• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Yummy Tummy
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Media
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Media
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • Recipe Index
    • About Me
    • Masterchef Journey
    • Media
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Home

    Jowar Adai Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

    50
    Shares

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    Jowar Adai Dosai or Cholam (Sorghum Adai) is a lentil crepe made using millets. Highly nutritious dosai which taste delicious with coconut chutney or idli podi.

     

    Jowar Adai Dosai

    You all know that i have been using millets quite a lot now and i absolutely adore the flavour and taste of them. You can check out my recipes using millets here. The one sad thing is i am unable to find few more millets in my place. I have only jowar, thinai, kambu, ragi, barley, horse gram on hand. So you will be finding me using these millets again and again. You can check out my mom's tapioca adai, normal adai and my version of multigrain adai.

    Table of Contents

    • About this Recipe
    • Ingredients for Sorghum Adai Dosa Recipe :
    • How to Make Cholam Adai
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Jowar Adai Dosai Recipe | Sorghum Adai Dosa Recipe | Cholam Adai Recipe - Millets Recipes
    • Jowar Adai Dosa Step by Step

    About this Recipe

    Jowar is ground into flour, which is used to make rotis, bhakri, cheela, and dosas, among other things. Jowar is a member of the millet family and is gaining popularity these days. It is an ancient grain that has been overshadowed by wheat and rice in terms of popularity. Jowar is known by many different names in India, including jwaarie, jowar, jola, and jondhalaa, and is used to make bhakri, jowar roti, and jolada rotti. Its English name, Sorghum, is derived from the family to which it belongs, Sorghum Vulgare.

    Jowar flour is a complex carb that will be absorbed slowly in the
    bloodstream and will not cause an insulin spike. Jowar, because it is high in fibre, lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) while increasing the effects of good cholesterol (HDL) Similarly, bajra is a superfood that is also gluten-free.

     


    This is one recipe which i made a week back and i was so happy with the result. Because i didn't missed my normal adai dosa. It came out just perfect. And one more thing, after my successful attempt in this recipe, i used all the millets and made a millets adai today and it was a hit. Will share too soon.

    Ingredients for Sorghum Adai Dosa Recipe :

    • Cholam / Jowar / Sorghum - 1 cup
    • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Rice - ⅓ cup ( I used normal ponni rice, you can use idli rice too)
    • Dry Red Chillies - 6 to 7
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
    • Onions - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Green Chillies - 2 finely chopped
    • Ginger - 1 tblspn grated
    • Curry leaves a small handful 
    • Coriander leaves a small handful finely chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • Oil for frying dosa
    • Cholam / Jowar / Sorghum :

    Most people avoid jowar flour because it is bitter to the tongue. However, the health benefits far outweigh any taste issues you may have.

    Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu :
    Split Chana Dal Bengal gramme refers to split and polished baby chickpeas. It resembles and tastes like small kernels of sweet corn and is a popular ingredient in Indian cuisine. Chana dal is used in Indian cooking to make tikkis, pancakes, bhajiya, vada, stuffed paratha, sabzi, and dal.

     


    The best pair with this adai is coconut chutney. This is so healthy to add it into your families breakfast. So try it out and let me know how it turned out.

    How to Make Cholam Adai

    1. Take jowar, rice, chana dal in a container and wash well. Now add some fresh water and soak it for 4 to 6 hours or overnight. I left it overnight.
    2. Now take them in a blender along with dry red chillies and make into a little coarse puree. transfer it to a bowl.
    3. Add in all the remaining ingredients except oil and mix well.
    4. The batter should be thick and pouring consistency.
    5. Heat a tawa, pour ladleful of batter and make dosa. Drizzle oil around the sides.  Cook for few minutes till it is golden, flip over and cook for few more mins.
    6. Remove and serve hot with chutney.
     
     

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

    Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.

    IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE OR ANYTHING FROM YUMMY TUMMY, MAKE SURE TO POST IT AND TAG ME SO I CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR CREATIONS!! #YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI AND @YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI ON INSTAGRAM!

    📖 Recipe Card

    Jowar Adai Dosai Recipe | Sorghum Adai Dosa Recipe | Cholam Adai Recipe - Millets Recipes

    Jowar Adai Dosai or Cholam (Sorghum Adai) is a lentil crepe made using millets. Highly nutritious dosai which taste delicious with coconut chutney or idli podi.
    No ratings yet
    Print Pin Rate
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Soaking Time: 4 hours hours
    Total Time: 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Cholam / Jowar / Sorghum - 1 cup
    • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Rice - ⅓ cup I used normal ponni rice, you can use idli rice too
    • Dry Red Chillies - 6 to 7
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
    • Onions - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Green Chillies - 2 finely chopped
    • Ginger - 1 tblspn grated
    • Curry leaves a small handful
    • Coriander leaves a small handful finely chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • Oil for frying dosa

    Instructions

    • Take jowar, rice, chana dal in a container and wash well. Now add some fresh water and soak it for 4 to 6 hours or overnight. I left it overnight.
    • Now take them in a blender along with dry red chillies and make into a little coarse puree. transfer it to a bowl.
    • Add in all the remaining ingredients except oil and mix well.
    • The batter should be thick and pouring consistency.
    • Heat a tawa, pour ladleful of batter and make dosa. Drizzle oil around the sides.  Cook for few minutes till it is golden, flip over and cook for few more mins.
    • Remove and serve hot with chutney.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @yummytummyaarthi or tag #yummytummyaarthi!
    Join us on FacebookFollow us on Facebook
    Share by Email Share on Facebook
     
     

    Jowar Adai Dosa Step by Step

     
    Measure your ingredients

     

    Take them in a container

     

    Wash them well

     

    cover with clean water

     

    Leave them to soak overnight

     

    soaked

     

    add it to blender

     

    add in dry red chillies

     

    make it into a little coarse mix

     

    pour it into a big container

     

    prepare your other ingredients

     

    Now add grated ginger

     

    Some asafoetida

     

    add in salt

     

    add in onions, coriander leaves, curry leaves
    and some green chillies

     

    mix well

     

    the batter should be thick but pouring consistency

     

    heat a tawa

     

    pour a ladleful of batter

     

    make dosa

     

    Just like this

     

    Drizzle some oil

     

    Flip over once cooked

     

    Serve with coconut chutney
     
    • Paalada Dosa (Thin Rice Crepes)
    • Kambu Dosa Recipe
    • Mysore Masala Dosa Recipe
    • Appam Recipe
    • Roti Jala Recipe
    • Paneer Masala Dosa Recipe

    50
    Shares
    « Chicken Masala Recipe
    Neer Dosa Recipe / Neer Dose Recipe »
    Aarthi

    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. shital

      at

      Hi aarthi....actually was thinking of usinv jowar for breakfast from a long time as I like its mild flavour....very happy with this variety of dosa....indeed will try n let u know soon..keep posting such awesome recipes. ...

      Reply
    2. Jasmin

      at

      Can u pls tell me the proportion if using jowar flour, we don get the whole millets here

      Reply
    3. Aarthi

      at

      @Jasminuse 1 cup

      Reply
      • Janakiraman

        at

        Thanks a lot Aarthi. I have tried few items from your list. it came up well.
        Appreciating your service and efforts.
        Thanks again

        Reply
    4. Dido

      at

      Hi Aarthi: I'd like to keep to Jowar alone in this recipe, avoiding grains such as rice, wheat and others. What's your opinion about how it would turn out? Thanks, Dido.

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    MEET THE AUTHOR

    Hi, I'm Aarthi!

    WELCOME. Over the past few years, I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    More about me →

    STAY CONNECTED

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Useful Links

    • Dosa

    • Idli

    • Rice Recipes

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch

    • Dinner

    Recent Posts

    • Nutella with Peanuts - P' Nutella Recipe

    • Battenberg Cake Recipe (Checkerboard Cake)

    • Chicken Shepherds Pie Recipe

    • Medu Pakoda Recipe

    As seen in

    BUY MY COOKBOOK

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Privacy

    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertisers
    • Contact
    • Recipe Index

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Stay Connected

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    Copyright © 2021 Yummy Tummy | Technical Partner </> Host My Blog

    Rate This Recipe

    Your vote:




    A rating is required
    A name is required
    An email is required