Millet & Rava Rotti

Millet/Jovar/Mekke Jola is one of the good and best gluten free food grain. It is one of the healthy grain which is loaded with healthy minerals and vitamins. I use it for making roti, dosa, vada and even with wheat while preparing chapatis.

Here is one such try which I have used this Jola/Millet and Rava/Semolina and prepared Rotti which has turner out very nice and yummy. It is really nice to have a little change or twist while preparing dishes. I am sure you also will like the idea and prepare this rotti and enjoy.
As I said, I have used millet flour, rava and other simple ingredients and a little curd. Rotti was just yummy and you also will surely say "Wow ".
Lets see some benefits of eating curd in our diet.
Curd has a number of health and nutritional benefits. Eating curd helps our body system stay cool, improves our digestive system and helps get rid of stomach problems. It contain high calcium and protein and they are good for ladies who feed babies. It works as an energy booster and is a good antioxidant. Very good for hair and skin. It is a good stress buster. It helps to increase immunity and the bones to be strong.
There is onion or garlic used in this recipe.
Now lets see the recipe.

Things needed :

Rava :Medium size : 1 Cup
Jola/Millet : 1 Cup
Curd : 1/2 Cup
Red chilly powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Dry ginger powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Green chilly : 1
Coriander leaves : 2 to 3 Tablespoons
Curry Leaves : 1 handful.
Coconut : 1/2 Cup
Salt : Required  salt
Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Wash and cut green chilly, curry leaves, coriander leaves. Grate coconut and keep it aside.
2. Now take a big bowl and put millet flour, rava, red chilly powder, ginger powder, curd.
3. Add required salt. Add curd. Add grated coconut.cut green chilly, cut coriander and curry leaves. Mix it nicely.
4. Use required water to prepare the dough. Let the dough be chapati consistency.

5. Now keep a pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil on the top. Let the flame be very low.
6. Take a handful of prepared dough and spread it on the tava in circle shape. (Dip your fingers in a bowl of water and try to spread the dough, that helps to prepare the rotti in thin form.
7. Sprinkle oil on the top and cover the rotti. Increase the flame to medium for minutes. Turn the other side and cook for 30 seconds.

8. Remove it from tava and serve hot rotti with coconut chutney or any other side dish you have prepared. Top up with ghee or butter. Should be eaten when it is hot to enjoy the perfect taste.

Repeat the same and prepare rotti with the rest of the dough.

Note :

You can add more water and make the dough consistency little loose. It helps to prepare the rotti in thin. Adjust the flame while cooking (low and medium flame). Adding onions is optional. You can also add grated carrots, any kind of leaves like palak, methi, dil leaves/sabbassige etc.
Time : 30 minutes. (Altogether)
Serves : 2 to 3.

Jolada (Millet Roti) Rotti

Jola or Millet is a staple food of Indians. Millet is one of the ancient food grain. People of North Canara are expert in preparing Jola/Millet roti. It is healthy and helps to stay long. 

I have used Millet/Jola flour, a little salt and boiling water. 
Let us see some benefits of eating Jola/ Millet in our diet. 
Doctors advise diabetic people to intake jola instead of rice, since it contains lots of fiber and it is gluten free. Anyone suffering from constipation should use jola so that they can overcome their problem of constipation. It is high in protein, rich in nutrients and great energy source for kids and ideal to have Jola in their diet. Jola is packed with vitamins and mineral.
Here I have prepared Jolada Rotti which is the daily diet and North Kannada people are expert in preparing Rotti from Jola. I am sure all age group will love to have this rotti. It can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner with any spicy curry or simply with curd and chutney pudi. 

Things Needed:
Jola (Millet) flour:  2 Cups
Hot water: 1 1/2 Cups
Salt: to taste:
Water: required

Method:
1. Keep 1 1/2 cup/glasses of water for boiling.

2. Let the water boil. 
3. Add millet flour slowly to the boiling water and mix it nicely. 
4. Put off the fire and let it rest as it is for 2 minutes.
5. Mix the flour slowly. (Be careful because it is still hot). Mix it and prepare the dough. Use little normal water if required.  

7. Take a ball size dough kneed it nicely and then flatten a bit with hand. 
8. Keep 1/2 cup of dry millet flour in a bowl. Just dip the small portion both sides.
9. Now roll on with the roller, slowly. Do not put pressure. (The dough will be very soft). 

10. Keep a pan or tava on the fire. Heat. Put the rolled rotti very carefully on the tava. 

11. Press the rotti with a clean handkerchief or a small towel. Turn the other side and cook for 10 seconds. 

12. Now put the cooked roti on a flame and let it cook on both sides (like dry phulkas). Remove from the fire and put it on a plate. 

13. Apply butter  or ghee immediately on the rotti and serve hot Millet Rotti with your favourite dish.

14 Repeat the same way with the rest of the dough. 
15. You can cook roti on tava it self. Put roti on hot tava and press with a spatula slightly. It turns fluffy. Turn the other side and repeat the same. Let the flame be medium. 

16. Serve Hot Jola/Millet Roti with the side dish you have prepared. 

Note: 
Adding the millet flour to boiling water helps the flour to be soft and sticky. You should kneed the dough nicely or it breaks up while rolling. You can prepare flatten roti by using your finger if you are an expert. Do not put any pressure while rolling. It might stick or break. One should handle the rolled roti very gently. 
Quantity : 1 glass of flour =   1/2 cup of water will do.    You can use normal water if you need.

3 to 4 serves.
Time taken : 20 to 30 minutes.

  

Jola mattu Raagi Rotti.

Ragi/Finger Millet and Jola /Sorghum are from millet grains. Milelts are healthy grains and is good for our health. They are gluten free . I have used Ragi and Jola flours to prepare Rotti.

Rotti is a flat bread done on the flat tava. I have used  Finger millet, Millet/Sorghum/ Jovar and Rice flours.
Let us see the other names of Jola/Millet/Sorghum/Jovar in other languages.
Millet/Sorghum/Jovar is known as Thenai - Panjabi, Juar -Bengali, /Gujarati and Hindi. Kannada it is known as Jola, Cholam - Tamil and Malayalam, Jwari in Marati. In Oriya it is known as Janha and Jonnalu in Telugu.
 Let us see the recipe now :
Ragi - Jola Rotti is good to have for breakfast, at snack time and even dinner.

Things Needed :

Ragi Hittu - 1 cup
Jolada Hittu - 1 cup.
Onions : 2
Green chilly : 2
Ginger : 1 /2  to 1 Teaspoon.( Grated).
Coconut : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
Salt : to taste.
Oil : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
Water : As required.
Coriander leaves: 3 to 4 Tablespoons.
Curry Leaves: 2 to 3 Tablespoons.

Method : 

1 Wash and cut curry leaves, coriander leaves and green chilly into small pieces.
2. Remove the outer layer of onions and wash it. Cut into small pieces.
3. Remove the outer layer of ginger and wash it again. Grate it and keep it aside.
4. Grate coconut and keep it aside.
5. Take a big bowl and put  the three flours and mix it well.
6. Add all the cut ingredients and add a cup of boiling water.  Leave it for 5 minutes.
7. Add salt and required water and mix the batter nicely. Add grated coconut and ginger.
8. Mix it again and the batter is ready to prepare Rotti. ( The consistency should be little thicker than idly batter).
9.Keep a tava on the fire. Heat and clean it with a kitchen tissue or clean wet cloth.
10. Add a teaspoon of oil. Take a handful of batter and spread it around and give a round shape.
11. Wet your hand and spread the rotti evenly with your palm. \
12. Add a teaspoon of oil on the top and cover the rotti. ( Let the fire be very low while spreading the dough).
13. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes and turn the other side and cook for 1 minute. (Medium flame).

14. Ragi - Jola Rotti is ready to serve.
15. Serve it with  the side dish of your choice. Top up with a slice of butter

Note : 

The dough should be bit loose. So that you can spread the dough easily. Wet your hand before spreading, that helps you to spread easily. Adding rice flour is optional. It gives a crisp texture to rotti. Adding more oil while cooking rotti is optional. Adding more chilly is optional.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 2 to 3 .