Goan Nachni (Ragi Roti Breakfast)

Name: Goan Nachni
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Goa)
Ingredients: 1Â½ cups ragi (nachni) flour; Â½ tsp salt; Hot water to knead; 1 tbsp coconut oil; Coconut chutney or jaggery to serve

🌱 Vegan📊 Medium

Traditional 68. Goan Nachni recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥9 minCook

🕒19 minTotal

🍽️3Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Goan Nachni

Make dough (5 mins, no heat + hot water): Mix ragi flour and salt. Add hot water gradually while stirring â€” dough will be slightly sticky. Add coconut oil. Knead briefly.
Pat rotis (5 mins, no heat): Moisten hands. Pat dough directly on hot tawa or on damp cloth, making thin 5-inch rounds.
Serve: With coconut chutney for savoury or jaggery for sweet breakfast.

📖 Cultural notes

Nachni roti is the traditional breakfast flatbread of Goa's Dhangars (shepherd community) and tribal families in Sanguem taluka â€” ragi grown on Goa's laterite hills has sustained these communities for millennia. ---

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