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Ragi Chocolate Muffins

Healthy muffins made with Ragi flour and jaggery powder are perfect to have in breakfast or any other time or carry with you while travelling. A Handy snack for kids.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Baked
Keyword Gluten free, Kids Recipes, Travelling Food
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 7
Author Samira

Ingredients

  • My 1 Cup measures 240 ml
  • 3/4 Cup Ragi Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Curd
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
  • 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp Jaggery Powder
  • 1 or 2 Tablespoon Milk, at room temperature
  • 1/4 Cup Choco Chips (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Line muffin liners in the tart moulds or in the muffins tray. You can even line these in steel or glass bowls.

  2. Preheat oven at 180 degrees. (See Note 7)

  3. Dry roast Ragi flour for 3 to 4 minutes to get rid of the raw smell. Let it cool down.

  4. In a big bowl take Ragi flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and choco chips. (Reserve some choco chips for garnishing on the top)

  5. In a jar of mixie, take curd, oil, vanilla essence and jaggery powder. Blend it to make a fine paste. This is done to ensure that jaggery is dissolved fully.

  6. Add the jaggery mix to the dry ingredients and mix everything using cut and fold method. If required, adjust the consistency by adding little milk.

    Add vinegar and mix again.

  7. Put the batter in the muffin liners. Top the muffins with some chocolate chips or sugar sprinkles. Though this is completely optional.

  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 18  to 20 minutes till skewer inserted comes out clean.

  9. Let them cool completely on a wire rack. 

  10. Serve with love. Or store them in an airtight container. Remains good for 3 to 4 days at room temperature. You can keep in the refrigerator for a longer shelf life. These can also be kept in the freezer. Just take them out, an hour before serving and they are perfect.

Recipe Notes

  1. The same quantity of sugar can be used in place of jaggery powder.
  2. You can scale the recipe as per your requirements.
  3. The same recipe can be made into a cake. For this, take a cake pan of 6" and bake it for 30 to 35 minutes.
  4. Use any cooking oil be it refined or olive oil or any other.
  5. You may or may not require milk. Add only if the batter is too thick otherwise no need.
  6. I baked these in microwave convection. You can bake these in air fryer or pressure cooker or electric oven. 
  7. If baking in the oven or pressure cooker then preheat it for 10 to 12 minutes. Preheat microwave convection or airfryer for 5 minutes. So, start preheating accordingly.
  8. You can use lemon juice in place of vinegar.