Nutritious Jowar and Tomato Chilla
by Tarla Dalal
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Healthy jowar tomato chilla is a quick nourishing breakfast which is truly satiating as well. Jowar flour chilla has other flours also in this recipe along with common veggies like onions and tomatoes. You can add any veggies of your choice though. Learn how to make multi flour chilla.
To make jowar flour chilla, combine all the 3 flours – jowar flour, wheat flour and oats flour along with onions, tomatoes, coriander, green chillies and salt in a deep bowl. Add water and make a batter of pouring consistency. Heat a tava and spread the batter to make a circle and cook it with ¼ tsp of oil. Cook till golden brown in colour from both the sides.
A mix of flours in multi flour chilla is a sneak way to add in fiber to diet. This is definitely healthy as compared to bread made with refined maida or upma made with rava. Fiber is a way to keep up your digestive health. It prevents constipation.
As the name says weight loss chilla, it’s a healthy addition to an obesity diet. Add in some chopped greens of your choice for an added dose of antioxidants and you are all set for a filling snack. Just remember to not go overboard with the use of oil. Enjoy it off the tava with a green chutney.
The onions and tomatoes not only add the necessary crunch in these jowar flour cheela, but also add antioxidants like quercetin, Vitamin C, vitamin A and lycopene which help to reduce inflammation in the body.
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Nutritious Jowar and Tomato Chilla recipe - How to make Nutritious Jowar and Tomato Chilla
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Makes 6 chilas
For Nutritious Jowar and Tomato Chilla
1/4 cup jowar (white millet) flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/4 cup oats flour
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
1 3/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
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- To make {span class="bold1"}nutritious jowar and tomato chilla{/span}, combine all the ingredients along with ¾ cup of water in a deep bowl and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly using ¼ tsp of oil.
- Pour a ladleful of the batter on the non-stick tava (griddle) and spread it in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
- Cook, using ¼ tsp of oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make 5 more chilas.
- Serve the {span class="bold1"}nutritious jowar and tomato chilla{/span} immediately with coriander green garlic chutney.
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For the batter of nutritious jowar tomato cheela
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To prepare the batter for healthy jowar tomato chilla | jowar flour chilla | multi flour chilla | weight loss chilla | weight loss cheela, in a deep bowl take jowar (white millet) flour. Jowar or sorghum flour is rich in fibre, gluten-free and high in protein & magnesium. Read more about benefits of jowar flour.
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Add whole wheat flour.
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Add oats flour. 1/4 cup of rolled oats yields approximately 1/4 cup of oats flour.
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Add finely chopped onions.
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Add finely chopped tomatoes. Other vegetables like grated beetroot, doodhi, mooli or finely chopped capsicum, bell peppers can also be used.
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Add finely chopped coriander. Ensure the vegetables are grated or chopped very finely so you can easily spread the jowar chilla on tawa. For a variation, you can add leafy greens like spinach, methi, amaranth.
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Add finely chopped green chillies. You could add more or less green chillies according to your requirement of spice.
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Add salt to taste.
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Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and add approximately ¾ cup of water to form a batter. Adding a lot of water in one go makes the batter lumpy so, add water in stages. You may need 1 to 2 tbsp of water more depending on the qualtiy of the flours.
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Mix well to make the batter of jowar flour cheela of a pouring consistency.
How to make nutritious jowar and tomato chilla
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To prepare multi flour chila, heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly using ¼ tsp of oil.
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Pour a ladleful of the batter on the non-stick tava (griddle).
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Spread it in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
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Cook the jowar flour cheela using ¼ tsp of oil.
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Flip and cook healthy jowar tomato cheela till it turns golden brown in color from both the sides. If cooked on high flame then it gets brown easily while jowar inside is still raw. This rawness will ruin the taste of jowar tomato chilla.
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Remove weight loss cheela into a plate.
- Repeat steps 3 to 6 and make 5 more multi flour chila.
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Serve healthy jowar tomato cheela hot with coriander green garlic chutney.
tips for jowar and tomato chilla
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Jowar and Tomato Chilla are rich in Vitamin C, Thiamine, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Fiber.
- Vitamin C : Vitamin C is a great defence against coughs and colds. Have citrus fruits, lemons, vegetables ( capsicum, broccoli, cabbage). 16 % of RDA.
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) : Vitamin B1 protects nerves, helps in carbohydrate metabolism, prevents heart diseases and helps produce red blood cells. 10 % of RDA
- Phosphorus : Phosphorous works closely with calcium to build bones. 8% of RDA.
- Magnesium : Magnesium is required for formation of bones and teeth. It helps in the metabolism of calcium and potassium. 7% of RDA.
- Fiber : Dietary fiber reduce the risk of heart disease, prevent the spike in blood sugar levels and hence super for diabetics. Consume more fruits, vegetables, moong, oats, matki, whole grains. 7 % of RDA.
- Add finely chopped tomatoes. Other vegetables like grated beetroot, doodhi, mooli or finely chopped capsicum, bell peppers can also be used.
- Add finely chopped coriander. Ensure the vegetables are grated or chopped very finely so you can easily spread the jowar chilla on tawa.
- Add approximately ¾ cup of water to form a batter. Adding a lot of water in one go makes the batter lumpy so, add water in stages. You may need 1 to 2 tbsp of water more depending on the quualtiy of the flours.
| Energy | 63 cal |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Fat | 1.9 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 131.8 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 6.4 mg |
| Folic Acid | 9.3 mcg |
| Calcium | 16 mg |
| Iron | 0.7 mg |
| Magnesium | 24 mg |
| Phosphorus | 45.9 mg |
| Sodium | 3.8 mg |
| Potassium | 63.4 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |