Jowar roti(Jolad rotti) – An easy way
Jolad rotti or Jowar rotti is a must in any North Karnataka(Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, Gokak, Bijapur) ‘Lingayat‘ house. Lingayat women are experts in making these. A lot of experience is required in making these in the traditional way.
The dough is prepared by mixing the jowar flour with hot water and then the roti/rotti is spread using the palm. You can see the details here.
I tried making these rotis in the traditional way for 2-3 times with little success. Though I could spread it to get the perfect shape, I couldn’t make it very thin(I like these rotis very thin and soft). Then aayi gave me this idea and I am able to successfully make the rotis the way I like in no time.
If you are a Bangalorean, don’t miss the “Jolad rotti oota” in Kamat Minerva (at Minerva circle). The taste is superb there. They serve jowar roti with 2-3 sides, one of them is always ‘Ennegayi (stuffed brinjal)‘, and butter.
Ingredients:
Jowar flour(Jolad hittu) 1 cup
Water 1 and 1/2 cups
Salt
Method:
Heat water and add salt. When it starts boiling, add the flour and mix continuously till all the water is absorbed. Take off the heat.
When it is still hot, knead the dough on a flat board. Spread using the rolling pin (For rolling, apply dry flour as much as needed. If the roti breaks, make it into a ball again, apply some more flour and roll).
Fry on the heated tava like chapathis. These taste great when served hot.
Serves : 2
Preparation time : 10min
hi shilpa,
Nice to see the jower roti. I use to have them when i was in mumbai.one of the aunty used to make it for me..But i have never dared to do it..as i always felt its a tough one to make..but with this recipe i think i should give it a try..let me see if i can find the jower atta in the indian grocery stores..
Hi,
I make bhakri (thanks to my room-mate back in India who taught this). The problem I face is when lifting it off. My roomie used to do it so effortlessly!!! May be I just need more practice. Any tips on how to not make it break. For me the atta is good and rolling with hand is also coming properly – only the take-off and landing are shaky!!!
A nice site and I am looking forward to lot more N. Kanara recipes that my roomie used to make!!! May be the gurellu podi that she used to get.
-Vasundhara.
Hi,
Yes, I had Jolad Rotti in Kamat Bugle Rock(Basavangudi),a few months ago, ohhhhh they areally out of the world……………….so..yummy. I wanted to try them at home. Thanks I got the recipe from your site. I will try now.
This is the best Jowar roti recipe that I found on the net! I had tried all possible ways to get the roti soft…and this recipe did the trick! Thanks a bunch!
Infact my grandmother made the whole jowar bhakri just on her hands. And not to mention it was thin!! . Hence the process of applying water while roasting it was eliminated. It was truly a skill. Thankfully atleast I have mastered the skill of making the bhakri with applying dry flour..
Sudha, Vanishree, let me know if you could prepare good jawar rotis. I am sure with this recipe, you can get perfect rotis.
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Thanks butterflies.
Vasundhara, May be you can try making the rotis on a plastic paper. That way it will be easier to lift them.
Deepali, you are lucky to have mastered the skill. I tried to make in the traditional way, since it broke everytime, I followed this way and now I get the soft and tasty rotis
Hi Shilpa,
The only reason, why your jowar bhakri/roti break is because, the flour is quite old. I mean it is not fresh from the mill.
I guess you are located outside India, due to which it might be difficult for you to find fresh flour. Even here when the flour is a little old, my mom kneads the bhakri dough in hot water.
Shilpa,
I thank you so much for the Jolad Rotti and Badnekai Ennegayi recipes. I tried my hand making them today and wowww…… it has come out so well..everyone at home liked it very much.My little daughter packed it for school too.Both are very tasty.Thanks once again.
Regards,
Vanishree
Shipla,
The jowar roti recipe is really easy. I had been warned by all that I’d fail in making it but it turned out really well with your recipe. I guess the key to jowar is to roll while hot. Thanks for the terrific recipe!
Hi shilpa ,
I am basically from MP but always lived in maharashtra .I love bhakris made there . last 3-4 yrs in bangalore have tasted jolad rotti in kamath yatri nivas .They are almost same (delicious as ever).I made it and they came out okay .I have a request if you could also gimme the recipe of eggplant curry that kamath restaurant serves always with jolad rotti then I will be very happy .I tried internet but in vain couldn’t get the recipe from anywhere.
Thanks
Aarti, it is there on the site. Search for ’stuffed brinjal’ in the searchbox above.
we do jowar roti in bulk for orders and for spares like 1 or 2 to 5
as per your order if you are in need of please contact
to 9986271116
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we do jowar roti in bulk for orders and for spares like 1 or 2 to 5
as per your order if you are in need of please contact
to 9986271116
we provide free home delivary in bangalore
made by hand and with care
and we also do other north karnataka items…..
Hi ..
just wanted to know whether we can make bajra and rice bhakri’s in the similar fashion.. i.e. by putting in boiling water
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Hi there
Thankz for a wonderfull Jolad Rotti recipe. I tried it for the very first time yesterday n came out so well n tasty… ummmmmmm…. I have to do it more often from now on… Can we do the same with Bajra n Millet flours???
Shilpa: Anju, I think we can make it with bajra and millet also, I have never tried it though. You need to experiment
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Hello,
Thankx a lot for this easy way of doing jowar roti. As i am giving gluten free diet to my son, i am left with little chopice. I tried jowar roti before with little success. But with your recipe, it turned out perfect. My son really enjoyed eating them.
Thank u again
Hi Shilpa,
First of all thank you so much for all your recipes. This Jawar roti reminds me of my mom making them . She thought me how to make , but i never got the way she used to make thin , but you know while making traditionally use one of your hand rotating and the other hand supported to roti lying down or straight. Like that you wont get broken edges.
Hi Shilpa,
Can u please findout if Jolad hittu becomes bitter bcas of storage, what is the better idea to make it eatable.
geeta.
Shilpa: I don’t know anything about jolad hittu becoming bitter Geeta. Sorry.
Hello all,
I am trying to make jowar rotis as part of my diet and they seem to break.
I live in California, US where i can buy the jowar atta only from the Indian stores and so i am assuming that the atta is not fresh.
I am going to try this boiling water+salt+ atta recipe and see how it works.
Thank you for the tip though.
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Shilpa..Allanu jowari pitta bhakri kartati! This is new to me..i used to add hot water and salt ..shall try u sure success recipe! Thanks again!!! (I make best chapatis and puris tks to your stepwise photos and expln..now there will be new addition!)
Shilpa: Allanu keleri its much easier. Its aayi’s method that has never failed to work
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Hi,
Jolada rotti or bhakri is the staple food of North Karnataka. The house-hold women all over North Karnataka have the skill of preparing thin tortillas without breaking. If the skills are not applied properly, the tortilla is bound to break.
Jowar can be eaten just like chapati with any subji or curry or pallya…
Hi Shilpa,
Gr8 work. Ppl at my home are very fond of bhakri, but no body has got that skill. yes’day i bought Jowar flour as soon as i read this recipe. But it was a flop show. i boiled 1 glass of water, transfered that to a thick bottom pan off the stove and then added 3/4cup flour. it looked like a paste (from the qunatity mentioned in the recipe, the amount of flour is less than water, but if so it becomes batter rather) and then i ended up adding more n more flour(nearly 2 cups) after which it looked like the dough normally exp ppl knead by mixing to make bhakri. I kneaded some portion of it on flat board and when i tried rolling it with pin, it was getting stuck to the pin.
should i add flour to boiling water, cook it till water is absorbed(like ragi mudde) and then take it off from stove. wont it stick to the pin or break?
Shilpa: Yes Pratima, you should keep cooking till all water it absorbed(just like ragi mudde). By doing this it becomes a little manageable to roll. You can use enough dry flour while rolling it to.
Hi Shilpa,
I read all the comments here & I have a suggestion.
Here in US, the jawar flour is old..So the rotis (we call bhakris) tend to break..So you can add rice flour to the jawar flour..2parts of jawar :1part of rice flour. Mix it with hot water…This way, there is no need to roll the roti. You can make it with hands like traditional way. Also another imp. thing is to fry them on heated iron tava (esp for bhakri)…
I mix 2lbs of jawar:1lb of rice flour & I can use it for 3-4weeks..
We eat bhakri for everyday dinner..I have been doing the bhakris this way since 3 years..Rice flour gives the stickiness to make bhakri, the colour is white & you can make a thin bhakri…
I am looking for the Jowar flour where can I purchase this. They kind of look like tortillas. I am Gluten intollerant and was given a receipe to use the Jowar flour. Thank you.
Shilpa: Jowar flour is available in Indian stores.
hi
I prepare jowar roti (also called bhakari / bhakri in Marathi) in a slightly different way. In your method you boil water and add jowar flour to it and knead it.. whereas I take jowar flour in a bowl add a pinch of salt and normal temp water and knead it like we make dough for chapatis. I make a ball of size 1 n 1/2 times more than that we take for chapati, apply dry jowar flour to it and spread it in hands itself by clapping over the ball in hands. When enough wide, I apply a little dry flour over the surface and then spread it gently with right hand palm. while putting it on the Tawa (grid) I put the ower side (means side on the surface) over the hot surface of grid. then apply water over it and when half baked I turn it over. when this side is half roasted I again turn it and roast the other side. and then the remaining side once again.
This roti fluffs like chapati. if not then slightly we can press the rim with the cotton cloth. it tastes yummie with besan (Pithala) and pickle specially Mango pickle.
hi,
its very good,i try this but iam not success completely.
so,i make its with wheat flour(little ),and its great.
Hi ,,
I was just starting search for jolad-rotti recipe , this is great info ,,, i shall try out and update ,,
hi shilpa,
my mom would make these very often.u add 1cup of water that is boiled to 1 cup of flour. then make a dough.take sufficient dough to make a roti in hand and knead it uniformly ,may be on the slab of ur kitchen.it changes the colour almost to white.then u roll u wouldnt get this ragged edges.
u could have it with nice garlic coconut chutney
really came out well thanks.
Shilpa,
I am from Dharwad, currently living in OH.
Tried rotti mixing with different flours didn’t come out well.
Will surely try this …
Thanks a ton
Dad was diagnosed a month back with high blood sugar levels. We haven’t yet met with the Doctor. Mom in the meanwhile decided to control his diet through healthy short frequent meals. Jola was among the top to begin with, but somehow we made it the typical akki roti way, kneading it into a paste in warm water and doing the process using hand.
I came home last week to be surprised with hard indigestible jola roti, and wasnt ready to settle to eat it. I searched the net and yours was to top the list and i tried it. Didnt think twice to search another site for this, I tried the recipe yesterday morning, and the rotis came out just like the once served at Kamat.
Thank you once again.
I make the rotis similar to the recipe. I learnt one more recipe .. if at all u would like to include jowar in ur diet.. the easy way is to make t’halipeeth’ out of it.
just take enough flour.. mix it with finley chopped onions, 1 green chilli, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, salt.. mix it to a dough .. softer .. try to spread the dough onto a tawa directly(of course cold & oiled..)and cook it covered.. fry on both sides… cool the tawa & do the next one.. goes very well with ‘hasi shenga chutney’
chutney recipe
2-3 handfuls of roasted pea nuts.
some green chiliies
half chopped onions
couple of garlic
coriander leaves few sprig,
salt
grind it to smooth paste, and give the tadka of mustrd, urid, red chilii broken pieces, curry leaves..
our version of peanut butter.. goes very well with chapathi, on toast.. very handy too.
I live in UK and found some of this flour in the supermarket and now will try this recipe! However i don’t know what a ‘tava’ is so will have to research this more.
This site looks ever so yummy..oh we would like to go to India (wife and i) and produce a book on food!
I made some tonight for the first time and it went well!
I wasn’t sure if you put them o the rotti without any oil. I didn’t use oil. They are just roasted i guess. I made them thin, no problem and they tasted good. Howevr it was a test run and i hadn’t made any dishes to accompany them.
I think i have had them in a southern indian restaraunt in England before (am English!) Many thanks!
shilpa can u help me please
I use 1/3 rice flour and 2/3 jowar flour with 1 1/2 cups of water for 1 cup -the method is same as yours. sometimes the dough turns out well,it becames like a rumali rotti where you can stretch the ball in to very thin rottis and sometimes the ball breaks and it is difficult to get into shape or rather i try hard to knead it again with some oil, some flour and so much that i get fed up…
May be bec I donot knead the dough when it is hot …. …. help me please l
i have seen someone applying water to rottis while frying it. why is that done?
and heating them on direct high flame like pulka
hi
i tried out your jowar roti recipe& im happy with ur recipe.can i prepare jowar dough in bulk & refridgerate it,instead of boiling water&mixing in dough everyday.
Shilpa: I haven’t tried that Swetha. I think for the best results, the dough should be fresh and still warm.
thanks shilpa
i had some traditional roti at a friends house who has an indian restaurant and it was quite superb. She said the flour most indians use is golden palace, which has a yellowish aspect happening. She told me to mix whole wheat and this golden palace flour plus water, anyway, I look forward to using your recipe because sop far that one has been challenging
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I lived in Bangalore, heard of jolad roti, but never tried or tasted. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll try this one.
Hi Shilpa
Thanks for furnishing such a good receipe of jowar.Jowar is very healthy for small children.And as i have small child i can give him also the way u have told it sounds simple to prepare.
Dear Shilpa,
Thanks for the wonderful recipes for making Jowari rotis. I was thinking – could we add sajje flour, soya flour and any other flour to this to mke it more healthy?
Thanks
With Best Regards,
Raghu
All,
I compiled a list of places where jolada rottis are available in bengaluru:
http://antarangada-mrudanga.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post.html
Please make use of the info and let me know if I missed some..
Regards,
Guru
wonderful site. My husband Sunil is from North Kanara,Honawar,& myself from South Kanara. hence I was very surprised & excitedto see your site now. Wish I knew about it earlier. I love cooking & hence I have found a husband who not only relishes my food but he also appreciates it. Thanksto you, will visit your site more often.
Love,
Neelu.
do u have some receipes to be tried in electric oven, the spicy ones and not cakes.
Shilpa: You can try bread and pizzas.
Seen this site first time, liked it. pls show on video how to make thin jolad roti, how beneficial is joladroti for health
Hi Shilpa,
Wish you happy Sankrathi.
I tried making bhakris following above instructions. It came out well and thin though sometimes it breaks. I used a paper to slide it under the bhakri after it is rolled to transfer to the tawa as i was finding it difficult to lift from the platform. Thanks a lot for the recipe. I think i need to make them often to have practice. Can u pls post easy method of making sajji bhakris too? I will be v glad.
Shilpa: Sajje rotti recipe