Necessity is the mother of invention and this isolation time is proving this theory to be so right, well at least for me. So even though ingredients are available in the market, we obviously want to avoid unnecessary visit to the supermarkets. The other day, we both had an urge to eat something sweet and we did not wanted to use our atta (wheat flour that we survive on our daily roti needs) and that is when it strike me to use Jowar flour which otherwise was sitting abandoned in my kitchen pantry.
Jowar called as Sorghum is a gluten free versatile grain that has been used in India for centuries. Jowar is a powerhouse of essential vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. Thus to be able to use this super grain flour in cookies was a great way to eliminate refined flour and be able to create something healthy. I also, wanted to use less sugar and that is when milk chocolate bar grabbed my attention, I chopped the milk chocolate bar into chunks which when melted slowly, gave that much needed sweet kick.
If you have jowar flour sitting in your kitchen and you don't know what to do with it then these cookies are something you must try. No atta, no maida, no eggs, no overpowering sugar-just simple cookies that are delicious, crunchy and yes of-course healthy.Ingredients:Jowar Flour- 1 ¼ cupChocolate (chopped into chunk)- ¼ cupButter- ½ cupSugar- 5 tablespoonsBaking Powder- ¼ teaspoonBaking Soda- A pinchMilk as needed to make the doughAlmonds chopped into half for garnishing (optional)Method:Mix jowar flour, baking soda, baking powder and sugar well.Slowly add in butter and chocolate. It will start forming crumbs. Mix well.Add in milk till it starts to form a hard dough.Keep the cookie mix in the fridge for 1 hour.Before you start baking, preheat the oven at 150C for 10 minutes.After 1 hour, make small disc and garnish with almonds.Bake on 150C for 25 minutes.You know cookies are done when they become hard from edges but are still gooey in the middle.Let it cool down before you eat.
Notes:The baking process and time might differ from oven to oven so keep an eye and check regularly.These are not very sweet cookies, so please increase the amount of sugar as per your liking.
