ragi

alternative ragee · alternative raggee · alternative raggy · alternative ragy

1. uncountableA grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

   Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, coracan, koracan

1. uncountablebeveragesA type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

   Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp

   2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108

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   Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.

   2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30

   2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49, It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.

   Synonyms: ragi yeast