Jowar Roti /Bhakri

Pranjal Kotkar
Pranjal Kotkar @PUK260176
19/4 Sagar sannidhaya Rahiwasi Chawl, Mahim Causeway, Mum-16.

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Jowar or Sorghum flour is made by grinding small round grains of jowar(white millet)/sorghum plant. It is called jowar in India. Bhakri is most common and popular in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Goa. In our Konkan, bhakri is mainly served with fish curry.
Roti/Bhakri is prepared by mixing flour with hot water and then flattening it by hand.  You can also roll the dough ball first with a rolling pin and then flatten it by hand.

Jowar Roti /Bhakri

#ga24 #Greece
#JowarFlour #SorghumFlour

Jowar or Sorghum flour is made by grinding small round grains of jowar(white millet)/sorghum plant. It is called jowar in India. Bhakri is most common and popular in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Goa. In our Konkan, bhakri is mainly served with fish curry.
Roti/Bhakri is prepared by mixing flour with hot water and then flattening it by hand.  You can also roll the dough ball first with a rolling pin and then flatten it by hand.

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Ingredients

20-30 minutes
9 roti
  1. 2 cupJowar flour
  2. 2 cupwater for boiling
  3. 1 tablespoonOil
  4. As neededSalt
  5. As neededwater for kneading
  6. As neededjowar flour for rolling

Cooking Instructions

20-30 minutes
  1. 1

    Boil 2 cups of water in a pot. As the water begins to boil, switch the gas to low flame.

  2. 2

    Now add salt, oil and boil for few seconds. Then add 2 cups of jowar flour to it.

  3. 3

    Keep stirring with a spatula so that there are no lumps. Mix well. Then turn off the gas. Then take the jowar mixture on a large plate and let it cool for 2 minutes.

  4. 4

    While the dough is still warm, soak your hands in water and knead into a smooth stiff dough. After kneading, the dough will become soft. Then make balls of 9-10 equal size to make rotis.

  5. 5

    If you are making rotis using a rolling pin. Sprinkle some dry jowar flour on the rolling surface and on the dough ball. Roll the dough balls like a roti. Then lightly flattened by using wet fingers.

  6. 6

    Heat a tava (pan) on medium flame.
    Every time before placing the bhakri/roti, sprinkle water on the pan and wipe it immediately with a cloth. Place the roti on the heated tava/pan.

  7. 7

    After placing the roti on the pan, spread little water on the top surface with the help of fingers. When the water dries up, flip the roti and cook the other side.

  8. 8

    Cook until brown spots appear on both sides. Bhakris can be soft or hard

  9. 9

    Serve hot. In our Konkan bhakri is mainly served with fish curry.

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