My 8 month baby likes Ragi..... Now I want to made it home... Can I make Ragi powder without sprouting?? I have soak in water about 10 hrs... Can I used it dry roasted without sprouting?? Though I will roast it after 1 to 2 dry it

A. hello...yes you can...Wash ragi seeds thoroughly and soak them in drinking water overnight. Drain out all the water in the next afternoon. Take a perforated utensil and line it with a clean white muslin cloth. Put the drained ragi seeds over the cloth. Tie it up and place it somewhere undisturbed in your kitchen for at least 12 hours (I kept overnight). Next day you can see all the ragi seeds with tiny white sprouts on their top. Spread those sprouted seeds in a clean mat or a plate and dry it under sunlight or under fan for few hours till it is completely dry. As I am staying in flat I kept them under fan plus partial sunlight (you can see in the pic below). Heat a large non-stick pan or kadai. Add the dried ragi in it and roast on a very low flame and get it lightly toasted. Cool it down completely. Put roasted ragi seeds in a blender. Add little (1/4 tsp) ginger powder and elachi powder to it. This step is completely optional. Powder it. If the quantity is large powder by giving it to a flour mill. I have done it in my mixie as I took less quantity. Keep an eye on your mixie not to get overheated. If then wait for a while, allow it to cool down then you can proceed. Now your ragi powder is ready. Allow it to cool. Put it in a fine mesh and sieve. Store it in an air tight container. Take 2 tablespoon of ragi powder in a small pan and mix in a little water (¼ cup or less than that) without forming any lumps Add more water and keep it on low flame stirring it continuously When the mixture turns thick, add jaggery syrup or any other forms of sweetener like date syrup, kalkandam, panamkalkandu/palm sugar or regular sugar. Add ¼ cup milk and cook well for another five minutes Add 1 teaspoon ghee and switch off.