Steemit Challenge Season-30 Week-2 || "Traditional Steam Cooking- Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake)"

Hi friends, dear steemians

Welcome to the 2nd week of Season 30 of the Steemit Learning Challenge. I want to express my gratitude to @steemitblog for this chance. Every week in this course, we will examine the ingredients, cooking methods, and health advantages of traditional steam cooking foods. I hope you enjoy and continue to support these interesting contests each week.

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The healthy traditional steam cooking

As I said last week Steaming is one of the cooking methods that our ancestors have taught us. Since it does not add oil, this cooking method is considered a healthy cooking method. The dishes prepared this way are delicious and healthy. If you include steamed foods in your daily diet, you will not get problems like cancer, heart disease, weight gain, digestive problems, and high blood cholesterol.

I would like to introduce you to another healthy steamed dish this week called "Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake)". This is a pudding made with ragi flour ( Finger millet flour). It is very easy to make. You can make a very healthy food in less time. It is very popular with children because of the addition of sugar and coconut. It is even better if you add cane sugar instead of white sugar.

Ingredients of Idlis and their nutrition facts

Ragi flour ( Finger millet flour) - 2 cups
Sugar - 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Gardamon 2 nos
Grated fresh coconut

Nutrition facts of Ragi flour (Finger Millet Flour)

Ragi flour (Finger Millet) is a superfood rich in calcium, iron, fiber and protein. It offers many health benefits like bone health, weight loss, diabetes management, digestion and anemia prevention. Naturally gluten-free, it is a nutritious food for children and an excellent source of energy.

Calcium:

Ragi is much higher in calcium than other grains, which strengthens bones and teeth.

Iron:

Being rich in iron, it is an excellent food for people with anemia.

Good for digestion:

Being high in fiber, it prevents constipation and improves digestion.

Child Development:

The amino acids, calcium and zinc it contains help in the development of children.

Nutrition facts of coconut

Eating raw coconut (benefits of eating coconut raw) provides additional benefits as it turns into fat when cooked. Eating raw coconut on an empty stomach in the morning or adding it to food, which is rich in fiber, provides innumerable benefits.

Calcium:

Minerals like calcium and phosphorus strengthen bones and teeth. Reduces the risk of osteoporosis.

Minerals:

Raw coconut is rich in minerals like potassium, magnesium, sodium, vitamin C, and antioxidants.

Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake) with steam

STEP 1:

Take 2 cups of ragi(Finger Millet ) flour, put it in a pan and roast it on low flame.

STEP 2:

Put the roasted ragi (Finger Millet ) flour in a bowl, add required amount of salt, add water little by little and knead it well with your palms. While mixing, the flour should not be lumpy, that is, it should form a ball when pressed in your hand.

STEP 3:

Pour water into the vessel and bring to a boil.

STEP 4:

Take a plate(It would be good if there were a plate with holes), spread a cotton cloth on it and spread the mixed dough on it. Then take it out and put it in a pot of boiling water, cover it and steam it, making sure that the water does not touch it.

STEP 5:

Steam the dough for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, open the oven, take out the plate, and transfer the dough that is still steaming on the cloth to a plate.

STEP 6:

For aroma and taste, take two cardamom pods, grind them in a mixer grinder, add the powder to the flour on the plate and mix.

STEP 7:

Break a coconut and grate it to shower on the boiled dough

STEP 8:

Now add 2 table spoons of sugar and grated coconut to the boiled dough and mix well.

STEP 9:

Now, press this mixture well in a bowl and transfer it to a plate and place it like a cake.

Now the steam cooked Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake) is ready, serve it with a banana or any fruit salad.

Students Task

1. List the steamed dishes made in your region. Which one is your favorite and why? (2 Marks)

2. Make the Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake) that is shared in the course or make it as per your style, with a detailed step-by-step procedure along with images. (5 Marks)

3. List the ingredients and their prices in your local currency and in STEEM.(1 Mark)

4. Make a good Presentation of your recipe with date tag and a selfie. (1 Mark)

Rules and Regulations:

✓ The post can be written on your personal blog or any community.

✓ The title of your post must be: SLC S-30-W2// "Tradional Steam Cooking-Raagi Puttu(Steamed Finger Millet Cake)"

✓ Use your own images, plagiarism and use of AI are prohibited, the publication must contain a minimum of 300 words.

✓ Make sure to use the tags #tsc-s30w2 , #learnwhithsteem, #steemexclusive, your country tag (example: #india)and #food .

✓ Add #burnsteem25 tag within 4 tags, if you set 25% to @null account

✓ Include a handwritten identification sign next to your food, containing words "Traditional Steam Cooking- Week1" , user name and date .

✓ Invite at least three friends to participate. Example: @paholags , @mvchacin , @thaizmaita .

✓ Leave your post link in the comments section of this post.

✓ Any language is accepted.

✓ Promote on social networks like X.

✓ This contest will be open for 7 days starting at 00:00 UTC on Monday, March 09, 2026, 00:00 UTC to Sunday, March 15, 2026, 23:59 UTC.

Rewards:

SC01 or SC02 will review posts from all participating authors of teaching teams and have the opportunity to upvote any good posts. There is no gaurantee that every article will receive an upvote.

Based on their comprehension of the subject, prepared article, quality, and presentation, the top 5 authors will be nominated at the end of each week.

💚 Wish you all the best!! 💚

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@jyoti-thelight

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