With so much focus on lifestyle diseases these days, Moms are trying their best to introduce healthy eating right from infancy. Many Moms are making their own baby food, and are constantly on the lookout for healthy ingredients, to ensure that their baby’s diet has a mix of good protein, vital nutrients and whole grains.
One such grain that is packed with goodness is Sorghum, also known as Jowar in India. Indian Moms are soon waking up to the benefits of this grain, and if you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably heard about it here.
Nutritional Benefits of Sorghum
Sorghum is a millet that has a lighter husk than most other grains, making it easily edible without having to be processed or refined. It is hence a whole grain with several nutritional benefits:
- Higher calcium content than rice or wheat
- Packed with iron and protein
- Good source of dietary fibre
- Antioxidants with cardiac benefits
- Can substitute gluten in making bread or pizza
When can I give Jowar/Sorghum/Cholam to my Baby?
After introducing your baby to all basic foods and cereals, you can go ahead and introduce jowar in his diet. Go here for more information on the same.
Jowar Dosa Recipe or Sorghum Pancake
Ingredients
- 2 cups of dosa batter
- Jowar 1 cup
Method
1. Soak jowar for half an hour and rinse well in running water.
2. Blend the soaked jowar in a grinder with a little water, till you get a consistency like idli batter.
3. Mix the dosa batter and the jowar batter.
4. Drizzle a tawa with ghee and spread the batter in a circle like you would a dosa.
5. Cook on both sides and serve with a chutney of your choice.
Now that was easy, wasn’t it? Most of us have dosa batter at home, so the only extra prep you need for this is soaking and grinding the jowar. An easy, healthy and yummy dish, ready in a jiffy!
- 2 cups of dosa batter
- Jowar 1 cup
- Soak jowar for half an hour and rinse well in running water.
- Blend the soaked jowar in a grinder with a little water, till you get a consistency like idli batter.
- Mix the dosa batter and the jowar batter.
- Drizzle a tawa with ghee and spread the batter in a circle like you would a dosa.
- Cook on both sides and serve with a chutney of your choice.
Can we give Bajra and Jowar in summer season to my 11 month old LO
Hi Divya, yes you can give it to your little one in summer.
Thanks for the receipe,can we use jowar flour if so what is the ratio of flour and batter, how much time it should be kept side after mixing with the batter
Hi Arundathi,
Yes Jowar flour can also be used,you can add in the same proportion as indicated in the recipe, you can keep aside for 20 minutes
Recipe is good ,Can we use jowar flour what is the ratio flour and dosa bater
Hi Arundathi,
You can use jowar flour too, but grinding fresh jowar gives a different taste than the flour, you can add rice : Jowar in 2: 1 ratio
Hope it is helpful
Cheers
Hema