Gluten-Free Ragi Noodles (Finger Millet Noodles)

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), commonly known as Ragi in India, is widely grown in Asian and African countries and is known to be gluten-free. Here is a simple recipe to make steamed noodles using Ragi flour.

Step 1: Ingredients

Ingredients

About two cups of Ragi Flour (you can get it from any Asian store)
Half a coconut (Raw coconut is gluten-free)
About one cup of water
Gluten free sugar to taste (Available in many grocery stores)
Salt to taste

Step 2: Special Utensils

Special utensils required

An Idli cooker or a vessel you can use for steaming
Noodle press

Step 3: Preparation

Preparation

Take one cup of water in a pan.
Add salt to taste and mix well.
Take two cups of Ragi flour in another pan
Add salted water in small quantities to make a thick dough
Grate the half coconut and keep separately.

Step 4: Cooking

Cooking

Boil water in the Idli cooker or in a steam cooker
Keep the Idli pan covered with a clean cotton cloth over boiling water
Fill the Noodle press with the prepared Ragi dough
Press the noodles over the pan with cotton cloth in the steam cooker
Cover the steam cooker with the lid.
Check to see whether the noodles are properly steamed. It may take about eight to ten minutes in medium heat to cook
remove the cooked noodles from the steam cooker and transfer to a plate