Arusuvai Friendship Chain

Life they say comes in packets; I got friendship in a packet…:)
Yes, I had got my packet of friendship, long back from Nags. It was lying there at my friend’s place since a week. No, it was not laziness; people here call it as non-allocation of time and memory in the CPU for an unscheduled thread ……okay, lots of blabbering from my side, and I know you guys are excited to know what I have got from Nags …but before that let me wish you a very Happy New Year 2008.

I spent my New Year eve with my school buddies, Ms Mots and Ms Mini. They got drunk and I, their chauffer drove them all over the town to color it pink. We were also accompanied by Ms Mots’s cute boyfriend, who also happens to be my college junior…can you believe it?
Yeah, you can call me a blind stupid ignorant fool or just unlucky for not being able to notice his cuteness, when in college. Only if I would have let my common sense exceed my sense of humor and utilized it at that the time when it actually mattered, today it would have been a different story altogether….*sulk, sulk, sulk*….now don’t you guys think that I am jealous or something. Even if you do, then let me tell you the truth, yes, I am …. :(

Okay, don’t hate me and stop calling me names. I did something to nullify my covetousness; I invited the gang over to my place for a New Year brunch. I cooked for them even when I was high with envy. Now at least I deserve points for this, don’t I?

Till now Ragi was an explored ingredient for me, as a matter of fact I was unaware of the fact that I might have eaten Nachani (marathi for Ragi) bhakaris . When I searched the blogsphere for Ragi recipes, I found out that Lakshmi of TheYumBlog had made dosas from Ragi floor. That’s when it stuck me and my search took me here . And the rest as they say, was my brunch menu.

For the crepes :
2 cups of Ragi flour
1 cup milk
1 cup cold water
2 eggs
1 tbs sugar
2 tbs butter/oil
salt, chilly flakes and pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients and form a smooth batter. Let it stand for 2-3 hours.
Heat a flat pan, spread oil/butter over it. Pour a ladle full of batter on the pan. Tilt the pan in all the directions so that the batter spreads evenly on all sides. Cook for a minute. Remove from the pan.
Make a pile of them.
Crepes can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.

For the filling :
1 bunch of Spinach
1 cup of fresh green peas
1 cup milk
2-3 tbs corn floor
1 onion, finely chopped
3 tbs olive oil
1 tbs butter
salt, chilly flakes and pepper to taste


This is completely inspired from Nupur’s. I have added a pinch of variation.

Clean and finely chop the spinach. In a pan heat the oil, add the onions and fry. Pour in the spinach and green peas and let them cook.
In a bowl, mix the remaining ingredients, to make a homogenous mixture. Incorporate this mixture with the spinach, in the cooking pan. Add water/corn floor, if necessary, to achieve the required viscosity.
The Spinach-peas filling for the Ragi-crepes is ready.

Scoop a spoonful or two of the filling in the crepes and serve. (Warm the refirgerated crepes.)

I hope, Nags, I have met your expectations and done justice to your intentions of sending me Ragi floor. Its highly possible that, if it had not been for you, I would have never tried using Ragi in my kitchen, thanks for introducing it to me.

Now its my turn to extend the Arusuvai Friendship Chain, and I have sent my friendship packets to,

Kajal of KajalDreams. We all know what a good cook she is and also about her other unmatchable talents. She resides in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and is a lecturer in a college there. I envy all her student, for the obvious reasons.

Sukanya, a timid cook, is what she calls herself. A very lovable cook and can impress anyone with her cooking talents. I discovered her through google and would be happy to let you guys discover her through my blog. She is from Delhi and can be spotted cooking at TimidCook .