A traditional Maharashtrian beverage made with millet flour, water, curd or buttermilk, and spices, Jowar Ambil is refreshing and nourishing, making it perfect for hot afternoons.
This slow-cooked pulao combines the earthy goodness of whole jowar grains with seasoned, aromatic chicken meatballs. Topped with crisp, fried onions, it makes for a flavour-packed meal.
Muthiyas are a classic Gujarati dish made by steaming and frying dough into fist-shaped dumplings, from which they derive their name. They are usually eaten for breakfast, or as a snack. Here, they are made with jowar flour.
किसान और फ़िल्म निर्देशक लक्ष्मीनारायण देवड़ा मुक्ता पाटील से बातचीत करते हुए बताते है कि उनकी दादी ज्वार कैसे बनाती थी, अच्छी फिल्मों का बोली और बेझिझक होने से क्या रिश्ता हैं, और ज्वार का पॉपकॉर्न लोगों को कैसे एकजुट करता है।
Poha is a breakfast dish eaten across large parts of central and western India. Traditionally made with flattened rice flakes, poha is usually cooked with onions, green chillies, and peanuts. Regional variations ensure that it tastes just a little different if you have it in say, Indore, Pune, or Ahmedabad. This version, which replaces the rice with jowar flakes, is just as satisfying.
This savoury and flavourful thalipeeth uses sorghum and barnyard millet as its main grains. Paired with some curd, the dish makes for a filling and nutritious breakfast.
An indulgent dessert that is traditionally made in Rajasthan using broken wheat or lapsi, the Jowar ka Meetha is a spin on the classic that features whole jowar pearls cooked with dark jaggery and ghee. Chef Bhairav Singh of Native Bombay tells us how to make this sweet that is tasty as well as gut-friendly.
This birria style jowar taco, topped with Malvani flavoured pulled jackfruit, was a star at our recent Tap Takeover event in Bonobo, Bandra, as we concluded the first phase of The Millet Revival Project.
Sorghum, pearl millet, and finger millet flours are combined to make this wholesome dish, with recipes for cucumber-tomato sabji, and chilli pickle that pair perfectly with it.