rAgi mudde is an authentic Karnataka dish and a staple food in most rural parts of the state. rAgi has extremely high nutritional values. Unlike rice, it has low sugar contents and hence, very good for diabetic patients. One of my relatives was advised a rAgi diet by doctor to recover from anaemic condition and iron deficiency. We can have rAgi in various amazing forms - rAgi roTTi, rAgi dose, rAgi maNNi, rAgi huri hiTTu etc. rAgi maNNi which is far better than processed baby food which we get in markets is often given to babies as the first external food after mother's milk. rAgi mudde is the most well known form of rAgi delicacies.
To add to the popularity of Ragi, one of the famous Daasara Pada goes like this:
|| rāgi tandira bhikshake rāgi tandira
yogyarāgi bhogyarāgi
bhāgyavanthavarāgi nīvu ||
