Mysuru: Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI) here has rolled out the ‘Ragi Mudde’ (porridge balls) making machine to make large scale staple food practiced in South India.
A release here said, Janata Dal (S) Supremo H D Deve Gowdawho introduced Ragi Mudde across the country especially afterbecoming Prime Minister, inaugurated Ragi Mudde Making Machinemanufactured by CFTRI at a function here yesterday.
The machine which can discharge 250 muddes (porridge balls) eachweighing nearly 200 to 225 gram in just one hour. He tasted the ragiball and appreciated CFTRI staff members for coming out with themuch needed machine.
Appreciating the good initiative from CFTRI which enables peopleto come out with more muddes in a very short duration that can caterto large assembly of people or for schools dishing out noon meals,he said low glycemic index of the ragi and rich nutrients likecalcium, iron and dietary fibre it is considered as a wonder food.
This is considered as one of the best foods for all crosssections of the society from small children to old aged persons,hard working labourers to the executives working in offices and frompoor to rich people.
Dr V D Nagaraj, Senior Principle Scientist, Design andFabrication Unit, CFTRI said traditional method involves cookingragi powder in hot water with stirring using a wooden stick,practiced at household levels. Now Ragi mudde is being served inrestaurants, hostels and even in jails. The need was felt tostandardise the ragi mudde making process and mechanisation to servelarge population of the society.
Thus Ragi Mudde making was conceptualised and materialised byCFTRI. ”We took eight months to come out with this machine whichcost nearly Rs 3 to Rs 3.5 lakh. They also plans to increasefurther by changing the design aspect may be to 500 or even 1000muddes per hour.”
It is a fully automated machine which is a steam cooked insideand now this machine can be use full in big restaurants,hostels, industrial canteens, defence canteens, jails and airportrestaurant.
The other advantage of this machine is that only one person issufficient to operate the machine. It was developed with the fundingfrom Union Department of Science and Technology. Already there isdemand for the product. TVS Company too has come forward to buy themachine, he added
Courtesy: UNI
