Bhakri

Name: Bhakri (A nutritious and wholesome millet bread)
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons ghee; 2 teaspoons table salt; 1¼ cups (300 grams) jawar (sorghum) or millet flour; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

A nutritious and wholesome millet bread

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This rustic bread is thought of as a high-energy food by farmers of Maharashtra. They eat it with salt, green chiles, and sometimes a red onion—not chopped or sliced, but simply smashed with the fist and peeled.

Ingredients

1¼ cups (300 grams) jawar (sorghum) or millet flour
2 teaspoons

Method

Place the jawar flour and salt in a large bowl. Knead, gradually adding enough water to make a stiff dough. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
Place a small piece of plastic wrap on a flat work surface. Take one portion of the dough, roll it into a ball, and place it on the plastic. Wet your fingers with water and pat the ball into a thick 6-inch (15-c