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Tarla Dalal
15 June, 2021
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mini jowar pancakes is a healthy Indian snack option for one all. Learn how to make healthy jowar pancake.
jowar pancakes are made from Jowar, cucumber, onions, green chillies, curd, coriander and spices.
To make mini jowar pancake, combine all the ingredients along with approx. 3/4 cup of water in a deep bowl and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency. Grease a non-stick mini uttapa pan with a little oil. Pour 2 tbsp of the batter in each of the uttapa moulds and spread it gently in a circular motion to make a round. Cook using a little oil, till they turn brown in colour from both sides. Serve jowar pancakes immediately with green chutney.
Pancakes can be made from a variety of different flours. Add cucumber, onions, curds and green chillies to otherwise bland jowar flour to create a soft and tasty jowar flour snack recipe. Pair them with fresh green chutney for a great breakfast!
Jowar flour and cucumber both are diabetic friendly. Jowar flour is rich in fibre and helps manage blood sugar levels. Cucumber being low on the glycemic index scale is a boon too. The combination in sorghum flour pancake, can be enjoyed by heart patients, cancer patients and even healthy individuals.
With 1 g of fiber per healthy jowar pancake, these are a wise choice to avoid and prevent constipation too. Avoid the junk and processed food if you often have constipation symptoms and top up your diet with fresh fruits and veggies along with high fiber cereal like jowar.
You can serve these mini jowar pancake to kids when they come home after hungry school too.
Tips for mini jowar pancake. 1. Cook the pancakes on a medium flame and keep a close watch on them. 2. Be quick in turning the pancakes, as they tend to burn quickly. 3. As a variation, you can replace jowar flour with bajra flour too. Adjust the quantity of water required then. 4. You can also add carrot for added eye appeal and some extra nourishment.
Enjoy mini jowar pancakes recipe | healthy jowar pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | sorghum flour pancake | with step by step photos and video below.
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Preparation Time
7 Mins
Cooking Time
7 Mins
Total Time
14 Mins
Makes
14 mini pancakes
Ingredients
For Mini Jowar Pancakes
1 cup jowar (white millet) flour
1 cup grated cucumber
4 tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
2 tbsp fresh curd (dahi)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
oil for greasing and cooking
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Method
- To make mini jowar pancakes, combine all the ingredients along with approx. 3/4 cup of water in a deep bowl and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency.
- Grease a non-stick mini uttapa pan with a little oil.
- Pour 2 tbsp of the batter in each of the uttapa moulds and spread it gently in a circular motion to make a round.
- Cook using a little oil, till they turn brown in colour from both sides.
- Serve the mini jowar pancakes immediately with green chutney.
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Mini Jowar Pancakes recipe with step by step photos
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- What is mini jowar pancakes made off? healthy jowar pancake is made from 1/2 cup jowar (white millet) flour, 1/2 cup grated cucumber, 2 tbsp finely chopped onions, 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies, salt to taste, 1 tbsp fresh curd (dahi), a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi) and 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
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This is what jowar flour looks like.
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- Rich in Fiber : Jowar Flour is naturally high in Fibre. 100 grams of Jowar give 9.7 grams of Fibre.
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Gluten Free : Being gluten free, it’s a healthy diet for all. Not only for those who are gluten intolerant but also those who want to live a healthy life style. Enjoy Jowar Roti with a subzi of your choice. See benefits of jowar flour.
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This is what jowar flour looks like.
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If you don't have a uttapa pan then you can use a dosa tava.
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This is what an uttapam pan looks like. I bought mine on Amazon for Rs 399. Very handy to have in the house to make mini uttapams for Indian evening snacks or use it for cocktail parties,
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Make sure the uttapa pan is hot enough and then grease some oil.
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- Cook the pancakes on a medium flame and keep a close watch on them.
- Be quick in turning the pancakes, as they tend to burn quickly. The best turn by using a teaspoon.
- As a variation, you can replace jowar flour with bajra flour too. Adjust the quantity of water required then.
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You can also add carrot for added eye appeal and some extra nourishment.
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If you don't have a uttapa pan then you can use a dosa tava.
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In a bowl put 1 cup jowar (white millet) flour.
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Add 1 cup grated cucumber. With that high water content, cucumber act as a broom for our system to sweep out harmful toxins from our body. The sterols from cucumber aid in managing blood cholesterol levels well and is diabetic friendly. Low sodium and fair amounts of potassium will help to control blood pressure. Cucumber forms a healthy snack as it's alkaline and a great acidity snack reliever. So you can have it as a snack at work. Better to have it peeled to remove the effects of pesticides. See detailed benefits of cucumber.
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Add 4 tbsp finely chopped onions. Raw onions are a very valuable source of vitamin C – the immune building vitamin. Along with other phytonutrients from onions, it helps to build WBC (white blood cells) which serves as a line of defence against illness. Yes, it’s a source of many antioxidants, the most important one amongst them being Quercetin. The quercetin in Onions promotes production of HDL (good cholesterol) and lowers total cholesterol in the body. The sulphur in onions act as a blood thinner and prevents blood clotting too. This in turn would lower blood pressure and good for heart, diabetics. Read the benefits of onions.
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Add 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies. Antioxidant vitamin C in green chillies protects the body from effects of harmful free radicals and prevents stress. It is probably the high fiber which helps in controlling blood sugar levels. This it is a welcome addition to a diabetic diet. Suffering from anaemia? Add green chillies to your list of iron rich foods too. For complete details see benefits of green chilli.
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Add 2 tbsp fresh curd (dahi). Curds help in digestion as it has very good bacteria. Probiotics in curds acts as a mild laxative but, in case of diarrhoea and dysentery, it is a boon, if curd is used with rice. Curd is one of the richest source of protein, calcium and minerals. They help in weight reduction, good for your heart and build immunity. Being low in sodium, it is safe to be eaten by individuals with high blood pressure. The only difference between curds and low fat curds is the fat level. Read the benefits of curds to include in your daily diet.
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Add 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania). Coriander is a fresh herb often used as a flavour enhancer in Indian cooking. It is mainly used as a garnish. This is the best way to use it - no cooking. This preserves its vitamin C content which helps to build our immunity and bring that sparkle to the skin. The antioxidants vitamin A, vitamin C and the quercetin present in coriander works towards strengthening our immune system. Coriander is a fairly good source of iron and folate – the 2 nutrient which help in the production and maintenance of red blood cells in our blood. Good for reducing cholesterol and good for diabetics. Read 9 benefits of coriander to understand details.
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Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder (haldi).
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Add salt to taste.
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Add enough water to make a batter. You will need 3/4 cup of water, though it also depends on the quality of your jowar flour. Water used is less as cucumber releases water.
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Mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency.
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In a bowl put 1 cup jowar (white millet) flour.
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Grease a non-stick mini uttapa pan with a little oil. If you don't have a uttapa pan then you can use a dosa tava. You can make small pancakes or a big jowar pancake, that is up to you. NOTE. Make sure the uttapam pan is hot enough and then grease some oil.
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Pour 2 tbsp of the batter in each of the uttapa moulds and spread it gently in a circular motion to make a round.
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Let the bottom of the pancakes cook for a while. Then grease the uncooked top of the pancake with some oil.
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Turn over the pancakes with the help of a spatula. Makes it easier to flip.
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Let the pancakes get cooked.
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Flip over and your hot mini jowar pancakes | healthy jowar pancake | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | have browned and ready.
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Serve hot mini jowar pancakes | healthy jowar pancake | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | with green chutney.
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Grease a non-stick mini uttapa pan with a little oil. If you don't have a uttapa pan then you can use a dosa tava. You can make small pancakes or a big jowar pancake, that is up to you. NOTE. Make sure the uttapam pan is hot enough and then grease some oil.
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Jowar flour being rich in fibre, helps to increase fullness and avoid binge eating. This will help in achieving your weight loss targets.
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- These mini pancakes also add minimal calories and fat to your daily intake.
- With not too many carbs also contributed by this snack, it can be enjoyed diabetics who are aiming weight loss too.
- The sulphur compounds and quercetin in onions will help reduce inflammation in the body.
- You can enjoy them as a healthy snack or as light low cal dinner with a bowl of nourishing soup.
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Jowar flour being rich in fibre, helps to increase fullness and avoid binge eating. This will help in achieving your weight loss targets.
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To make hot jowar uttpam recipe | healthy jowar uttpam | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | heat a dosa tava.
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Grease the dosa tava with little oil by using a brush.
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Pour the jowar pancake batter over the greased hot dosa tava. You would need about 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter per uttpam. We are making 3 jowar uttapam at one go.
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Let the jowar uttapam cook for a while.
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Then grease some oil on the top of the uttapam as we are going to flip over.
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Flip over.
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Let the othe side cook till jowar uttpam | healthy jowar uttpam | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | is golden brown.
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Serve hot jowar uttpam recipe | healthy jowar uttpam | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | hot with green chutney.
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To make hot jowar uttpam recipe | healthy jowar uttpam | sorghum flour pancake | jowar flour snack recipe | heat a dosa tava.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 30 cal |
| Protein | 0.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.9 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.3 mg |
| Sodium | 2.4 mg |
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Mruga D
Dec. 2, 2019, 4:57 p.m.
This is one of my favourite recipes...I make this for breakfast whenever I don have much time...can be had by people suffering from celiac disease...
arati
Dec. 1, 2018, 6:34 a.m.
very very good recipe easy to put together .. and..absolutely delicious!!
Tarla Dalal
Dec. 1, 2018, 6:34 a.m.
Arati, thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes, articles you loved.
Poonam S
June 8, 2016, 1:24 p.m.
Awesome recipe
Poonam S
April 26, 2016, 11:20 a.m.
alpa shah
April 19, 2016, 5:33 p.m.
awesome recipe.. thanks for this!
Tejal
Jan. 13, 2013, 6:54 p.m.
Superb,easy,, healthy
Tarla Dalal
Jan. 13, 2013, 6:54 p.m.
Hi Tejal , we are delighted you loved the Mini Jowar Pancakes recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Hassan Fedane
Nov. 15, 2012, 11:39 a.m.
Paryaapt madyaam shakti aur swaad paaneka. Subh naste me khavo, Fikaar na karo agar lunch late bhi ho jaye. Heavy & healthy breakfast.
Beginner cook
Nov. 22, 2011, 2:05 a.m.
Hello! This is a really good recipe! I think I messed it up a little though. Are you supposed to grate the cucumber with the skin on? Do you leave out the inner part (the part with seeds)? How thin/thick are the pancakes supposed to be? Thanks!
Tarla Dalal
Nov. 22, 2011, 2:05 a.m.
Kindly follow the steps in the given link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A5zByqUdzw, this will be very useful for you. Do try this and let us know your feedback. Happy Cooking!!!
