Jowar & Tomato Cheela Recipe - Sorghum Cheela With Tomatoes

A healthy breakfast recipe, Jowar & Tomato Cheela is a simple diabetic friendly recipe that can be served not just for breakfast but even as an after school snack for kids or it could even be packed in their lunch boxes.

Pooja Thakur
Jowar & Tomato Cheela Recipe - Sorghum Cheela With Tomatoes
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Jowar & Tomato Cheela is a healthy cheela recipe made with a combination of jowar flour, maize flour and whole wheat flour, along with tomatoes and simple spices. 

Did you know: Jowar, a complex carbohydrate, is digested slowly, prompting a more gradual rise in blood sugar. That’s why it’s a great diet choice for diabetics and people who want to lose weight. 

Jowar, a gluten-free whole grain, is considered an excellent alternative for people who suffer from ‘gluten intolerance‘ and it is rich in nutrients as well.

Serve Jowar & Tomato Cheela for breakfast along with Green Chutney Recipe and Adrak Chai Recipe - Indian Style Ginger Tea for a simple weekday breakfast. 

Take a look at some more Cheela Recipes: 

  1. Moong Dal Palak Cheela Recipe
  2. Oats and Besan Cheela Recipe
  3. Singhara Atta Cheela Recipe

Course: North Indian Breakfast
Diet: Diabetic Friendly
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

10 M

Total in

20 M

Makes:

2-3 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Jowar Flour (Sorghum)
  • 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1/4 cup Makki Ka Atta (Yellow Corn Meal Flour)
  • 1/3 cup Onions , finely chopped  
  • 1/3 cup Tomatoes , finely chopped  
  • 2 Green Chillies , finely chopped
  • 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , finely chopped
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
  • Water , as required
  • 3 tablespoons Oil

How to make Jowar & Tomato Cheela Recipe - Sorghum Cheela With Tomatoes

  1. To begin making the Jowar & Tomato Cheela, let us first make the Cheela batter. 

  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the jowar flour, whole wheat flour, maize flour, onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves, salt,  red chilli powder and start adding water gradually to make a batter.

  3. Making sure that batter should be of pouring consistency.

  4. Heat a non stick tawa on medium heat ,grease it with oil. Pour a ladleful of batter on tawa ,spread it in a circular motion. 

  5. Drizzle some oil on the cheela and around the edges. Cook on medium low flame.

  6. Flip the the cheela and cook it on both side until golden brown in colour.

  7. Repeat same process to make more cheelas with the remaining batter. 

  8. Serve Jowar & Tomato Cheela for breakfast along with Green Chutney Recipe and Adrak Chai Recipe - Indian Style Ginger Tea for a simple weekday breakfast.

You can add any of your favourite vegetable while making this chilla.