Finger millet is full of dietary fiber, which helps to control the “bad” cholesterol that can contribute to heart diseases like atherosclerosis. Soluble fiber absorbs cholesterol before it enters your bloodstream, maintaining a lower cholesterol level without medication.

Check out some of the recipes below.

1. Take one cup of Idly/dosa mix to a bowl.
2. Slowly add water to it and mix it to form a loose consistency.
3. (Optional) Add half a cup of cooked rice if you have no diabetic issues and grind it well in a mixer grinder. 
4. Keep it aside for 6 hours or overnight for fermentation.
5. Add one and a half ladle of batter onto an iron dosa tawa and spread it out thinly. 
6. Drizzle some pure ghee over the dosa and flip it to the other side to finely roast it.
7. For making idlis, rub some ghee on the idly stand and pour 1 ladle of batter in each dip and steam it.

Ragi Puttu

1. In a large bowl take 2 cups ragi puttu flour and ¼ tsp salt and mix well.

2. Add ¼ cup water and crumble the flour.

3. Add water in batches and mix well with your fingertips.

4. Make a moist flour with a crumbly texture.

5. Break all the lumps with your finger. alternatively, blend it in a mixer for 2 pulses. This makes the puttu soft.

6. Now take a puttu steamer and layer with 2 tbsp of freshly grated coconut.

7. Followed by 3 tbsp of the flour. again layer with 2 tbsp of coconut, 3 tbsp of the flour.

8. Lastly, add 2 tbsp coconut and level it up.

9. Close the puttu steamer (cylindrical tube) and steam for 5 minutes or till the steam escapes from the top holes of the steamer (cylindrical tube).

10. Carefully open it and push the puttu using a ladle from the back.