Kurakkan is a very famous food among Asian people. This finger millet traditional grain called in Sinhala Kurakkan and in India called Ragi.

Unlike wheat flour, kurakkan does not have the compound called gluten, so the flour is a bit crumbly, making it a bit difficult to make foods like roti. But Kurakkan thalapa, porridge and pittu are very nutritious.

Likewise, eating a small amount of these kurakkan foods fills up the stomach very quickly, and this is because of the special amino acids that reduce appetite and the high fiber content. In the same way, the stomach digests very slowly and the feeling of hunger is very low. Kurakkan are important for keeping bones and teeth strong as they are rich in calcium Nuts containing calcium and iron are very important for pregnant women.

Ingredients for kurakkan pittu

Kurakkan flour (finger millet) 1bowl
Coconut 1bowl freshly scraped
Salt - pinch
Glass of water

Method

🌿Put a finger millet flour in a bowl

🌿Sprinkle a little salt to coconut and mix well

🌿Now add finger millet flour to coconut mixture

🌿Now mix well coconut and flour well

🌿Now start move to your hand in a circular
movement and on that time srinkle little water and continue that method

🌿After mixing llike that you can see the mixturehow it is.

🌿Next the make pittu dough put in to the pittu bambu (pittu bambu is special equipment for pittu mamaking. There are two types of bambu wood and metal) and within 5 - 6 minutes steem it.

🌿If you dont have pittu bambu you can put water in a pot and tie a piece of cloth around the mouth of pot and put pittu on it and steem it. But if you are using this steeming method you cant get that shape of cylinder.

🌿This dish is more pleasure and highly recommended to try with coconut gravy curry or dhal curry.

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