Few years ago my friend from Maharashtra introduced me to this thali peeth. I saw her pressing it out in a shallow pan. I saw this jowar pancake video and felt upto the task with a pack of jowar flour lying in my pantry for a long time. My mil suggested making murukulu with this flour when I told her that I have never made jowar roti. With seeds, if jowar pilaf savory can be made, I am sure it will lend to a sweet dish too.
Jowar is a favorite staple of my parents and their parents. When hot, it brings out the flavor of the accompanying curry, with each bite. If they had any leftovers, they would dunk the dried pieces in tea the next day. I should get adventurous and make the roti. I remember my maternal grandmother making the roti on a big flat stone. Within her palms she would take just enough and lay down the little extra onto the side, to include it in the next roti.
10.18.2011
I tried making jowar roti between plastic papers. they turned out thick. That didnt prevent us from eating them gleefully.
10.20.2011
Now that I remember how we liked the crunch, I tried making them in the original way by pressing with my hand. The flour must be old, it wasnt pliable. It would just come apart. Frustrated, I added the jowar flour dough and added it to wheat dough. I could roll these easily. Just for kicks, I tried to spread the roti with hand, like you would a jowar roti. My right upper arm cried. No wonder they use both hands.The rotis turned out thinner and crunchier. Had them with brinjal-potato-tomato curry. And from now on I vow to make only wheat-jowar rotis.
Jowar is a favorite staple of my parents and their parents. When hot, it brings out the flavor of the accompanying curry, with each bite. If they had any leftovers, they would dunk the dried pieces in tea the next day. I should get adventurous and make the roti. I remember my maternal grandmother making the roti on a big flat stone. Within her palms she would take just enough and lay down the little extra onto the side, to include it in the next roti.
10.18.2011
I tried making jowar roti between plastic papers. they turned out thick. That didnt prevent us from eating them gleefully.
10.20.2011
Now that I remember how we liked the crunch, I tried making them in the original way by pressing with my hand. The flour must be old, it wasnt pliable. It would just come apart. Frustrated, I added the jowar flour dough and added it to wheat dough. I could roll these easily. Just for kicks, I tried to spread the roti with hand, like you would a jowar roti. My right upper arm cried. No wonder they use both hands.The rotis turned out thinner and crunchier. Had them with brinjal-potato-tomato curry. And from now on I vow to make only wheat-jowar rotis.
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