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Steamed jowar flour Jwarichi ukad

Jwarichi ukad or steamed jowar flour is a quick healthy breakfast recipe. It is a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast dish made from sorghum/jowar flour. It takes just 5 minutes to make. Here’s a simple recipe with step by step instructions for making jwarichi ukad/ jwari pithachi ukad.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dinner-Lunch, one dish meal
Cuisine Indian, Maharashtrian-Marathi

Ingredients
  

Ingredients to serve 1-2 persons

  • ¼ cup jowar - sorghum flour
  • 2 cups water
  • ¼ cup curd/plain yogurt. Lightly sour may be used.
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • Few curry leaves
  • 1-2 green chillies chopped
  • 2-4 garlic cloves chopped
  • A pinch of asafoetida hing
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp ghee for serving
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

Step by step instructions for jwarichi ukad – Steamed jowar flour

  • In a mixing bowl, add jowar flour, curd and salt. Add 1 cup of water a little at a time to make a smooth paste. Ensure that there are no lumps in the mixture. Keep aside.
  • In a deep pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
  • Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds to the pan. When the seeds start to crackle, add grated ginger, chopped green chilies and garlic cloves.
  • Saute the mixture until the raw smell of garlic goes.
  • Add a pinch of hing/asafoetida.
  • Now, add 1 cup of water to the pan and bring it to a boil.
  • When the water in the pan comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and slowly add the jowar flour mixture to the pan, stirring continuously to avoid any lumps.
  • Keep stirring the mixture for about 2-3 minutes or until the ukad thickens and the raw taste of jowar flour goes away.
  • Keep flame low, cover the pan and let jwarichi ukad cook for another 2-3 minutes and then turn off the heat.
  • Keep covered for a few minutes and then serve with a little ghee on top.
  • Jwarichi ukad is ready to serve for breakfast or a quick standalone meal.

Notes

I usually like it with lime or mango pickle.
Tips and variations
  • You may add a pinch of turmeric powder if you want yellowish ukad.
  • You may skip garlic or ginger if you wish.
  • May add a few curry leaves, chopped.
  • Add 1 tbsp fresh grated coconut.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves in the end.
Keyword breakfast, jowar flour, sorghum, steamed