How To Make Rajgira Flour, Amaranth Flour At Home
by Tarla Dalal
how to make rajgira flour | how to make amaranth flour at home | with 6 amazing images
We show you how to make rajgira flour | how to make amaranth flour at home in 6 simple steps. All you need to do is roast the amaranth seeds, cool and then blend. Your homemade rajgira flour is ready.
With more and more people looking for healthy food alternatives, amaranth flour (rajgira flour) have come to the limelight and gained reputation as a super foods. Rajgira flour is rich in protein, ½ cup of amaranth seeds provides 14.7 g of protein. The high fiber in general can help bind excess cholesterol and excrete it from the body, thus maintain healthy levels of cholesterol.
Well-deserved we would say. This traditional grain has ultimately got the attention it deserves. Amaranth or rajgira has innumerable health benefits. While the seeds can be used fresh, dried, popped and flaked, flour is the most popular form perhaps because of the sheer convenience of using it.
You can use amaranth flour to make a variety of dishes, ranging from sheera to chapatis and puris. Rajgira flour, also known as Ramdana flour, is traditionally used to prepare non-cereal foods for consumption during religious fasts.
It is also ideal for use in gluten-free diets. You can grind the dried rajgira seeds coarsely or finely depending on the recipe requirement.
From healthy snacks like Rajgira Buckwheat Brown Rice Flour Khakhra to wholesome meals like Dahiwale Aloo Ki Subzi with Rajgira Puris, Rajgira ki Kadhi this Rajgira flour recipe can be used to make not only healthy but, vrat recipes too.
Enjoy how to make Rajgira Flour recipe with detailed step by step photos below.
How To Make Rajgira Flour, Amaranth Flour At Home recipe - How to make How To Make Rajgira Flour, Amaranth Flour At Home
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Makes 2.5 cups
For Rajgira Flour
2 cups amaranth (rajgira) seeds
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- Blend the roasted rajgira in a mixer to a fine powder.
- Store the {span class="bold1"}rajgira flour{/span} in an air-tight container. Use as required.
Steps to make Rajgira flour at home
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To make rajgira flour (amaranth flour), take 2 cups of rajgira in a plate and check for lighter dirt particles, minute stones, husk and remove them.
- Transfer the amaranth seeds into a broad non-stick pan.
- Roast the amaranth seeds for around 5-7 minutes on a medium flame, while stirring occasionally.
- Cool completely and transfer into a mixer jar.
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Blend into a smooth powder. This rajgira flour or amaranth flour is healthy. Rajgira flour is rich in protein, ½ cup of amaranth seeds provides 14.7 g of protein. The high fiber in general can help bind excess cholesterol and excrete it from the body, thus maintain healthy levels of cholesterol. See detailed benefits of rajgira flour.
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After blending it makes 2.5 cups of ragira flour. You can use the homemade amaranth seeds flour to make a number of fasting (vrat) recipes like Dahiwale Aloo Ki Subzi with Rajgira Puris, Rajgira Paneer Paratha and Farali Dosa.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q.How long can we store the Rajgira atta? And how to store it? To be stored in the refridgerator. Rajgira flour will stay fresh upto a month. Store in an air tight container.
| Energy | 510 cal |
| Protein | 23.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 97.1 g |
| Fiber | 15.4 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| Folic Acid | 0 mcg |
| Calcium | 816 mg |
| Iron | 17.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 635.2 mg |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 0 mg |
| Zinc | 0 mg |
What kind of machine do you put them in to grind into flour?
Does amaranth seeds need to be soaked before making porridges for babies?
Not tried any recipe. just read and loved yr article. i shall try one by one and give you feedback. thankyou!! with regards, hema
Edited after original posting.
Hi, thank you. How long should be kept the Rajgira flour?