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Gluten Free Jowar Rotis

How to make gluten free Jowar Rotis

Snehal Vaidya
These #JowarRotis or Sorghum Flour Tortillas (#glutenfreerotis) will surprise you with their texture and level up your game of a gluten free meal by several notches! They are soft, are easily rollable and can be paired with your favourite curry or can be made into a wrap to carry along. Pack these in your kids lunches, take them to your office or surprise me with your creation. You are never going back on this one!
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Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Meals
Cuisine Indian
Servings 10 Rotis

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Stock Pot
  • Iron Cast Skillet
  • Spatula
  • Rolling Surface
  • Rolling Pin

Ingredients
  

  • 2 + ¼ cups Jowar or Sorghum Flour + extra for rolling rotis
  • 2 cups Water + extra ¼ cup to apply while making
  • 1.5 - 2 tsps Ghee or Avocado Oil
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions
 

  • Add 2 cups of water to a stockpot and wait until it comes to a vigorous boil
  • Halfway through the process add ghee or avocado oil and Himalayan Pink Salt to the water
  • Once it comes to a vigorous boil turn off the stove and add the jowar/sorghum flour to the hot boiling water
  • Mix with spoon until well incorporated and cover the stockpot and leave it for approx 25 mins to cool down
  • Use a solid lid to cover the stockpot and not the ones which have a small hole for the steam to escape slowly
  • After it has cooled down completely transfer the dough to a plate and knead it into one single dough-ball. It should all come together easily
  • Spend a little time on the dough even after it comes together by muscling and massaging the dough for about 30-40 seconds - this helps smoothen the process of rolling the rotis
  • Cover the prepared dough with either a tissue paper or a kitchen towel
  • Now pull out a small portion from that dough and once again massage it before you begin
  • Use your hands to roll it into a ball and then press it into a disc like shape. Make sure there are no uneven surfaces, use your fingers to smoothen the disc as much as possible
  • Now coat the disc with extra jowar flour from all the sides and sprinkle a little flour on the rolling surface as well
  • Use a rolling pin to roll out the roti preferably into a circular shape. You can also use a tortilla press to do so
  • Keep sprinkling a little flour to the roti to make the rolling process easier
  • Push the fat ends of the roti towards the edges and concentrate on keeping the middle portion thin and even
  • Take a circular shape like a plate or a very large cookie cutter and carve out a circular shape using a knife
  • Place the roti on a pre-heated iron cast skillet and apply a little water all across the rotis exposed surface, this will ensure that the roti or tortilla doesn’t dry out
  • Cook one side for about a minute or so or until the water dries out and then flip over
  • Cook from the other side for about a minute or 2 as well and then flip it over again
  • It should slowly start fluffing up from all the sides. Flip the roti and repeat the same process from the other side
  • Now use a kitchen towel and gently press the edges of the roti against your skillet and rotate the roti in a circular fashion
    Jowar Rotis, GLuten Free tortillas
  • Once the roti is thoroughly cooked remove and set it aside on a plate lined with a tissue paper (this will prevent the roti from getting soggy due to the moisture)
  • Slather some ghee on the rotis (optional but so worth it) and enjoy them hot with your favourite curry or lentil soup a.k.a daal

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Notes

  1. Jowar Flour can vary from brand to brand which can then impact the ratio of water to jowar flour that you add. With some brands the ratio of  1:1 works. i.e. 1 part of water to 1 part of flour,  however the same ratio will yield a slightly drier dough/roti with some other brand and hence you might need more than one tries to get this right. 
  2. Jowar Flour is easily susceptible to cross contamination. Most often brands use the same mill to process jowar and wheat flour. Make sure you buy a trusted brand.
  3. Millet Flour may or may not refer to jowar or sorghum flour as there are a variety of millets available like foxtail millet, finger millet, pearl millet etc. Read the package carefully for instructions.
  4. Make sure you don't skip the part where you have to knead & massage the dough for about 30-40 seconds as this will ensure softer rotis in the end.