RAGI FLOUR BEETROOT ROTI JALA

What you see above is our island's favourite Roti Jala, a spider webbed / laced pancake or crepe with its origin in Malaysia. It is also called Roti Renjis or Roti Kirai. I see similar something made in Bangladesh too, "chitey ruti". WIKI gives some interesting fact about its history. Originally, Malaysians were mostly fishermen who discovered this net like pancakes to have as teatime snack. Roti Renjis refers to "rinsed bread." Can you imagine originally the batter was made, rinsed onto pan with hand? Roti Kirai is it's another name because 'kirai' means circular motion as done making holes in used condensed milk can. Thereafter, what you see below was discovered. These containers are of various shapes and sizes, I bought this one.

I am feeling happy; since yesterday until this morning, I had been having tasty, healthy food. I did long walk in old neighbourhood park, had "yong tao foo", then watched a good movie.  Thereafter preparing a batter with coconut milk, beetroot juice, finger millet / ragi flour was a five minutes job. Cristine did juice while I was still watching movie. What was I eating while watching? I will make a public post about it. Below is what I ate this morning. I have to have breakfast with my morning tea. I loved this healthy vegetarian cob webbed pancake or crepe whatever RAGI FLOUR BEETROOT ROTI JALA; I had them this morning too with my favourite 'peyazkolir chocchori', homemade 'jolpai er achar.'

This is reason why I had started late writing post; I was enjoying my food. What you see at far is son's PTC list, the creature does it all alone, booking date and time for PTC, selecting colleges he applied for admission in two different countries, keeping in touch with them through emails; everything without any help from us. Wish our mother was this strict with us. However, our family had sent a goodie bag for the son. December is a special month for this family.

Who can send an Avengers written t-shirt except for "nono" that is his "mamujaan", B Aunty is fond of all sheds of maroon; hence, Dimma sends black because his favourite colour is black; Piya, the husband's sister had always been aesthetic; hence buys and wraps gifts too, I did not see what is inside, his favourite Hajmola comes from Thamma. What came for me should come in a public post. I have told him that "we be there or not or wherever you are, you will keep in touch with the rest in family always, take care of them; you need not worry; the maximum of our belongings will be co-owned by your spouse if only the later loves our's with all it's being & vice-versa." 

We had vegetarian crepes RAGI FLOUR BEETROOT ROTI JALA for dinner last night with "egg drop curry, garlic pickle, cucumber+tomato+onion salad." I loved it, had it in morning too. The family can have it everyday if only I prepare batter with refined flour, else it would be an occasional affair for them. Had my mother or grandmother be here, they would have cleaned my system with cotton and dettol if not wash it; I had kept the food plate on it. Its for the picture, I was holding it while eating.

In case you do not have the specialised bottles, make holes in cap of plastic bottle, use.

INGREDIENTS :

FINGER MILLET / RAGI FLOUR : 2 COFFEE MUG
BEETROOT JUICE : OF ONE STANDARD SIZED
COCONUT MILK : 200ML
WATER : AS REQUIRED
SALT : AS REQUIRED
OIL : 2 DROPS FOR GREASING AFTER COMPLETION OF 3-4 CREPES

PROCEDURE :

We will be using these few ingredients.

Take Ragi Flour, Salt in a wide mouthed bowl, mix well.

Discard two ends of standard sized beetroot, peeled, washed, chopped smaller. We used a blender to get the juice.

We will pour beetroot juice, coconut milk to finger millet flour.

We will mix it well before adding water. I prefer half and half water, coconut milk, because smell of healthy coconut milk is strong to me.

We will add water little by little for a thin consistency of batter.

We have used a washed funnel to pour batter to container.

We will close lid tight.

We will switch on gas oven, place pan atop it, heat well, then brush well with few drops of oil.

Shake bottle well, pour content into pan in quick, circular motion.

Don't worry if tip of bottle gets blocked, disturbs free flow. Just tap on kitchen top, shake well; it will work.

Let it cook for about 1/2 a minute. We do not need to turn over, cook again. Just transfer to plate.

After every 3-4 crepes, grease pan with little of oil.

I couldn't fold them; served fresh, hot with "egg drop curry, salad, garlic pickle."