drain the water out.
- In a mixing bowl, add the ragi flour, rice flour, crushed peanuts, salt, red chilli powder, asafoetida, soaked chana dal, sesame seeds, hot oil and mix well.
- The mixture should resemble coarse crumbs. Add little warm water at a time and knead to make a firm dough.
- Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat a pan with oil for deep frying the Ragi Nippattu Recipe.
- Grease your fingers and palms with oil. Make marble sized portions of the Ragi Nippattu dough.
- Place the dough on a greased surface and flatten the dough with your fingers and shaping it in the form of a disc of about 1/4 inch thick or thinner.
- Gradually slide a few Ragi Nippattu discs into the preheated oil and deep fry on medium heat until crisp and you notice light brown spots on the ragi.
- Since Ragi is dark, it wil be hard to notice these, but a good way to know if it is done is to tap the Ragi Nippattu with a spoon and it should feel stiff and firm.
- Once done, drain the excess oil from the Ragi Nippattu and place it on paper towels and allow it to cool. Store the Ragi Nippattu/ Ragi Thattai / Chekkalu in an air tight container.
- Serve the Ragi Nippattu/ Ragi Thattai / Chekkalu along with a hot cup of filter coffee for a evening tea time snack.
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