Ragi Murungai Keerai Adai Recipe-Finger Millet Flour & Drumstick Leaves Savory Flatbread

Step 1: To begin making Ragi Drumstick Leaves Adai recipe, first clean and finely chop the drumstick leaves and keep aside

Step 2: Place a pan on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon oil it

Step 3: Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle

Step 4: Once the cumin seeds crackle, add the finely chopped onions, green chilies and saute till the onions turn transparent

Step 5: Do not brown the onions

Step 6: At this stage, add the chopped drumstick leaves

Step 7: Saute the drumstick leaves on low heat till the raw aroma from the leaves goes away and the leaves are cooked through

Step 8: This would take about 5 to 7 minutes

Step 9: If the drumstick leaves are not cooked well, the adai may taste bitter when cooked

Step 10: Once the drumstick leaves are cooked well, turn of the heat and let the drumstick leaves mixture cool

Step 11: Meanwhile place a Sauce Pan With Handle on high heat and add 2 cup water to it

Step 12: Bring it to boil and add some salt

Step 13: Take 1 cup ragi flour in a Mixing Bowl

Step 14: Add the cooked drumstick leaves mixture and mix well

Step 15: Now slowly add boiling water to the ragi mixture and keep mixing with a wooden spatula

Step 16: Make sure no lumps are formed

Step 17: Once it is mixed well, carefully mix the dough with hands

Step 18: The dough should be soft and sticky

Step 19: If the dough is too dry, the adai will break while flattening it and will also become hard on cooking

Step 20: Place a Cast Iron Skillet/ tawa on a medium heat

Step 21: Make a lemon sized ball of the Ragi mixture, one at a time

Step 22: Keep rest of the dough covered with a wet cloth

Step 23: Flatten the ball on banana leaf into desired size of round shape

Step 24: Carefully lift the banana leaf and place it on hot tawa, and slowly peel it away from the adai

Step 25: Let the adai cook on one side fully

Step 26: Then flip it to cook the other side

Step 27: Drizzle little oil on both sides

Step 28: Let the adai become crisp from both the sides

Step 29: Once the adai is cooked and is crispy on both the sides, place the adai in a serving plate

Step 30: Serve Ragi Drumstick Leaves Adai recipe hot with Carrot Peanut Chutney Recipe or South Indian Coconut Chutney and Coffee