Raab-traditional bajra ni raab (Indian Pearl Millet Raab)

 Raab-traditional bajra ni raab

This drink is a perfect summer/winter drink to build up the immunity. Traditionally it is made from Bajra/millet. It has a porridge like consistency.

Ingredients:

bajra flour-2 tablet soon(pearl millet)

dry ginger(sonth)1/4 teaspoon

jaggery 1/4 cup

ghee 2 teaspoon

black peppercorn 6-8 pieces

carrom seeds1/2 teaspoon

warm water

Method:

Take ghee in pan and heat it. Take bajra flour and saute on medium flame. It will release a nice aroma. Make use flour is not burnt. Add water with jaggery and allow to cook for 5-10 minutes. Add sonth (dry ginger powder-you can grate fresh ginger also), peppercorn, carrom seeds while raab is boiling. Serve it hot.

Another recipe which is Rajasthani style.

It is an important part of daily diet in Rajasthan. It is served with meal as a side dish in summer. It is easy to digest, tastes very nice and healthy too.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup bajra flour

3 cup buttermilk

salt as per taste

cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

 curry leaves 1 stem

ghee 2 teaspoon

coriander to garnish

peanut crushed 8-10 pieces

green chilli 1-finely chopped

hing-pinch

Method:

Mix bajra flour and buttermilk and allow to rest for 2 hours. Take a pan and add ghee on low flame. Add hing and cumin seeds and allow to splatter. Add crushed peanut to it. Add curry leaves and green chilli. Add bajra-buttermilk mixture and stir it intermittently so it doesnot stick at the bottom. It will becomes thick like a porridge in consistency. It will take about 15-20 minutes.  Garnish with coriander and serve hot.




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