Monday, February 22, 2010

Jowar Roti / Sorghum Flat Bread / Jonna Rotte

Jowar is healthy food.jowar has less sugar.Jowar roti is best food for diabetic patients.and also this roti is good for maintain diet and celiac diseases or digestive problems...
Here is the recipe


Ingredients :
Jowar flour -1 cup
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Salt -to taste
Method :
In a bow add water and salt bring it to the boil.Now add jowar flour to it .
mix well with spoon till flour absorb the water and form into the dough.
cool down it to handle the dough.do not cool completely, then the dough become hard.take the dough and knead well.If the dough sticky just wet the hands.
divided the dough into equal ball.making of this roti quite different to other rotis.Here no need of rolling pin to make jowar roti.Wet a cloth,take one dough ball,on the wet cloth  press the dough with palm to make round flat shape.
Heat the non-stick pan carefully lift the roti and place on heated pan.
On medium heat roast few mins.when it start bubbles  turn the roti into other side.then it puffed up.
roast for few mins like chapathi.repeat the same process to remaing dough.
serve hot with onion chutney or any gravy curry or peanut chutney..

20 comments:

Nithu Bala said...

Jowar roti looks lovely..healthy too..

Veggie Hut said...

very traditional rajasthani item.. very nicely described

Gita Jaishankar said...

Jowar roti sounds and looks delicious, very healthy too...love the complete platter :)

Meena said...

Never tried jowar roti but I love your recipe...so have to try it sometime!!

Deepa G Joshi said...

really healthy roti.the platter looks so good.

Reshmi said...

i saw this roti in a tv show...it has no salt..but the combo would be a nice veggie salted dish...jowar roti can be called as jolada roti too...its a healthy dish..u just add salt here..thtz the difference...nice recipee swapna...

Priya Suresh said...

Healthy roti, never tried roti yet with jowar flour, should give a try..

Tina said...

Never tried this...Looks healthy and delicious.

Renuka Bedre - Rao said...

Jawar roti is my favorite!! i love d way my mom makes...urs look gr8!

Guntur Traditions said...

my luv.....jonna roti
we do it same way but my granny used to add little jeera to the dough .

Unknown said...

Thank u all for all your comments..

Swathi said...

Swapana,
I need to make this roti, I haven't tried yet. Your's looks really nice.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hi Swapna

Jowar Roti looks very tasty and healthy. You have revived the memories of forgotten recepies which we need now. Thanks

Deepa

Unknown said...

Thats a great recipe! Such a yummy and healthy roti..never tried it..Will def give it a shot, one of these days...

Unknown said...

Thanx Swathi,deepa,Kothiyavunu...

Sarah Naveen said...

This is new to me...looks so yummy!!

Siddhi Shirsat said...

wow swapna a vary healthy n awesome roti

Hayley said...

Jowar roti looks yummy...never tried them..this is the time..;-))

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

A very healthy and no nonsense roti... I love jowar ki roti and puris!!! perfect dinner platter!!!!

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Unknown said...

Thanx Sarah,Siddhi,Jagruti and Ramya...