Rajasthani Bajra/Bajri Raabdi/rabri-Pearl Millet flour Porridge - A fermented thick gruel made with Pearl Millet Flour

Rajasthani Bajra Raabdi might well be for times like these when brutal heat shows no mercy. Then answer it with this mildly savoury, healthy, cooling and refreshing raabdi, a thick gruel prepared with basic ingredients - Bajra flour ( Pearl millet flour ) plain yogurt and salt. Raabdi, a common and traditional dish which is very dear to folks of the state of Rajasthan. This easy, quick and simple recipe is a good for summer months and piping hot in winter months

I never had to prepare Bajra Raabdi here in the UK as we have hardly witnessed soaring temperatures like India , but prepared it couple of times just for those childhood memories. Mum used to prepare this raabdi quite often during summer months for our brunch. My step Nan was Marwari from Rajasthan, so mum had done marwari cooking and it's colourful culture influenced in her life. Mum used to prepare so many dishes including Bajra raabdi.

On a previous night, mum would mix bajra flour, buttermilk ( Chaas ) and salt in a black clay pot ( an earthenware pot ) and let it simmer on a very low flame until mixture thickened she would leave it a whole night to ferment. Next day mid morning after finishing mundane chores she would serve this raabdi with buttermilk. While I was young, I wasn't keen for this Raabdi but as I grew up I really started enjoying it.

Mum used to say that Bajra Raabdi is a best breakfast or brunch to stay cool and hydrate during scorching summers.  This feel good raabdi is great for digestion as Bajra is rich in insoluble fibre. Bajra flour is filled with multiple health benefits that are important for our body, and paired with wonder food Buttermilk ( chaas ) this Bajra raabdi, certainly will become your first preference to cool you down during these scorching temperatures.

I would like to dedicate this post to my amazing Mum and step Nan, both are no longer here, sending my love and kisses to both of them in heaven on their cloud! Xx Without them I would have never known about this personal favourite recipe which brings back the memories of them enjoying this as well. I am sending this recipe over to fellow blogger Mayuri behind the food blog Mayuris Jikoni. She set a challenge to create a post for Mother's Day. While rest of the world celebrate Mother's Day in May, we brits observe 'Mothering Sunday' exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday. Happy memories can be woven at any time, but Mother's Day memories are to be treasured, having said that it reminds me of the fond memories that I have of this year's Mothering Sunday in which I was treated with a holiday to Switzerland by my kids.

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Rajasthani Bajra Raabdi

by Jagruti 
30/4/2017

Rajasthani Bajra Raabdi - Bajra flour Porridge. This is an easy and fuss-free recipe, healthy thick gruel prepared with pearl millet flour, yogurt, and salt, that's fermented overnight to make Raabdi. This recipe is perfect for summer months as it has cooling down properties but you can have this raabdi piping hot in winter seasons too. An authentic dish which can be delicious and healthy at the same time, a rare combo !

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fine pearl millet flour ( Bajra / Bajri aata -Lot )
• 2 cup plain beaten yogurt 
• Salt to taste
• Water
• Roasted cumin seeds, Freshly ground black pepper or Chia Seeds to garnish 

Instructions
Add one cup water in a one cup yogurt and whisk well. This mixture is your buttermilk.
In a thick bottom saucepan or clay pot combine buttermilk, flour and salt and whisk well.
Cook this mixture on a very low heat for 8-10 minutes, keep stirring while it cooks.
You will see mixture getting thicker and thicker.
Turn off the heat.
Cover the pan or pot with the lid and leave it a whole night to ferment.
In the morning add 1 cup water in remaining yogurt and whisk it.
Add yogurt mixture into fermented raabdi, mix well.
Serve in a glass and garnish it with either cumin seeds, black pepper powder or chia seeds.
Enjoy !

Details

Prep time: 2mins  Cook time: 15 mins Total time:  hour 17 mins Yield: 4 servings

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