Sorghum or jowar is grown typically in dry, warm places. It is high in nutrition and can easily replace maida/rice in your cooking. For instance, add a handful of jowar flour to your porridge to make it more filling or to your roti to enhance its flavour.

Try these healthy jowar recipes

Ingredients:

1 cup - sorghum flour/jowar flour
1 - onion
1 or 2 - chopped green chillies
A handful of chopped coriander
A big pinch of turmeric powder
Wheat flour for dusting
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:
Peel and chop the onion into very small pieces and set aside.
Mix the jowar flour, salt, chopped onion, chopped green chillies, turmeric and mix well.
Add boiling water and knead it into smooth dough.
Divide the dough into small balls and set aside.
Roll out each ball into a circle, using wheat flour for dusting.
Put the roti on a hot pan, cook for a minute.
Add a little oil around the edges, turn and fry the other side.
Take it out and serve hot.

Recipe and image courtesy: Indian Cuisine