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jowar pyaz ki roti recipe | healthy sorghum onion Indian bread | iron rich roti

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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About Jowar Pyaz Ki Roti ( Healthy Breakfast)
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Ingredients
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Methods
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Like Jowar Pyan Ki Roti
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Method to make Jowar Pyaz ki Roti
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Iron Rich Jowar Pyaz ki Roti
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Tips for jowar pyaz ki roti
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Nutrient values
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jowar pyaz ki roti recipe is a healthy roti made from simple ingredients like jowar, onions, green chillies and peanut oil. Have healthy sorghum onion Indian bread for breakfast with a bowl of homemade curd to complete a healthy Indian breakfast.
Fibre, calcium, protein and loads of energy come together in a tasty jowar pyaz ki roti flavoured with spring onions and green chillies!
Jowar pyaz ki roti is a gluten-free, cholesterol -free recipe that you can prepare even every day. You just need a spot of practice in rolling these jowar flour rotis.
Preferably use peanut oil while cooking these rotis as it has more MUFA and is thus healthy.
Notes on jowar pyaz ki roti. 1. Use spring onions whites and greens both for a good crunch. 2. Add the green chillies. These perk up the flavour of bland jowar flour. 3. Mix batter well. Use your hands for mixing rather than a spoon as this helps in uniform mixing. Keep aside. 4. Carefully pour the hot water in the bowl of jowar flour mixture. Hot water is added to provide softness to the rotis. 5. If the dough seems to be sticky, add more jowar flour and if the dough seems to be a little stiff, then add some more hot water.
Enjoy how to jowar pyaz ki roti recipe | healthy sorghum onion Indian bread | iron rich roti | with detailed step by step photos below.
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 rotis
Ingredients
For Jowar Pyaz ki Roti
1 cup jowar (white millet) flour
1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens
1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp peanut oil or
salt to taste
jowar (white millet) flour for rolling
2 tsp peanut oil or
For Serving With Jowar Pyaz ki Roti
Method
- To make jowar pyaz ki roti, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using approximately ½ cup of hot water.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and roll each portion into a 150 mm. (6") diameter thick circle using a little jowar flour for rolling.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook each roti, using ½ tsp of oil, till brown spots appear on both the sides.
- Serve jowar pyaz ki roti immediately with low fat curd.
Jowar Pyaz Ki Roti ( Healthy Breakfast) recipe with step by step photos
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To make Jowar Pyaz ki Roti, add 1 cup of jowar flour into a deep bowl. Jowar flour is a very nourishing flour which adds on protein, fiber and iron to your diet.
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Add the spring onions to it. Use spring onions whites and greens both for a good crunch.
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Add the green chillies. These perk up the flavour of bland jowar flour. Since they are served with low fat curd which is also bland, if you like your meals a little spicy add some extra green chillies.
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Add the oil (preferably peanut oil). This lends softness to the rotis.
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Add salt as per your taste.
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Mix well. Use your hands for mixing rather than a spoon as this helps in uniform mixing. Keep aside.
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Boil ½ cup of water in a saucepan.
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Carefully pour the hot water in the bowl of jowar flour mixture. Hot water is added to provide softness to the rotis.
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Initially mix the mixture and water with a spoon so that you do not burn your hands. Wait for about a minute.
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Once the heat of the dough is easy to handle, knead the dough with your hands.
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Continue kneading to make a soft dough. If the dough seems to be sticky, add more jowar flour and if the dough seems to be a little stiff, then add some more hot water.
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Make 4 even balls out of the dough.
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Sprinkle some good amount of dry jowar flour on the rolling board and flatten a dough ball on it.
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Roll it into 150 mm. (6") diameter circle using a rolling pin. Use more jowar flour as required to ease the process of rolling.
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Once the Jowar Pyaz Ki Roti is rolled, place it on a hot non-stick tava.
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Cook Jowar Pyaz Ki Roti on a medium flame using 1/4 tsp of little oil (preferably peanut oil) on each side of the roti.
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Cook till the brown spots appear on both the sides of the Jowar Pyaz Ki Roti.
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Serve jowar pyaz ki roti | healthy sorghum onion Indian bread | iron rich roti | immediately with low-fat curd.
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To make Jowar Pyaz ki Roti, add 1 cup of jowar flour into a deep bowl. Jowar flour is a very nourishing flour which adds on protein, fiber and iron to your diet.
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Iron Rich Jowar Pyaz ki Roti – to Boost Hemoglobin levels. Jowar is a cereal which abounds in iron. This nutrient is needed to build hemoglobin levels in the body. Its main function is to carry oxygen and nutrients to each and every cell of the body. A deficiency of iron is called anaemia. It will show signs of fatigue, pale skin and dizziness. If you are anaemic and have been advised to restore your hemoglobin levels, include try this Jowar Pyaz ki Roti. They are so delicious that in reality they need no accompaniment. Only ensure to serve them immediately. 3 rotis make up for 18% of your daily iron requirement.
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Iron Rich Jowar Pyaz ki Roti – to Boost Hemoglobin levels. Jowar is a cereal which abounds in iron. This nutrient is needed to build hemoglobin levels in the body. Its main function is to carry oxygen and nutrients to each and every cell of the body. A deficiency of iron is called anaemia. It will show signs of fatigue, pale skin and dizziness. If you are anaemic and have been advised to restore your hemoglobin levels, include try this Jowar Pyaz ki Roti. They are so delicious that in reality they need no accompaniment. Only ensure to serve them immediately. 3 rotis make up for 18% of your daily iron requirement.
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Use spring onions whites and greens both for a good crunch.
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Add the green chillies. These perk up the flavour of bland jowar flour.
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Mix batter well. Use your hands for mixing rather than a spoon as this helps in uniform mixing. Keep aside.
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Carefully pour the hot water in the bowl of jowar flour mixture. Hot water is added to provide softness to the rotis.
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If the dough seems to be sticky, add more jowar flour and if the dough seems to be a little stiff, then add some more hot water.
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Use spring onions whites and greens both for a good crunch.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 144 cal |
Protein | 2.7 g |
Carbohydrates | 18.2 g |
Fiber | 2.7 g |
Fat | 6.7 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 2.1 mg |
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Shekhar Iyer
March 13, 2025, midnight
Today i had prepared Jowar Pyaz ki Roti. My daughter simply enjoyed. It was a great feeling.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Shekhar, Thank you for your kind words...do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them...happy cooking !!

Santa Maria Xavier
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.

megha oza
March 13, 2025, midnight
hi...loved this recipe...but I was not able to roll the roti ... can u help me with tht??

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Megha, Jowar flour is a little difficult flour to roll , it requires practice. Do try it again.

Winnie
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tried this recipe today .I have tried so many of your paratha/roti recipes and they were all very good. So I trebled the ingredients in this recipe for 12. Just the spring onions and chillies in jowar flour. But very tasty. Just a little patience is required but the efforts are worth it.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

vasavi
March 13, 2025, midnight